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Norman Borlaug transformed agricultural production around the world by tinkering with the genetic design of wheat. Yet worries about overpopulation continue. Show more

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Michael Symmons Roberts - formerly an atheist, now a Catholic - examines how atheism in Britain today is becoming an increasingly complicated tapestry of beliefs and non-beliefs. Show more

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Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he's sacked his National Security Adviser, John Bolton, amid rumours that the two have clashed over foreign policy.

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Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange, poetic and sometimes brutal narratives of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet. Part of a new commission by Radio 4 and Artangel. Show more

Reporter Paul Kenyon (right) confronts a convicted British paedophile who is on the run in Bulgaria after breaking an order banning him from travelling abroad without permission. Show more

New Zealander Joanne Roughton Arnold chose singing opera over playing the violin. Alan Pingarrón from Mexico is taking part in a Royal Opera House training programme. Show more

Philip Ball tells the story of Alexis Carrel, the pioneering French surgeon who worked to preserve life outside the body and create an immortal chicken heart in a dish. Show more

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