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As the New Year's resolutions kick in, it is all about 'embracing change' in farming: Charlotte Smith speaks to Ed Ford of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. Show more

Recollecting his encounters with birds in Antarctica, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls the snow petrels with mixed feelings. Show more

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Lyse Doucet travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Madeha Al Ajroush, Maheda battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive. It is a battle she has now won. Show more

Mark Steel - nationally famous comedian - talks about the link between stand-up comedy and sport with 'The Entertainer' - former World Champion snooker player John Parrott. Show more

Journalist Alan Taylor's memoir of his friendship with author Muriel Spark. Taylor meets the author's Tuscan social circle. Read by Paul Higgins. Show more

We explore how a little side-earner can become your main income stream. We talk about giving up alcohol. And we go to the netball court and hear about the walking version. Show more

The lawyer-detective investigates the death of a tutor, but someone is keen for the case to be dropped. Starring Bryan Dick. Show more

What fragments of our civilisation will persist 10,000 years in the future? How can we shape society for distant descendants? Helen Keen meets the people and projects with a plan. Show more

Frances Fyfield visits the Ricordi Archive in Milan to see the lavish manuscript of Puccini's final and unfinished opera Turandot. Show more

On this day in 1918, Polar exploration ship the Aurora was officially declared missing, and at Collingwood, Cressida Marshall remembers her late husband. Show more

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Paul Seabright explores our trading past: what childcare teaches us about the willingness of human beings to trade. From 2018. Show more

Will is on tenterhooks, and Jennifer tries to be peacemaker. Show more

Sebastian Baczkiewicz continues his story of murderous sibling rivalry and assassination in a thrilling prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Set in an alternative Europe in the 1930s. Show more

Jay Rayner and his panel of cooking and eating experts are in Dumfries. Show more

Tom Holland travels back five decades to 1968 and the year of protest, the French have their say on England's island story, and we find out about historical hangovers. Show more

Cole Moreton searches for the vanishing voice - half Queen, half cockney - of his nan's wartime generation. Culture and identity with June Brown and nans in the new East End. Show more

Helen Arney, scientist and geek songstress, chooses pioneer physicist, Hertha Ayrton. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

Iran's supreme leader has spoken for the first time about the protests in his country, in which at least 22 people have been killed

Mark Steel visits former City of Culture and white phone box haven, Hull, performing a bespoke show for residents. From 2018. Show more

Noluthando uses her initiative, and Freddie strikes a bargain. Show more

The category winners of the Costa Book Awards 2017 are announced exclusively on Front Row, plus Stig speaks to the winner of the Best Novel Prize. Show more

The lawyer-detective investigates the death of a tutor, but someone is keen for the case to be dropped. Starring Bryan Dick. Show more

Documentary. How do young Germans see a future when Angela Merkel is no longer chancellor? Anne McElvoy of the Economist and German vlogger and millennial Tilo Jung find out. Show more

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted. Dr Fred and Etta Reid talk to Peter White about their long and successful partnership. Show more

Can dogs smell cancer? Dr Mark Porter investigates the evidence for whether canine super noses can be used to accurately detect cancer. Show more

Lyse Doucet travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Madeha Al Ajroush, Maheda battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive. It is a battle she has now won. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. UN Ambassador Haley says Washington wants to amplify the voices of protesters. Show more

Written by Matt Haig and read by Tom Hollander. In 1607, Tom and Rose have a daughter, Marion. For a while they live happily. But nowhere is safe for long. Show more

Libertarian comedian Liam Mullone celebrates ill-conceived technology, from Sweden's disastrous warship Vasa and Nasa's Skylab to Jacques Cousteau's undersea laboratories. Show more

Artist Luke Jerram is obsessed with the Moon. So he has made one seven metres wide using Nasa imagery, and he is taking it around the world. This is his story, and the Moon's. Show more

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