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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with autism adviser Ann Memmott to mark Autism Acceptance Week. Show more

Housing developers have been covering trees with netting on building sites to prevent wildlife from taking hold but the practice is proving an emotive issue for environmentalists. Show more

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Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black music in Europe, from the Jazz Age to the 1950s. Show more

Is hypnotism real and who is most susceptible? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From April 2019. Show more

Winner of the Great British Sewing Bee, risk-taking teenagers, soprano Carolyn Sampson, UN Women. Show more

Karen tries to toughen up the girls with fighting talk and terrifying new names which quickly creates total confusion. Show more

Friends travel back in time to when they first met as student nurses and recall why one chose midwifery and the other turned to general nursing. Fi Glover presents. Show more

17-year-old Londoner Noga Levy-Rapoport records her role in organising the UK wide school strikes and charts the impact of the growing global campaign for action on climate change. Show more

Matt has cerebral palsy and is disabled and needs benefits. But does the benefits inspector agree? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2019. Show more

By Kamila Shamsie. Intrigued by a photo of Isma's sister, Eamonn takes a parcel to her family back in London. Show more

Is CCTV any use if it does not help to solve crime? The 24-year-old who decided to investigate for himself when his new card was stolen. Show more

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News with Sarah Montague including how Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn might agree on Brexit, why Brunei is making gay sex a capital offence and a new approach to adoption.

The sociologist and writer Jeffrey Weeks explores the legacy of the first British Gay Pride Rally, held in 1972. Show more

Elizabeth questions her feelings and Will makes a breakthrough. Show more

A young man who is well known to the police has an unusual complaint. DI Max Matthews and DS Sean Armitage bring to bear their unique style of interrogation. Show more

Have you had to cope with sorting out a loved one's financial affairs after they die? The process is called probate or 'confirmation' in Scotland. Join Adam Shaw and expert panel. Show more

Chemist Andrea Sella tells the story of how the feared element ended up giving us better teeth, mood and health. Show more

Branding: Laurie Taylor explores the 'persuasion industries'. Has our idea of the rational consumer changed over time? Also, how branded clothing is promoting far right ideology. Show more

Amol Rajan and guests discuss the soft power of hard news. Show more

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Downing Street describes the discussions as "constructive", with further meetings planned

A local psychic has a bit of trouble finding a buyer for his Komodo dragon. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From 2017. Show more

It's a bad day for Tom, and Toby has a proposal in store. Show more

Sir David Attenborough discusses his Netflix debut Our Planet, Lee Ridley, aka The Lost Voice Guy, on his radio series Ability and The Sisters Brothers, reviewed by Briony Hanson. Show more

Karen tries to toughen up the girls with fighting talk and terrifying new names which quickly creates total confusion. Show more

Reality itself is changing - how will we experience and understand reality in future? Presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson discover different ways to experience reality. Show more

Sir Paul Coleridge uses the example of Pontius Pilate to examine the doubts in the minds of those responsible for administering justice. Show more

Chancellor Philip Hammond has signed the death warrant for domestic gas boilers. From 2025, they are banned from new homes. But what's the alternative? Peter Gibbs reports. Show more

Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black music in Europe, from the Jazz Age to the 1950s. Show more

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By Kamila Shamsie. Intrigued by a photo of Isma's sister, Eamonn takes a parcel to her family back in London. Show more

From under the covers, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss the Sedan Chair’s revival to make Britain great again. From 2019. Show more

Tom’s final party of the year is a wedding. Can a sweepstake, cowboy boots and line dancing make it end on a high? From 2017. Show more

Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster as the Commons sits late as MPs battle over cross-party legislation aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit. Show more

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Mugabe smells a rat and fires his vice president, who attempts to flee the country across the Mozambique border. But will he make it? Show more

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