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Farming Today comes from the annual conference of the National Farmers' Union in Birmingham. Anna Hill talks to speakers and delegates about their concerns for agriculture in 2020. Show more

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Mercury retrograde - what's behind our renewed interest in astrology? Clever working class women in the UK – how do they break through? Plus a new study into eating disorders. Show more

Meg Fraser reads extracts from Nan Shepherd's 1928 classic. At Aberdeen University naive Martha's horizons are beginning to widen. Abridged by Rosemary Goring Show more

Friends recall how their relationship survived since one of them became ill as a teenager. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Joanna has a long-term health condition and struggles to pay for her prescriptions. Why should she pay and what impact does this have on the NHS? Show more

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In prison, Bassam learns more about the genocide that effected Rami’s family. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

Viagogo allows touts to 'resell' tickets they do not own, despite committing to clean up its website. Plus are hospitals and care homes failing to learn from coroners' reports? Show more

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Stanley Tucci tells the story of celebrity revivalist preacher Aimee Semple McPherson who vanished one day in 1926. Show more

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The detectives interrogate respectable writer Jack who has been charged with shoplifting. He protests his innocence. DCI Matthews and DS Armitage find out. Show more

Landlords and letting agencies risk legal action if they have a blanket ban on rent a property to benefits claimants. Paul Lewis takes your questions. Show more

Chris van Tulleken examines cigarette filters, the tobacco industry's hidden marketing tool. Margaret McCartney discusses whether the media portray a balanced view of sepsis. Show more

Citizenship - Laurie Taylor explores the way in which children are being taught about 'fundamental British values' and the process by which immigrants become British citizens. Show more

Why have some intellectual print publications defied the trend and increased sales? Show more

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Governments step up plans to cope with spread of the virus. Cases in Europe rise sharply. Sajid Javid, uses resignation speech to attack PM and his adviser Dominic Cummings.

Award-winning comedian Alex Edelman looks into the future and tries to work out the next steps for humankind - with help from his "peer group" at the University of Arts London. Show more

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Viviana Durante on Isadora Duncan, whose radical barefoot dancing enthralled audiences in the 1900s, and we speak to a crew filming amidst the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Show more

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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Mona Siddiqui, Anne McElvoy, Andrew Doyle and Tim Stanley. #moralmaze Show more

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Mathematician Vicky Neale explores the emotional, aesthetic and creative qualities that underpin the most beautiful maths. Show more

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