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The number of new coronavirus deaths in the UK has exceeded 1,000 for the first time since April.

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Winner of the Costa Biography Award, Lee Lawrence on his memoir The Louder I Will Sing about his fight for justice after his mother was shot by police. Show more

A haunting canal story specially written for Timothy West by David Pownall. Nearing retirement, a man is forced to make a life and death decision about his long-serving horse. Show more

Comedian and writer Frankie Boyle chats with Louis Theroux about growing up in Glasgow, whether cancel culture exists and discovering alcohol as a teenager. Show more

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