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Charlotte Smith speaks to a government minister and the Rivers Trust about new plans to tackle water pollution from farms. Show more

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The clacking call of the stonechat punctuates nature writer Melissa Harrison's memories of cagoule-clad walks on Dartmoor with her family. Show more

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As more and more companies employ 'happiness engineers', proud curmudgeon Oliver Burkeman asks whether prescribing or enforcing workplace fun is ever a good idea. Show more

Andrea Catherwood hears from two women who have suffered from insomnia and explores whether vaccine passports will discriminate against women. Show more

Women talk more than men, right? No. In public, women speak far less. Mary Ann Sieghart finds out why women are neither speaking up nor being heard and what impact this is having. Show more

Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Sparks, Iain Stirling, Siobhán McSweeney and Frauke Bagusche for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

With the pensione in Florence thriving, art historian Evelyn's thoughts turn to the soldier she met in Tuscany at the end of the war.
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International cruises can start again from the UK from today but with social distancing and bubbled onshore excursions, what will the experience be like for travellers? Show more

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The trauma of losing her family in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, shaped Alice Musabende's life. In this series, she wrestles with telling her children about it. Show more

Mike Williams investigates the ubiquitous and universally popular toy - the doll. Show more

In Paul Sellar's drama, self-made tycoon Max Silver sets out to build an iconic new London skyscraper. Starring Robert Glenister. Show more

Russell Davies is in the chair for the third heat of the general knowledge tournament for 2021 Show more

After the lives of elderly and disabled people living in care homes were brought sharply into focus during the pandemic, Sheila Dillon looks at how catering is done in care homes. Show more

Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories about the meaning of art in people's lives. This week, stories of people ripping up rule-books and doing it for themselves. Show more

Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? Sleuths Drs Rutherford & Fry investigate. From 2020. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 - The NHS COVID APP in England & Wales has been tweaked so less people have to self isolate

David Mitchell gets Rufus Hound, Fern Brady, Ria Lina, and Tony Hawks to lie with some truths. From August 2021. Show more

Events spiral out of control for Shula while David feels uneasy Show more

Kathleen Marshall and Sutton Foster on Anything Goes (with a special performance); Tim Renkow on his new comedy series Jerk; Rebecca Rubin on Scarlett Johansson suing Disney. Show more

How the work of enigmatic mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was rediscovered and remains at the forefront of the discipline even a century after his death. Show more

Ian Hislop tells the story of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England, looking for traces of their legacy today. In programme one, as the Romans leave, he's in East Anglia. Show more

A year on from the explosion that devastated Beirut, survivors in one close-knit district are trying to rebuild their lives, helped by passionate volunteers, but not the state. Show more

GM crops and human hormones from microbes. Matthew Cobb explores the hopes and fears when commercial products of genetic engineering were launched into the world. Show more

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With the pensione in Florence thriving, art historian Evelyn's thoughts turn to the soldier she met in Tuscany at the end of the war.
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Michael Rosen asks Dr Sophie Harrison about the strange and special new language she had to learn to become a doctor, having been an editor at Granta Magazine. Show more

Paul Weller talks to John Wilson about the inspiration behind the last album by The Jam in 1982, 'The Gift'. From November 2012. Show more

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Felicity Cloake, a food writer, embarks on a gastronomic Tour de France with her trusty touring bike named Eddy and firm ideas about what makes the perfect croissant. Show more

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