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Judith Clegg argues that the special culture of technology start-ups could be applied much more widely, and if it was, it would make the world a dramatically better place. Show more

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Ugandan-born journalist and BBC World Service presenter Paul Bakibinga explores the idea of loss and how to get going again after a major life setback. Show more

'Call the Vet!' - Caz Graham spends the day with a farm vet in Lancashire as he carries out pregnancy tests on dairy cows and operates on a cow who has had problems eating. Show more

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The Archbishop of York joins Edward Stourton to discuss the government's welfare reforms and the Children's Society report that claims half a million children are unhappy. Show more

Sir Michael Parkinson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Bishop Simeon Trust. Show more

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From Morningside Baptist Church, Edinburgh. Led by Kay Cathcart; Preacher: Senior Pastor, Karl Martin. Praise Band leader: Thomas Dean. Show more

Historian Lisa Jardine recalls Sir Francis Bacon as she reflects on the art of gardening, as both pure human pleasure and a means of self-advancement. Show more

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Paddy O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.

The new Mrs Grundy asserts herself, and tongues are wagging about the latest news. Show more

Historian and writer Paul Johnson is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

David Mitchell invites Alan Davies, Tony Hawks, Tom Wrigglesworth and John Finnemore to hide truths in lies. From January 2012. Show more

Food and the Olympics. Guest presenter John Inverdale looks ahead to London 2012 and explores the history of food and athletics from the first London Games of 1948. Show more

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

Steve Richards continues the story of David Cameron's quest to reform the state and society, covering the 2010 election campaign and the roll-out of bold reforms. Show more

Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson join gardeners in Birmingham for a horticultural Q&A. Eric Robson is the chair. Show more

The Borders: Adventurous farmers, dying industries and why Muir hated Walter Scott. Show more

Mickey returns to India, determined to marry Mary and prove himself to Martin, but makes a discovery. Stars Zafar Karachiwala. Show more

Mariella Frostrup has the latest from the world of books and authors, including the new book from Gillian Slovo and whether the entry of Amazon into publishing is good or bad news. Show more

Roger McGough with poetry requests read by Catherine Cusack and Patrick Romer. Including poems by Tomas Transtromer, WB Yeats and Moniza Alvi. Show more

Documentary film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at the growing phenomenon of older prisoners in UK prisons and hears from those who are facing the prospect of dying inside. Show more

The return of the award-winning series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news. This week, Snoo Wilson has a financier's wife pen a musical called Fat Cats! Show more

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Martin Wainwright makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Pip is full of enthusiasm. Meanwhile Brenda slaves over a hot stove. Show more

Angus Deayton lets Andrew Maxwell, Celia Pacquola, Will Smith and Jason Solomons devise the panel show games. From January 2012. Show more

On Korcula island, an Englishman meets a silhouette-cutter and discovers the mysterious murmur-maids. Read by Tom Goodman-Hill. Show more

Tim Harford looks at the arguments for high speed rail, investigates executive pay and resolves a four-year-old bet on climate change. Show more

Matthew Bannister on business leader Sir Robert Horton, music therapist Clive Robbins, social statistician Sir Roger Jowell, actor Harry Fowler and pianist Alexis Weissenberg. Show more

Presented by Paul Lewis. Energy price cuts - too small and too late? Plus, how to safely pay off a family member's debt. Show more

Sir Michael Parkinson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Bishop Simeon Trust. Show more

In these tough times, are there better ways of doing business? Peter Day visits the world's biggest worker cooperative in Spain to see how it works. Show more

Carolyn Quinn talks to Paul Waugh of PoliticsHome.com about the week's big political stories. Show more

Iain Martin of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories, in Westminster and beyond. Show more

Francine Stock talks to Steve McQueen about Shame, his much-lauded new film about sex addiction starring Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender. Show more

Ugandan-born journalist and BBC World Service presenter Paul Bakibinga explores the idea of loss and how to get going again after a major life setback. Show more

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Debt is older than money: Laurie Taylor hears a new theory covering 5,000 years of trade. And cosmetic surgery tourism: why more people are combining a holiday with a nip and tuck. Show more

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