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Charlotte Smith presents the latest installment of Ragwortgate, and today she hears the case for the defence from Dr Lynn Dicks, an ecologist at the University of Cambridge. Show more

Chris Packham presents the wedge-tailed shearwater of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Show more

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John Harris talks to people in Wales's second city, Swansea, about their lives and how they see the future. Show more

Chris Mason and Anita Anand meet some of the listeners who have got in touch with Any Questions and Any Answers. Today, we hear from Nina. Show more

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Despite her glittering success, Glenda Jackson believes that we're missing the hidden gems of the female narrative. She seeks out the views of professional artists in the industry. Show more

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4/10. Gibb spots a secret letter being hidden by Jessie from her parents - and decides to blackmail her. Read by Mark Bonnar. Show more

The leaseholders having to quickly remove dangerous cladding, the real man behind John Lewis, and how Brexit has pushed up the price of importing plants from Europe to the UK. Show more

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Old draughty housing is losing heat - costing carbon and cash. Tom Heap sees the Dutch idea of whole-house retrofitting on scale to produce zero-carbon homes and keep everyone cosy Show more

Ben attempts to do the right thing, and a new face makes an impression at Home Farm. Show more

A husband goes out for wine and comes back with a baby. Can a marriage cope with the arrival of a mystery child? Drama about class, greed and good intentions by Katherine Chandler. Show more

Helen Mark visits the narrow stretch of water which lies between Scotland and Northern Ireland and hears about the stories surrounding the journeys made from one side to the other. Show more

Journalist and broadcaster Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Find Your Feet. Show more

Johny Pitts talks to Israeli writer David Grossman about his latest novel More Than I Love My Life. Show more

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Victoria Gill talks to virologist Marion Koopmans about the research that needs to be done urgently to pinpoint the origins of the pandemic. Show more

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The explosions happened near the Abbey Gate, where British and US forces were processing people on to evacuation flights. Some of the casualties were American soldiers

Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital. How does humour help us cope? From 2021. Show more

Susan fears the worst and Jazzer has reservations.. Show more

Jason deCaires Taylor on his new underwater museum Musan in Cyprus. The Answer Me This podcast comes to an end after 400 episodes. Poet Fred D'Aguiar on his memoir Year of Plagues Show more

Sunil Khilnani looks at controversy over the Indian artist MF Husain, who was forced to spend the last days of his life in exile after threats from Hindu extremists. Show more

HS2 will deliver ‘a new anatomy of British transport’, according to the Prime Minister. But how is work on it progressing and will a potential £100bn bill jeopardise its completion? Show more

Jill Lepore untangles the strange sci-fi roots of Silicon Valley's extreme capitalism. Show more

Victoria Gill talks to virologist Marion Koopmans about the research that needs to be done urgently to pinpoint the origins of the pandemic. Show more

John Harris talks to people in Wales's second city, Swansea, about their lives and how they see the future. Show more

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4/10. Gibb spots a secret letter being hidden by Jessie from her parents - and decides to blackmail her. Read by Mark Bonnar. Show more

Stoneybridge Council prepares for the town's first tourist and the Little Girl explains Brexit. With Pete Baikie. From 2017. Show more

Corinne Bailey Rae answers questions from John Wilson and an audience about her album, 'The Sea'. From 2012. Show more

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Sarfraz Manzoor's personal exploration of a divided Britain and his hopes for bridging the differences between Muslims and non-Muslims. Today, it's cultural and religious values. Show more

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