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Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in St Austell, Cornwall. Show more

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Downing Street says BBC must explain why the salaries of its top presenters are rising.

Committing heresy about reunions and mobile phones are Katy Brand, Lee Mack and Josh Widdicombe. Show more

Tom's worried history repeats and Ben's feeling confident. Show more

Howard Jacobson - Live a Little, Othello Remixed, and Museum of the Year shortlister - St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. Show more

Michelle Fairley plays Daphne Caruana Galizia, the fearless Maltese journalist who was murdered in 2017. Daphne investigates rumours that passports are being sold for cash. Show more

File on 4 investigates the collapse of British Steel and asks if Greybull Capital, who owned the company when it went into liquidation, could have done more to save it Show more

The new law making electric cars safer. One blind man’s struggle to get the right mental health support. Show more

In a new series Dr Mark Porter explores the growing trend to 'deprescribe' as evidence suggests over 1 million older people in the UK now take 8 or more medicines a day, Show more

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Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster, where the chancellor says a no-deal Brexit could cost the Treasury £90 billion, leaving 'no money' for Theresa May's successor. Show more

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