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Sarah Swadling looks at how artificial intelligence is being used in agriculture, and finds out how this could help tackle the nature crisis. Show more

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The failures in post-war Iraq have far reaching and unexpected consequences. Show more

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Clarke Peters presents a new series uncovering the surprising history of black music in Europe, from the late 1970s through to the present day. Show more

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David faces a tricky situation, and Susan isn’t taking no for an answer. Show more

Writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg talks to John Wilson about the formative influences and experiences that have inspired his cultural life. Show more

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Sheila Dillon visits the new Food Museum in Stowmarket, to find out how they are telling the story of food and where it comes from, past, present and future. Show more

Major Charity Adams, the first African American woman to be commissioned in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, arrives in Birmingham, England, to sort out an enormous problem. Show more

Aleem Maqbool speaks with Christian influencer and author Daniel Ally about the relationship between faith and wealth. Show more

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Sue Perkins challenges guests including Gyles Brandreth, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay and Rachel Parris to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Jazzer makes a promise he might not be able to keep, and Emma sets out to impress. Show more

Jazz pianist Julian Joseph and bassoonist Amy Harman join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks, from a Black Messiah to arguably the greatest jazz track ever recorded Show more

Historian Catherine Merridale saw the creation of Memorial in 1989 and its work recovering the Soviet past of the Gulag. Now Putin's Russia aims to silence it and memory itself. Show more

Can a financial deal with an American conservation charity save Belize's indebted economy? Show more

The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has conversations with public figures about their inner lives. Show more

Medication: What do we know about psychiatric drugs, and how can we learn more about what is effective? Show more

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Digging, Death of a Naturalist, The Barn, An Advancement of Learning and Blackberry-Picking. Show more

Michael talks to Ben and David Crystal about the Shakespeare quotes we use every day, without even realising. Show more

Alan talks to Iranians in Tehran and the diaspora about life under a hard-line clerical regime and the nationwide protests following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini. Show more

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