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The bells of Worcester Cathedral.
Becky Milligan profiles Alison Saunders, the new Director of Public Prosecutions and a barrister who has prosecuted some of the country's most infamous criminals. Show more
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John McCarthy finds out how advances in artificial intelligence are teaching us more about what it is to be human and asks if our spirit could ever be written in computer code. Show more
Chris Sperring meets up with fungi expert Lynne Boddy at the National Botanical Garden of Wales to discover the secrets of fairy rings. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
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Sunday
Bishop of Portsmouth, Congo, Remembrance
45 minutes
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William Crawley talks to the Bishop of Portsmouth about the demise of ship building in his city, and Trevor Barnes meets key members of the Somali community in London. Show more
Giles Duley, photographer and amputee, presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG). Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Canon Margaret Guite and the Rev Dr Malcolm Guite explore the space that silence brings us at Remembrance-tide. With the choir of Girton College Chapel, Cambridge. Show more
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. 'The Kennedy assassination,' says Will Self, 'was the first instance of a peculiarly modern variant of the historic event - its simulation'. Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the story of the curlew. The UK is a vital wintering ground for flocks of curlews. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Caroline receives an important letter, and Lynda mulls things over.
Nicholas Witchell sets the scene in London's Whitehall for the solemn ceremony when the nation remembers the sacrifice made by so many in two World Wars and in other conflicts. Show more
Mark Whitaker tells the story of Fabian Ware, the man who inspired the Commonwealth war graves and the arguments to ensure that officers and men would be treated equally in death. Show more
John Lloyd and curator Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Paul Sinha, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and David Frost. From April 2013.
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Sheila Dillon explores the incredible story of one maverick farmer who is trying to change the way we produce our food. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.
Peter Hennessy's guest is Jack Straw MP, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979 and sat in the Labour government between 1997 and 2010. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Correspondence at Sparsholt
43 minutes
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Eric Robson hosts as Matt Biggs, Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Rosie Yeomans tackle listeners' questions in the GQT potting shed at Sparsholt College. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Edition - Couples Talking
15 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces conversations between couples about pregnancy, weight loss, the anxieties of being an army wife and how two different worlds can collide within a marriage. Show more
Injuring his knee on a parachute jump, Guy thinks his wartime experience is over, until fresh orders arrive. Stars Paul Ready. Show more
Open Book
Margaret Drabble on her novel The Pure Gold Baby, and Sebastian Faulks and Helen Dunmore on WWI novels
28 minutes
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Margaret Drabble talks about her latest novel; Sebastian Faulks and Helen Dunmore on WWI novels; and Dedicated to... the wonderful things people write in books to their loved ones. Show more
Paul Farley meets Roy Fisher and Michael Longley, two of the greatest older poets at work in English today. City streets and the seashore sing loud in their poems. Show more
The government's flagship Work Programme is designed to help the long-term unemployed off benefits and into lasting jobs. Is it measuring up to the job? Gerry Northam investigates. Show more
Becky Milligan profiles Alison Saunders, the new Director of Public Prosecutions and a barrister who has prosecuted some of the country's most infamous criminals. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Antonia Quirke chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
Shula tries to face the facts, and Peggy has a thoughtful moment. Show more
Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson, who vividly remembers her teenage crush on Mick Jagger. From August 2012. Show more
During apartheid in South Africa, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act. Read by Alice Krige. Show more
Grayson Perry is the most talked-about Reith Lecturer in years and is undoubtedly entertaining. But have his lectures been intellectual enough? We ask the Commissioning Editor. Show more
Last Word
A BBC political editor, a naturalist, a landscape architect, a Sultan and a union leader
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on former BBC political editor John Cole, desert expert Professor John Cloudsley-Thompson, landscape architect Georgina Livingston, and union leader Roy Grantham. Show more
Money Box
Copy-cat websites; Future of the Co-op; Dormant bank accounts
30 minutes
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Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. Beware the clones - websites that pose as government agencies. And why banks are declaring some accounts dormant after a year. Show more
Giles Duley, photographer and amputee, presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG). Show more
In America, there is talk of a 'metropolitan revolution', as big cities reinvent themselves. Matthew Taylor asks if we can transform the UK economy by setting our city halls free. 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.
Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
The Film Programme
George A Romero; Scottish sci-fi; James Toback; Ealing rarities
28 minutes
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Francine Stock talks to zombie godfather George A Romero about inventing the undead and where horror lurks today. Plus Scottish sci-fi, and Hollywood hijinks with James Toback. Show more
John McCarthy finds out how advances in artificial intelligence are teaching us more about what it is to be human and asks if our spirit could ever be written in computer code. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thinking Allowed
Richard Hoggart; The Anti-Social Family
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor discusses the first biography of this leading cultural commentator and academic. Plus changing conceptions of the family. Show more
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