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Some meat factories in Northern Ireland say they may have to stop production as government vets take five days of strike action. Show more

In a mist shrouded cemetery, writer Paul Evans finds himself under the watchful gaze of a carrion crow perched on a gravestone. Show more

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Physicist Edward Witten speaks to Jim Al-Khalili about his work on M-Theory, a leading contender for 'the theory of everything'. Show more

Can the cities of the future be fairer for everyone? And are flying cars the answer? Show more

Families call for a public inquiry into maternity care in England. Plus, who is the future queen of Spain? Show more

Kirsty Young talks to Steve Coogan about class, sobriety and embracing his eccentricities. Show more

Simon Armitage is at the UK Arctic Research station to find out what's happening in a place that's crucial to the climate change debate, and to write new poems in response. Show more

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The BSE crisis becomes a lightning rod for other safety issues in the countryside, as an organic farmer turned self-taught scientist investigates his own BSE theories. Show more

Opportunity knocks for Jazzer and a new bond is formed at The Bull quiz night. Show more

Phyllis Logan and Brian Vernel star in a new drama by Philip Palmer about finding redemption. The coming together of two damaged people where each has the chance to save the other. Show more

Josie Long presents creature features and creepy crawly short documentaries for Halloween. Show more

Lucy Worsley investigates the case of the young female servant who runs away with a stable boy after the murders of her master and his housekeeper. Did she help kill them? Show more

Should prison sentences be longer or shorter, and should the public have a say? The state of our prisons, and some solutions. Suing US gun manufacturers. New Scottish human rights. Show more

More inspirational good reads from Harriett Gilbert and guests Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill. Show more

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Surgical micro-robots that can transport the surgeon to locations that are impossible to operate on and the internal beauty of the immune system go head-to-head in this episode. Show more

There’s a Halloween revelation for Alistair and Hannah has a awkward question to ask. Show more

Simon Le Bon and John Taylor discus Duran Duran's new Halloween album. Plus a celebration of Bosnian-born artist Dobrivoje Beljkasic and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984. Show more

Ten years ago, journalist Krupa Padhy lost her first child because of medical negligence. Now she wants to find out what, if anything, has changed in Britain's maternity wards. Show more

We discuss the government's U-turn over their plans to close ticketing offices at train stations. We hear from campaigning groups and visually impaired people about what this means. Show more

We live in a world that champions arrogance, but practising humility might be key to improving relationships, boosting careers and increasing life satisfaction. Show more

Physicist Edward Witten speaks to Jim Al-Khalili about his work on M-Theory, a leading contender for 'the theory of everything'. Show more

Dominic Cummings gives evidence to the Covid inquiry

Taiwan's foreign minister on the lessons from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Hearing echoes from the past, and following Philip Gibson's lead, Kennedy and Marcus drive across Essex to the Blake House while Eleanor Peck starts joining some dots. Show more

In this two-part series, stand-up comedian Darren Harriott examines why he's in his thirties and has never been in love. Show more

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