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7/10. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. Sir Richard Rich is also searching for a missing manuscript - which accuses him of torturing a heretic. Show more

The US election and the Covid-19 pandemic meant 2020 was a huge year for bad info. The BBC’s disinformation experts track where the big lies came from and the harm they caused. Show more

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by Roy Williams. Stephen has been beaten up at school. The assailant is an excluded pupil, and Stephen is a teacher. But is that really why he's here? Show more

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More than 100,000 people in the UK have died with coronavirus in nearly a year.

Sitcom by Amna Saleem, starring Kiran Sonia Sawar. Amna tries to cover up an unholy mistake from her mother, with her brother as an accomplice. Show more

Shula finds herself in trouble and Tom faces a difficult dilemma. Show more

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A year ago this week, the first reported case of Covid-19 was recorded in the UK. Within weeks frontline medics faced their toughest ever test. How do they think they coped? Show more

The problems with, and solutions to, getting Covid testing and vaccinations if you're visually impaired. Show more

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Esther Safran Foer's parents have outlasted the war. In1945 they adjust to life in a Displaced Person's camp but their future remains uncertain. Sarah Kestelman reads. Show more

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