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The random postcode generator takes us to WA2 0 and the search for the teens behind the illegal use of scrambler bikes in the North West. Show more

A memorial to a much-missed matriarch told through a single household object as her family celebrate the life and cookery of Audrie Guthrie, an idiosyncratic and creative mother. Show more

In an age of trolls and abuse, how important is it to have a digital sisterhood? And Christina Lamb discusses the horrors faced by women in war. Show more

Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's gorgeous masterpiece of European political fiction, translated by Archibald Colquhoun, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Show more

Chris Page reports on Northern Ireland's botched green energy scheme, which went over budget and brought down the Stormont Assembly for three years. Show more

In search of relaxation, comedian and actor Isy Suttie explores the world of sound therapy, trying out treatments and seeing the impact music can have on someone with dementia. Show more

Buck gets his first taste of dragging a sled in the frozen wilds of Canada and learns the personalities and rivalries of the dogs he works with. Show more

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In a post eco-holocaust, totally green world, there are still glimmers of a decadent past and one young woman decides to find out more about her banned past. Show more

Josie Long presents stories about phones, from wrong numbers making right connections to comforting voices. From 2020. Show more

The Naga people of India and Myanmar have turned from headhunters to conservationists. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent reports on the revival of wildlife in these jungle borderlands. Show more

Tucked away in central London is one of the UK’s most successful invisible exports. But is the commercial court threatened by international developments? Joshua Rozenberg reports. Show more

Maths genius Bobby Seagull on Jonathan Livingston Seagull, poet Henry Normal on Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston and presenter Harriett Gilbert on Lord of the Flies by Golding. Show more

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Italy has been brought to a standstill by strict quarantine measures imposed because of the Coronavirus outbreak. In the UK, a sixth person has died.

Thor vs Wowbagger in a fight-to-the-death, followed by cheesy nibbles and drinks. With Mitch Benn and Toby Longworth. From 2018. Show more

There’s bad news for Robert and Elizabeth goes over the top. Show more

Misbehaviour - director Phillipa Lowthorpe on her film about Miss World 1970, J'accuse with Marian Keyes on the label "chick lit", Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary Show more

From his mission on distant Oasis, Peter tries to reconnect with his wife Bea. Starring Hayley Atwell and Joe Armstrong. Show more

How effective are schemes designed to de-radicalise extremists? File on 4 hears from the 'intervention providers' tasked with turning offenders away from violence. Show more

It's a globe trotting episode with research from Australia, humanitarian work in Ethiopia back to Barnsley for No Horizon - a musical about the life of Nicholas Saunderson. Show more

Emergency Doctor Saleyha Ahsan reports from her own hospital department about preparations for Coronavirus and gets fitted and trained in putting on personal protection equipment. Show more

Music writer John Doran seeks out the radical music being made in the margins of Britain. He hears from musicians who have been pushed to the edges of the big cities. Show more

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Buck gets his first taste of dragging a sled in the frozen wilds of Canada and learns the personalities and rivalries of the dogs he works with. Show more

Liam is looking for love in all the wrong places. Autobiographical sitcom of youthful misadventures. From 2017. Show more

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