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English folk singer Shirley Collins chooses American song-hunter, Alan Lomax. With Billy Bragg and Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more

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Prime Minister says MPs will get a vote on another referendum, although she is against it. Jamie Oliver's restaurants go into administration.

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Stephen Poliakoff on his new TV series, Summer of Rockets; and Selina Thompson on her play salt, which charts her journey across the Atlantic to retrace one of the slave routes. Show more

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New research suggests children's homes face huge challenges. With frequent police call outs, and reports of children going missing - how safe are our most vulnerable children? Show more

What countries around Europe are doing to make voting more accessible. The small tweaks made by one gym that made exercising a whole lot more inclusive, if not necessarily easier. Show more

Trigger warnings: the first empirical evidence that they do not work, myths about Van Gogh's mental health, and is multi-tasking a skill that can be learned? Show more

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