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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emile Zola's thirteenth and most successful novel in his Rougon-Macquart series, in which a strike breaks out in a destitute French mining village. Show more

Are female celebrities pressured to overshare in memoirs? Plus, child poverty, bigamy, and long baby names. Show more

Thailand provides much of Israel's foreign farm labour and several Thai workers were among the hundreds of foreign nationals killed or taken hostage in the recent Hamas attacks. Show more

TV presenter Anneka Rice and writer Maureen Freely share favourite books, including Marilynne Robinson's award-winning Gilead and Tan Twan Eng's The Garden of Evening Mists. Show more

Under the spell of criminals, one couple lied to banks trying to protect them but over a three-week period lost £86,000. Banks say breaking the spell is their biggest challenge. Show more

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A grieving mother makes a list of culprits who she blames for her son’s death. Plus, what was going on inside the Ministry of Agriculture in the early 90s? Show more

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Jess and Dan try to piece together what happened at the supermarket shooting. Were they the targets? Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in Matthew Broughton's thriller. Show more

Clare Balding joins writer Anita Sethi in the Peak District. The walk goes from Hope Railway Station to Edale, taking in Mam Tor and Kinder Scout. Show more

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Karl Ove Knausgard on his new novel and Mull Historical Society's new album with lyrics from Ian Rankin, Sebastian Barry and Jackie Kay among many. Show more

Alex Forsyth is joined by Lord Deben, Jonathan Dimbleby and Caroline Lucas to delve into the Any Questions archive and to explore how debate about the environment has changed. Show more

What goes into our water supply and never comes out? We find out if levels of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ are too high in our drinking water. Show more

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Robert Card is believed to have carried out the shootings in the city of Lewiston

Kevin Eldon and his all-important cast enjoy a naked tractor ride, a dusty humbug and a love story with cannons. Show more

Lynda offers some tough love, and Lilian spots an opportunity. Show more

Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan join Tom Sutcliffe to review David Fincher's new film, The Killer, and Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, a new exhibition at the British Library. Show more

What does international law say about self-defence and proportionality? Also: sending prisoners to a prison abroad as Norway did, and are Joint Enterprise convictions safe? Show more

When bad things happen in business, why do some leaders pretend they haven't? Evan Davis and guests discuss the dangers of defensiveness and denial, and how to avoid them. Show more

What goes into our water supply and never comes out? We find out if levels of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ are too high in our drinking water. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emile Zola's thirteenth and most successful novel in his Rougon-Macquart series, in which a strike breaks out in a destitute French mining village. Show more

The so-called King of Crypto takes the stand in his fraud trial

Why are thousands of Afghans promised a new life in the UK stuck in Pakistan?

By Jo Baker. Charlotte and Tom find shelter at El's empty family home. On Christmas morning, Charlotte finally locates the answers she has been seeking from her friend. Show more

We look at some of your questions on the Middle East. Amol and Nick discuss what prospect there is for peace and they look ahead to next week at the Covid Inquiry. Show more

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The author transfers to HMP Wormwood Scrubs as a senior officer in a Victorian prison that houses 1,300 inmates. Drugs, phones and other contraband are commonplace. Show more

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