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Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to win the November 8 Florida midterm election comfortably. But what's next? James Naughtie profiles the man who may be eyeing the presidency. Show more

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Understanding inflation will help you understand why your shopping is getting more and more expensive and why prices rarely seem to come down. Show more

David and Ruth face a challenge, and George thinks it’s time to grow up. Show more

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

Russell Davies puts the questions to another set of semi-finalists in the prestigious general knowledge quiz, with a place in the 2022 Final at stake. Show more

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On the centenary of its publication, journalist Jude Rogers immerses herself in the voices of the women inside and outside TS Eliot’s extraordinary poem, The Waste Land. Show more

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The Cop27 climate summit hears that the world is on a highway to climate hell.

In this week’s series finale, copper turned stand up Alfie Moore, takes on the topic of speeding. Is it ever acceptable, and if so, how fast? Show more

There are challenges ahead for Brookfield, and will Lynda’s snooping yield results? Show more

Front Row discusses Arts Council England's dramatic new plans to relocate funding out of London. Show more

Emily Knight explores the tangled history, and the uncertain future, of zoos Show more

Does growth always offer a route out of economic malaise, or have its benefits reached a ceiling for developed countries? Can so-called 'degrowth' ever be possible? Show more

What is 'supply-side' economics, and what do its origins in the battles of the 1970s and 1980s tell us about the fate of Liz Truss's plans for Britain? Duncan Weldon investigates. Show more

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Sean Curran reports as the controversy about immigration continues.

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