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The bells of St Bartholomew's Church, Smithfield, London.
After North Korea's controversial rocket launch, David Torrance profiles the country's new young leader, Kim Jong-un, as he assumes his nation's top political offices. Show more
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Mark Tully meditates on the art of being still, and the benefits of quiet contemplation, as medical science borrows from the practices of religious traditions.
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Caz Graham visits a Cumbrian farmer who has struggled to make money with ice cream and organic milk, and is now using new grassland science to help make dairy farming pay. Show more
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Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. Includes reflections on the anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, and the last man in England to be burnt for heresy. Show more
Quentin Cooper presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Remap. Show more
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An Eastertide celebration of peace and reconciliation from Lichfield Cathedral on the 400th anniversary of the death in Lichfield of the puritan Edward Wightman. Show more
David Cannadine looks ahead to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, reflecting on the history of royal jubilees worldwide and, in particular, the celebrations for Queen Victoria. Show more
News and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Lilian is caught in a conflict zone and Mike is determined to receive his dues. Show more
Sue MacGregor brings together six men who survived the attack on HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War. It was the first British warship to be sunk in battle since World War II. Show more
David Mitchell asks John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom Wrigglesworth to hide truths in lies. From April 2012. Show more
Sheila Dillon on an ancient, mysterious yet essential process at the heart of much of our food production - fermentation. Sheila explains why a revival is underway. Show more
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The latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Misha Glenny relates the siege of Magdeburg of 1631, when a huge city was burnt to the ground. The events of the Thirty Years War hugely influenced later German nationalists. Show more
Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew answer listeners' gardening queries from Beckminster Methodist Church. Eric Robson is in the chair. Show more
Capturing the nation in conversation. Fi Glover presents stories from Oxford, Liverpool, London and Stoke-on-Trent. Show more
Three brothers struggle over the English throne, until Plantagenet rule ends in the mud of Bosworth field. With Carl Prekopp. Show more
Open Book
Turkish novelist Elif Shafak and the best of children's books
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Mariella Frostrup talks to Elif Shafak about her latest book, Honour, which highlights the issue of honour killings in the Kurdish-Turkish community across two continents. Show more
Peggy Reynolds explores the appeal of UA Fanthorpe's poem, written in the voice of a school pupil who has been studying Laurie Lee's classic memoir Cider With Rosie. Show more
Julian Jackson explores the central issue in the current election campaign for the Presidency of France: race, religion and what it means today to be French. Show more
After North Korea's controversial rocket launch, David Torrance profiles the country's new young leader, Kim Jong-un, as he assumes his nation's top political offices. Show more
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Gerry Northam makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
There's a full house at Ambridge Hall. Meanwhile has Tony bitten off more than he can chew? Show more
Victoria Coren reads extracts from her teenage diaries out in public for the first time. With Rufus Hound. From December 2010. Show more
After a tragic accident, a young girl makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her guilt-ridden brother. Read by Teresa Gallagher. Show more
Presented by Roger Bolton. Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams takes listeners' questions, tension over tenses, Newsbeat listening club and iPlayer hiccups. Show more
Last Word
Fang Lizhi, Ferdinand Porsche, Miss Read, Bingu wa Mutharika, Derick Thomson
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Jane Little on the Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi, car designer Ferdinand Porsche, author Dora Saint, Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika and poet Derick Thomson. Show more
How the government's attempt to get more people back to work could backfire. Too-good-to-be-true stamp offers, wine investment bordeauxing on the ridiculous and being left on hold. Show more
Quentin Cooper presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Remap. Show more
As the eurozone struggles for survival, France remains at the heart of Europe. Peter Day finds out how French business is faring in an era of huge European uncertainty. Show more
Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.
Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
Actor Michael Sheen takes Matthew Sweet on a tour of his home town, Port Talbot in Wales. Show more
Mark Tully meditates on the art of being still, and the benefits of quiet contemplation, as medical science borrows from the practices of religious traditions.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Is it right to be scandalised by how much is thrown away? Laurie Taylor talks to the author of a new study of waste which puts anxiety about refuse into historical context. Show more
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