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Prime Minister backs jabs despite South African variant concerns. Myanmar General says military coup was in best interests of people. UK's youngest terror offender spared jail.

David Mitchell gets celebrity comedic couples to lie with some truths. With Zoe Lyons and Henning Wehn. From February 2021. Show more

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Jeremy Front profiles academic parapsychologist Dr Fay Sullivan, whose interest in the paranormal started when she faked a ghost hoax as a child. Starring Jeremy and Rebecca Front. Show more

James Naughtie looks at how Joe Biden will change how America deals with the world. Show more

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