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A new report suggests light touch regulation for gene edited crops in England. Show more

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Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard. Show more

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Eavesdropping on rehearsals, musicians give an insider's perspective on Elgar's Enigma Variations and show how they work together to bring his music to life in the concert hall. Show more

Are the children of the digital revolution going to tackle global issues differently? Isabel Hardman looks at new ways of confronting denialism. Show more

The literary return of a much loved Agatha Christie creation - Miss Marple. Show more

TEST MATCH SPECIAL: England v India. Commentary on the Fourth Test from the Oval with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Ebony-Rainford Brent. Show more

Jean-Paul Belmond, the celebrated French actor, has died at the age of 88.

Sue Perkins hosts the return of Radio 4’s longest-running panel show, Just a Minute. Show more

Susan comes to a terrible realisation and Ben digs himself a hole. Show more

Mick Fleetwood on Peter Green and a star-studded concert celebrating his legacy, Cathy Brady on her new film Wildfire, and we pay tribute to French film star Jean Paul Belmondo. Show more

David Cannadine meets the present Duke of Wellington to explore how his ancestor's utilitarian boots came to define his military and political leadership. Show more

What makes one community more effective than another in being listened to by the people they elected? Chinwe Kalu-Uma looks at the tale of two communities and an incinerator. Show more

A year after fire destroyed Europe’s largest refugee camp, we hear the stories of a few of the survivors. Show more

Is China set to become the next science superpower, dominating bio-engineering, computing and space? And if so, what does this mean for the future of Chinese and global science? Show more

Eavesdropping on rehearsals, musicians give an insider's perspective on Elgar's Enigma Variations and show how they work together to bring his music to life in the concert hall. Show more

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An ordinary London family in the 1930s prepares to travel to Bognor Regis for an annual seaside holiday, but there are lots of jobs to do first. Show more

Witnesses from Britain and Kiritimati share their experiences of living in the long shadow of the UK's atomic testing programme in the South Pacific. Show more

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The author was taking a break from war reporting, but when she heard about the Syrian Kurdish women fighting on the front lines, she knew she had to find out more. Show more

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