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As Anders is about to become a grandfather, he and Tina share memories of their own grandparents. Show more

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As the current Baron relaxes on his flight south, he recalls some of his famous ancestor’s unlikely journeys.
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Pretending to run away. The oldest trick in the book, if by 'book' you mean 'Old Testament'. Ben Macintyre on one of the earliest recorded instances of military deception (2 of 5). Show more

The stakes are raised at the Parish Council meeting and Tracy lends a helping hand. Show more

A boy who believes he has magical teeth meets a King in a tree in Boscobel in 1651. A ballad in seven scenes, tracing the life of a protective oak, with music by Johnny Flynn. Show more

Short documentaries and adventures in sound with Josie Long about looking for completion. Show more

Cats are blamed for killing an estimated 100million prey in the UK each year. Miranda Krestovnikoff looks at the research to see how they might be coaxed to harm wildlife less. Show more

Artist and poet Himali Singh Soin explores the North Pole as a mythologised space in literature. Show more

Chess, drugs and dentistry - the two writers chat to Harriett about their favourite books. Show more

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A report has concluded that officers acted "sensitively and proportionately" and not in a "heavy-handed" manner.

Starring Nigel Havers, Mathew Baynton, and Josie Lawrence. It’s lunch hour at Hardacre’s, and Joe is trying to be mindful. Show more

Lynda is on the warpath and Harrison offers his support. Show more

International Booker Prize longlist reviewed, Joanne Harris and her Italian translator, Who should translate work? Show more

Eleanor Peck gives Heawood insight into the dark and disturbing world he and Kennedy have been drawn into. With Jana Carpenter. Show more

The comedian and award-winning creator of Griefcast, Cariad Lloyd, investigates how the science of Thanatology is changing the way we think about grief. Show more

We find out what the government's National Bus Strategy means for blind or visually impaired people. And join Peter White in his kitchen as he attempts to cook up a storm... Show more

Part love letter, part obituary to the idea of a "civic use of music" from the Muzak Corporation. Show more

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Deborah Frances-White gives storytellers the prompt of The Devil You Know. In Travis Alabanza’s story we meet the devil in their own life who became too close for comfort. Show more

This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane are joined by the writer Elif Shafak. Show more

Danny meets the only surviving witness to the haunting – the real-life Shirley Hitchings. Back in 1956, objects appear to move of their own accord as Harold Chibbett investigates. Show more

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An Italian adventure by Helena Attlee. Helena visits the mountain forests to locate the wood from which the violin might have been made. Read by Fenella Woolgar. Show more

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