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Mary Ann Sieghart profiles the billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett who has been calling for higher taxes for America's richest people. Show more

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Fergal Keane reflects on the vital human instinct of compassion, and considers how it benefits us as individuals. Show more

England is hosting the World Sheepdog Trials for the first time. Caz Graham meets some of the 200 dogs and handlers in Cumbria competing for the title of World Champion. Show more

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In Every Corner Sing: Salisbury Cathedral celebrates the 20th anniversary of the girls' choir with a grand reunion and a look at how music inspires faith in God. Show more

John Gray argues that Churchill's appointment as wartime Prime Minister came about through a strange conjunction of events and chance encounters in a couple of days in May 1940. Show more

We take a look at the long term options for the Euro and ask is your garden fit for the Olympics? Plus, a woman who was hit by a falling spacecraft and broadcaster Jad Abumrad. Show more

Ambridge celebrates Joe's 90th birthday. Meanwhile Tom has a trick up his sleeve. Show more

Royal photographer Arthur Edwards is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Phill Jupitus, Josie Lawrence and Rick Wakeman to speak on a subject for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

Sheila Dillon explores the issue of advertising junk food to children since the banning of food advertisements during children's television programmes. Show more

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National and international news presented by Shaun Ley at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. To share your views email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

The pilotless drone aircraft has become key to conflicts such as Afghanistan. But can technology take over combat? Stephen Sackur investigates a secretive and controversial weapon. Show more

Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew answer gardening queries in Avebury Manor where the Victorian kitchen garden is undergoing meticulous restoration. Show more

Adil Ray goes to the oval track and enters the wild and colourful world of a forgotten motorsport - banger racing - through the lens of documentary photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews. Show more

Viktor's scientific breakthrough had not brought success, instead he’s accused of being 'anti-Soviet'. Stars Kenneth Branagh. Show more

With Mariella Frostrup. Open Book marks the 50th anniversary of Catch 22, the role of the writer-in-residence and the future of literary apps. Show more

Roger McGough presents poetry requests, read by Paul Mundell and Mark Meadows. Singer and poetry lover Cerys Matthews also reads Land of my Mothers by Idris Davies. Show more

Stephen Grey investigates the use of computer hacking by the police and security agencies to combat criminal exploitation of the internet and asks if it is legal. Show more

Mary Ann Sieghart profiles the billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett who has been calling for higher taxes for America's richest people. Show more

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Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

It's the Ambridge Flower and Produce show and Lynda is keeping everyone in line. Show more

The truth behind the war effort, sty construction, and evolution. With Carrie Quinlan and Lawry Lewin. From September 2011. Show more

By Louise Lee. It's the Olympic marathon. To win gold Terri will have to overcome her rivals: voluptuous World No. 1 Jana de Groot and the surgically modified Nadine Uberhang. Show more

Does light music still have a place on the BBC? Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more

Matthew Bannister on former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, conductor Kurt Sanderling, gay rights activist Arthur Evans and mountaineer Walter Bonatti. Show more

The latest news from the world of personal finance. With Paul Lewis.

Gabby Logan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan Foundation. Show more

On the topic of riots, philosopher Roger Scruton tells us, 'What needs explaining is why they don't occur, not why they do.' Presenter Jamie Whyte searches for some answers. Show more

Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts. Show more

John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond.

Nicholas Winding Refn discusses his new film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan, and Andrew Rossi reveals what it was like going undercover at the NY Times. Show more

Fergal Keane reflects on the vital human instinct of compassion, and considers how it benefits us as individuals. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works. He examines a new book seeking to understand suicide and talks to a sociologist about family secrets. Show more

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