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100 days since the end of the Brexit transition period - how has it done so far? Show more

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Serhii Plokhy, Patricia Lewis and Sarah Rainsford discuss nuclear arms diplomacy and the Cuban Missile Crisis with Amol Rajan. Show more

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Mushrooms in the City from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, dramatised by Toby Jones and starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Show more

When sea shanties suddenly blew up on social media, a shanty band from Bristol found themselves heading for the big time. Show more

Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Michael Mosley, Yasmeen Khan and Tez Ilyas for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

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"The Laundry Guy" Patric Richardson tells us how we can take better care of our clothes. Show more

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It was the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history. Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. Show more

What if doping were allowed in athletics? How much faster could we go? And at what cost? By the award-winning James Fritz and Becky Ripley. Show more

Mike Williams asks : Why do we perceive time differently at different times and in different circumstances?

Tom Sutcliffe welcomes the Midlands and South of England teams to the latest contest of the cryptic quiz series. Show more

Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities: from individuals re-purposing outdoor spaces during lockdown, to the urban farms driving our future food security. Show more

Art critic Alastair Sooke tells the story of the most valuable collection of modern western art outside Europe and the US and how it comes to be in a museum basement in Iran. Show more

Ernie Rea and a multi-faith panel discuss the spiritual life of Prince Philip. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Busy day on many high streets, while pubs and restaurants re-open outdoors in England

Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute joined by guests Jo Brand, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks and Shappi Khorsandi. Show more

Jazzer’s out to impress while christening plans leave Alice ragged.

New drama Too Close reviewed, Chloe Zhao, director of Nomadland, Rachel Whiteread discusses her new exhibition, Internal Objects and Rosa Rankin Gee on her new novel, Dreamland. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Will mystery podcasters Heawood and Kennedy be divided - could Kennedy could be a killer? Stars Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter. Show more

At the Human Library, where books are people and reading is a conversation, James Peak and Sharmistha Michaels read Wheelchair User, Satanist and Child of Alcoholic Parents. Show more

Can Denmark's mink industry rise again? Show more

Some 10,000 years ago our ancestors began to till the soil, producing the energy surpluses needed to feed the first cities and civilisations. Show more

Serhii Plokhy, Patricia Lewis and Sarah Rainsford discuss nuclear arms diplomacy and the Cuban Missile Crisis with Amol Rajan. Show more

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Desperate for some space, Sameer is on the way to Uganda to look up an old family friend.
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Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk about how we categorise things, using alphabetical order and more. Show more

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Paula Byrne's joyous and illuminating new biography of one of the twentieth century's wittiest novelists. Hattie Morahan reads. Show more

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