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The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset.

Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the investigative journalist behind the story of the News of the World phone-hacking allegations that are dominating the headlines. Show more

The latest national and international news.

In conversation with Shami Chakrabarti, Mark Tully discusses how far we should go to stand up for our principles. With readings by Alistair McGowan and Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Charlotte Smith helps a champion pig breeder prepare for the Great Yorkshire Show - although he fears high feed costs will force him out of business within a year. Show more

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Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Show more

Hannah Gordon presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

A special programme for Sea Sunday from the Isle of Arran on the west coast of Scotland. Introduced by the Rev Gillean Maclean, minister of Kilmory and Lamlash Parish Churches. Show more

Alain de Botton returns for a new series of topical reflections. He explains why he's rediscovered wild animals and suggests a zoo trip as a perfect summer outing. Show more

With Patrick O'Connell. News and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Pip has an eye to the future and Jamie waits for news. Show more

Setter of fiendish crosswords John Graham (Araucaria) joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

Radio 4's antidote to panel games featuring regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, and Graeme Garden with Marcus Brigstocke on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Sheila Dillon investigates the issue of trans-fats in food, and asks whether a voluntary agreement by the food industry to eliminate them is enough to prevent health problems. Show more

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Shaun Ley presents the latest national and international news, with an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Boxing is supposed to be about victory and glory, but for the journeyman losing is often the game. John McDonald hears from those without whom the fight game would fail. Show more

Join gardening pilgrims from far and wide at this horticultural celebration: Bunny Guinness, Christine Walkden. Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw formulate the answers. Show more

A beautiful rarity in the wild, the mysterious, chequered Snake's Head Fritillary is Richard Mabey's choice of plant in the second of his series on British Flora. Show more

A baby is born: Titus Groan, heir to crumbling stone and ancient ritual, only son of Sepulchrave, the 76th Earl of Gormenghast. Show more

Mariella Frostrup presents the first part of her history of women's writing, A Book of One's Own: How Women Wrote the Twentieth Century, beginning with suffrage literature. Show more

Pearl is another poem in the Sir Gawain and the Green Knight manuscript. This feature reveals the beauty and the power today of this overshadowed 14th-century masterpiece. Show more

As regulators hope to prevent another financial meltdown, Michael Robinson investigates some seemingly simple products banks now offer. Could they threaten yet another disaster? Show more

Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the investigative journalist behind the story of the News of the World phone-hacking allegations that are dominating the headlines. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Graham Seed makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Pip puts her business case while Chris has money on his mind. Show more

Paul Adams looks at the changing shades of green across the US, from the farm fields sown to the philosophies of the open roads. Show more

It is 1918 and Edie is based at a hotel which has been turned into a military hospital, on the cliffs above Treport. Anticipation is growing that the war could be coming to an end. Show more

Presented by Roger Bolton. Including fisticuffs on Today, fashion fever on Profile and Lord Patten's first public speech. Show more

John Wilson on Archduke Otto van Habsburg, American artist Cy Twombly, British actress Anna Massey, tv producer Robin Nash and aircraft engineer Robert Widmer. Show more

The latest news from the world of personal finance.

Hannah Gordon presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. Show more

Defying the downturn, Scotland seems to have free public services the rest of the UK is denied. Anne McElvoy assesses SNP plans to defy austerity Britain and assert independence. Show more

Preview of the week's agenda at Westminster. Carolyn Quinn discusses the hacking scandal with James Forsyth of the Spectator, and Mark Field, Matthew Oakeshott and Pat McFadden. Show more

Kevin Maguire of the Mirror examines how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

The erotic power of teenage girls; music to summon the unseen and ghostly; and Terrence Malick's new film The Tree of Life. Francine Stock investigates the world of film. Show more

In conversation with Shami Chakrabarti, Mark Tully discusses how far we should go to stand up for our principles. With readings by Alistair McGowan and Adjoa Andoh. Show more

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Comedy is often seen as a social leveller. But new research suggests comedic taste is linked to cultural snobbery. Also, the blurring of boundaries between work and home. Show more

The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset.

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