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Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case in intensive care; Health inequalities - time to reset the clock? Agoraphobia and lockdown; Margaret McCartney on testing. Show more

Artificial intelligence pioneer Stuart Russell tells Helen Lewis how we can make AI human compatible, keep it under our control - and so stop it destroying the world. Show more

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Shelley Klein's book about her father, the acclaimed textile designer Bernat Klein, and the modernist home he created. Today, Bernat's childhood is explored. Barbara Flynn reads. Show more

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