The latest shipping forecast.

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The bells of Sheffield Cathedral.

James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the religious leader of Iran, the cleric who, despite appearances, wields true power in the Islamic Republic. Show more

The latest national and international news.

Mark Tully explores our relationship with animals, with Jane Goodall, who has spent her life living among chimpanzees.
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The Yorkshire Dales has some of the most spectacular scenery in England. In this weeks' Living World, Michael Scott explores the plants of the limestone pavement with Tim Thom. Show more

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

Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news, including a discussion on the ethics of organ donation with 'living donor' Dr Paul Van den Bosch and surgeon Dr Keith Rigg. Show more

Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Relate. Show more

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

Walsingham is Alive with the Vision celebrating 950 years of pilgrimage to this holy site in Norfolk. Young and old celebrate its timeless history and contemporary inspiration. Show more

Alain de Botton takes a witty look at modern parenting. He explains why today's parent simply can't avoid baking biscuits and helping to paint Tyrannosaurus Rex's scales! Show more

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

There's an anxious wait at Bridge Farm and Lilian is after information. Show more

Sue MacGregor brings together some of the key figures involved in the collapse of Barings Bank, which closed in 1995 following rogue trading by employee Nick Leeson. Show more

Another visit to the Grassington Festival for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden with Jeremy Hardy also on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks back at the life of Mario Cassandro - the man who helped re-invent the restaurant in Britain. Show more

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

Penny Woolcock investigates who sprayed a marriage proposal on a Sheffield bridge, creating a controversial landmark. Show more

Peter Gibbs chairs a horticultural Q&A from Walsham Le Willows in Suffolk. Featuring Bob Flowerdew's laboratory garden, and Matthew Wilson turns everything on its head. Show more

Peter Curran puts archaeologists under his anthropological microscope. He meets a tribe who are excavating the culture of the Stone Age on Jersey. Show more

By Mervyn Peake. David Warner and Luke Treadaway star in 'Titus Abroad', the fifth part of a new dramatisation of the life and times of Titus Groan. Titus has left Gormenghast. Show more

Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie and readers about the first in her hugely successful crime series set in Venice, Death At La Fenice. Show more

The poet Wordsworth had a secret affair in France in 1792, and 10 years later travels to Calais to meet his former lover and a daughter he'd never seen, as John Worthen discovers. Show more

As the UK continues to give millions of pounds in aid to Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Jenny Cuffe investigates claims those governments are threatening opponents who live in Britain. Show more

James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the religious leader of Iran, the cleric who, despite appearances, wields true power in the Islamic Republic. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

The latest weather forecast.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Lynne Truss makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

There's a celebration at Ambridge Hall and James and Leonie make a big announcement. Show more

Journalist Stephen Glain explains the impact of the US military on American finances and the role it could play as the nation struggles to regain its footing. Show more

By Tony Lidington. A young Indian illusionist gets revenge on his cruel employer at the Egyptian Hall in the 1880s. Read by Madhav Sharma. Show more

Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news. This week: US debt, NHS funding and the '27 club'. Show more

Jane Little on the evangelist John Stott, novelist Stan Barstow, scientist Derek Bryce-Smith, broadcaster David Dunseith and poet and songwriter Fran Landesman. Show more

Ramzan Nasir goes by the stage name Zain and styles himself as a former star of Bollywood. John Waite meets him and some of his property company's unhappy clients. Show more

Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Relate. Show more

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is closing most of a research facility in Kent, putting 2,000 science jobs at risk. Peter Day asks what the decision means for an important UK industry. Show more

Carolyn Quinn previews the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with. Show more

Ian Burrell, the Independent's Media Editor, analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.

Dominic Cooper talks to Matthew Sweet about playing Saddam Hussein's psychopathic son, Uday as well as his double and Mark Gatiss revels in Franju's horror classic, Nuits Rouges. Show more

Mark Tully explores our relationship with animals, with Jane Goodall, who has spent her life living among chimpanzees.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Laurie Taylor discusses the mummy's curse and other Oriental myths with Marina Warner and Roger Luckhurst. Audrey Linkman considers the relationship between death and photography. Show more

The bells of Sheffield Cathedral.

The latest shipping forecast.

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