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The police officer who solved Zoe’s murder is horrified to re-examine her case 10 years on. Read by Aston Kelly and Sean Kearns. Show more

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Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award. In Liv by KJ Orr, a father and daughter visit a foreign city and are waiting for someone. Show more

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Blockchain: a digital technology that enthusiasts say could become as disruptive as the internet. But we need to think about all the challenges that first need to be overcome. Show more

Leonard hatches a plan and Pip is not impressed. Show more

Police crime thriller, set and recorded in India. Following the suspicious death of a young woman, police inspector Alia Khan and a male colleague move into the flat next door. Show more

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Bereaved father Andy Airey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide. Show more

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Michael Childers takes us behind the scenes of Midnight Cowboy and reveals how he persuaded Andy Warhol to take part, and the shocking reason why the artist is not in the finished film. Show more

Gaia Vince explores the creation of model embryos in the lab, physicist Paul Steinhardt discusses his quest to find quasicrystals in the wild and conservation in the River Thames. Show more

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Boris Johnson denies lying to the Queen about his reasons for suspending Parliament

Alexei offers his thoughts on Jeremy Corbyn and the left and laments the decline of small business. From September 2019. Show more

David makes an enemy and Elizabeth finds herself backed into a corner. Show more

Lucy Prebble on her play A Very Expensive Poison, Lynda Clarke - BBC National Short Story Award nominee, Sky One drama Temple and Alan Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present Show more

Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange, poetic and sometimes brutal narratives of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet. Part of a new commission by Radio 4 and Artangel. Show more

What strategy should the party leaders follow now? David Aaronovitch presents. Show more

How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit? Show more

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Andrew McGibbon talks to actress Julie Newmar, who danced in the film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, had a romance with writer Louis L'Amour and was Catwoman on TV in 1966. Show more

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Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award. In Liv by KJ Orr, a father and daughter visit a foreign city and are waiting for someone. Show more

Kevin Eldon and his all-important cast enjoy a naked tractor ride, a dusty humbug and a love story with cannons. Show more

Aleks features the powerful story Mats Steen, a story about inner lives, overcoming adversity, prejudice and finding a haven. Show more

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Critically acclaimed journalist and podcaster, Malcolm Gladwell delves into recent history to understand the world we live in and the people we live amongst. Show more

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