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A new bill is introduced in Scotland which aims to ban the control of mountain hares. Anna Hill asks MSP Alison Johnstone why she feels it is necessary. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the house crow, native of southern Asia. Show more

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Richard Thompson tells Jim Al-Khalili how he alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean and the harm they might cause to marine life. Show more

Emma Freud longed to be a news journalist but never had the courage to pursue it. Emma talks to Emily Maitlis about what her job really takes. Show more

Why wait 12 weeks to announce a pregnancy? Remain MEPs Lib Dem Irina von Wiese & Alexandra Phillips of the Green Party. Dame Inga Beale on the need for gender quotas and targets. Show more

Frazzled Ellen spends time unwinding with the hot new dad at the school gates. Stars Gabriel Quigley and Stuart McQuarrie. Show more

In America children can get married legally in almost every state. Jane O'Brien has been investigating why and how this happens and talks to the people trying to stop it. Show more

Sound artist Alice Trueman writes a specially commissioned musical score to explore migraine attacks and their possible link to creativity. Show more

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Adrian’s half-brother Brett comes to stay at The Piggeries. Adrian’s mother is invited to appear on The Jeremy Kyle Show to determine the paternity of her daughter Rosie. Show more

Why do you watch reality TV? A group of MPs has launched an inquiry into the duty of care provided to reality TV guests. It follows the cancellation of the Jeremy Kyle Show. Show more

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Former BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall explores how the 1919 Paris Peace Conference influenced a century of wars. In this episode, conflicts in Poland. Show more

There's good news for Ed and Emma, and Jill has a favour to ask. Show more

In May Sumbwanyambe's award-winning stage play, a black civil servant tries to persuade a white landowner in Zimbabwe to sell his farm. Show more

Josie Long presents stories of significant recordings impacting people's lives, including a last tape of a loved one. From 2019. Show more

Misha Glenny presents episode two of the Invention of Britain - the role of England in Ireland and Wales. Show more

Do juries believe in rape myths? Professor Cheryl Thomas of UCL tells Joshua Rozenberg about her new research into what jurors really think. Show more

Novelist Nicci Gerrard and journalist Gary Younge join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books, which include Calypso, by the American humourist David Sedaris. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Boris Johnson has emerged to give a series of interviews, talking about Brexit policy and spending promises, but not about his private life.

Joining Victoria Coren Mitchell to commit heresy about Eurovision, public apologies and climate change are Evelyn Mock, Andrew Hunter Murray and David Baddiel. Show more

Jim reaches the end of his tether and Susan tries to get to the truth. Show more

British-Vietnamese playwright Tuyen Do's debut play Summer Rolls, Cindy Sherman exhibition, 10 years since the death of Michael Jackson, and Queer Books - our top four from the 80s. Show more

Frazzled Ellen spends time unwinding with the hot new dad at the school gates. Stars Gabriel Quigley and Stuart McQuarrie. Show more

Two years after Grenfell, hospitals and families living in homes covered in a different type of cladding, one considered just as dangerous, are facing huge bills to make them safe. Show more

Scottish Braille Press ends production of five publications. Claims that the Guide Dogs Association has been too slow in training a new resident. Show more

Claudia visits a course to help prevent parents transmitting anxiety to their children, the town that's prioritising mental health and the link between air pollution and psychosis Show more

Richard Thompson tells Jim Al-Khalili how he alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean and the harm they might cause to marine life. Show more

Boris Johnson promises to lead Britain out of EU by end of October "do or die". Show more

Adrian’s half-brother Brett comes to stay at The Piggeries. Adrian’s mother is invited to appear on The Jeremy Kyle Show to determine the paternity of her daughter Rosie. Show more

Sean Curran with the latest news from Parliament where the foreign secretary tells MPs he is concerned about the Middle East and the 'risks of an accidental war'. Show more

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Rupert Everett reads Derek Jarman's vivid memoir of his life and the garden he made in Dungeness in the wake of his HIV diagnosis. Recorded to mark 25 years since Jarman's death. Show more

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