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Matt Merritt, poet and editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in sounds of approaching spring as the call of the curlew once more fills the air. Show more

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Domestic abuse survivor Natasha Saunders wants to find out why threatening to share intimate images isn't a criminal offence in England and Wales. Show more

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'Unless climate change becomes a non-issue…there may be no moment when we can declare victory’. The communication plans drawn up by energy groups to make us doubt climate change. Show more

Comedy drama by Sarah Wooley about the Cheltenham Literary Festival and the origins of a legendary literary romance. Show more

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Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits, as students from Mansfield College, Oxford take on their professors. From 2020. Show more

Last month UK restaurants were permitted to reopen. After months of lockdown, what sort of state is the industry in, and how long will it take to get back on a steady footing? Show more

The new Whitney Museum has re-energised New York's meatpacking district. It's exhilarating, says Sir Simon Schama, even before you get to great works of American art he chooses. Show more

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The former SDLP leader - who helped end the Troubles - has died aged 83

From Southend - regulars Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman. From 2016. Show more

There’s an emergency at Home Farm and Fallon has the rug pulled from under her. Show more

Barbara Kingsolver's new poetry, designer Es Devlin on Creation Theatre's The Tempest, artist Thomas J Price; pianist Leon Fleisher who played with just his left hand, remembered. Show more

Dramatisation of Myfanwy Alexander's satirical whodunnit set in in rural Mid Wales. Show more

How reading books by James Baldwin and Harper Lee immersed death row inmates into another world entirely. Show more

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Anne Enright continues reading her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend, Katherine O'Dell. Today: passion and politics become dangerously entwined. Show more

Writer and editor Maya Millett speaks to the archivists working today to capture and amplify the stories of African-Americans, ensuring they are not forgotten tomorrow. Show more

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James Canton spends time with an ancient oak, and explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more

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