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Journalist Felicity Hannah knows that being frightened can be fun. She talks to prolific writer of scary stories Neil Gaiman about the joy of playing with fear. Show more

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Miles Warde travels round Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire with author John Garth, looking for Tolkien Land. Show more

We hear calls for a better compensation scheme for farms hit with bird flu. Show more

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Singer and actor Luke Evans, Prince's recording engineer Susan Rogers, list maker Lucy Gray, author David Toms who grew up with a heart defect and Dan Walker's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Jay Rayner and a panel of culinary experts are in Preston, Lancashire. Show more

Top commentators review the political week. Presented by Pippa Crerar with guests Dame Diana Johnson MP, Sir John Hayes MP, Alok Sharma MP, Daniel Greenberg, Matthew Parris and Susie Boniface. Show more

With nearly half the population at risk of poverty, Albania's young people seek opportunities elsewhere. Plus stories from South Korea, Israel, US and Ukraine. Show more

How is happiness linked to our income? Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They're joined by Colin Hoult, Laura Lexx and Jordan Gray. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from East Midlands Airport with Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Dr Maya Goodfellow, Sherelle Jacobs and Lee Rowley MP. Show more

Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?

Flying has long been seen as one of the biggest carbon villains, but what if we could fly without the guilt? Tom Heap meets the pioneers of zero carbon flight. Show more

Drama-documentary exploring the world of the professional men’s football youth system. How are the latest footballing gems produced, and at what cost? Show more

Beth Mead, England Women's Player of the Year on winning the Euros, and her thoughts on Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022. Show more

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Nick Robinson talks to the new education secretary, Gillian Keegan. Show more

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Clive Anderson and David Morrissey are joined by Richard Herring, Thaddea Graham, Simon Garfield and Dominic Dromgoole for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Is the controversial trade secretary and equalities minister a future PM? Show more

Comedian, actor and composer Tim Minchin, the songwriter behind Matilda the Musical, reveals his creative influences. Show more

Lord Winston and Maggie Aderin-Pocock celebrate a century of the BBC Archives and what they have to tell us about our national relationship with science and scientists. Show more

Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama series set in a flooded future world. When there is no place but the water, where do you go? Show more

Lynne Truss's series about the inhabitants of wind-battered Meridian Cliffs. Jim regularly phones Sarah, his first wife, to go on about Emma, his second wife. What will Emma think? Show more

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Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken, two forensic psychologists who work in prisons, interview people who have committed offences to understand their lives and the causes of crime. Show more

Russell Davies puts the questions to another set of semi-finalists in the general knowledge quiz. Show more

When his heart stopped, poet and novelist John Burnside had a near-death experience. He explores how this deeply profound, but trippy encounter has influenced his life and work. Show more

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The story of the journalist Rajkumar Keswani, who foretold the world's worst industrial accident in the Indian city of Bhopal in 1984. Unfortunately, nobody believed him. Show more

A specially commissioned new story for Radio 4 by award-winning writer Chetna Maroo. Read by Sabrina Sandhu. Show more

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