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A new National Farmers' Union report shows that farmers are working with the environment in mind. Show more

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Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster as Theresa May defers the vote by MPs on her Brexit withdrawal agreement provoking a furious response in the House of Commons. Show more

He's faced guns and ducked lava bombs. Clive Oppenheimer talks about the perils of volcanology and how he met film-maker Werner Herzog on a volcano and then made a movie with him. Show more

Tech journalist Jack Dearlove talks to software developer Jonathan Kay about defunct software MSN Messenger. What was its significance and why do they both miss it so much? Show more

Columnist Roxane Gay. What do women want from support workers when they seek help for things like addiction? Plus why some women are being asked to record 'consent videos'. Show more

Living in exile among a cult of women in the mountains, Gudrun decides to kidnap her own daughter. Starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Following her programme on fathers and daughters, Lauren Laverne turns her attention to mums and sons to see the various ways artists are using the relationship in their work. Show more

The minds of those with Williams Syndrome are made of sound. Saxophonist YolanDa Brown joins musicians with the condition for a week-long camp with melody at its heart. Show more

2016: Different views of the presidential candidate cause tension in Willa's family. Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow. Show more

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Daniel Freeman continues his exploration of delusions. He hears a historic case of erotomania and meets a woman who believed she had to save the world from the millennium bug. Show more

Alistair comes to the rescue and Tony has a change of heart. Show more

Pilgrim searches for the mysterious Mrs Bronson as a blizzard and a malevolent enchantment threaten to overcome the inhabitants of the town of Melcombe. The second of two episodes Show more

Josie Long presents stories tied to the changing of the seasons from hummingbird wings to Columbia’s ‘spring city’. From 2018. Show more

Singer-songwriter Lily Allen answers audience questions about her most personal album, 'No Shame'. With John Wilson. From 2018. Show more

Tiffany Jenkins explores 'gagging clauses' - non-disclosure agreements or NDAs - after high profile cases in business, politics, and celebrity life on both sides of the Atlantic. Show more

Comedian Russell Kane chooses the author of Scoop and Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

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EU leaders rule out renegotiating Brexit deal
Wage growth at ten year high

From emotions to relationships, Alex explores growing up in a millennial world. Guests include Brandon Wardell. From 2019. Show more

Elizabeth makes a surprising decision and Christine remains adamant. Show more

Mortal Engines reviewed, theatre takes on the housing issue in Tenancy, plus potographers Ren Hang and Martin Jenkinson discussed. Show more

Living in exile among a cult of women in the mountains, Gudrun decides to kidnap her own daughter. Starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Peter Taylor explores the political, legal and moral questions arising from attempts to achieve justice over deaths and injuries that occurred during the Northern Ireland Troubles. Show more

Publishers call for VAT to be abolished on digitally-downloaded books. Plus the In Your Pocket streaming device that can now use video to help visually-impaired people. Show more

Claudia Hammond on how citizens from Tyne and Wear came together to negotiate with political, business and public sector decision-makers to tackle mental health in the community. Show more

He's faced guns and ducked lava bombs. Clive Oppenheimer talks about the perils of volcanology and how he met film-maker Werner Herzog on a volcano and then made a movie with him. Show more

Theresa May holds series of meetings with European leaders to try to save Brexit plan Show more

2016: Different views of the presidential candidate cause tension in Willa's family. Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow. Show more

Jarvis Cocker's nocturnal exploration of the human condition returns with a nightwalk around wild Dungeness in Kent accompanied by moth trappers, fishermen and a night swimmer. Show more

Will the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn table a vote of no confidence against the prime minister? Sean Curran reports. Show more

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As the German King ascends the throne, composer Handel leads London’s opera scene with The Royal Academy. Read by the author. Show more

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