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Spoken word poets were sidelined and ignored for years. Lemn Sissay finds out how voices outside the mainstream made the establishment sit up and take notice. Show more

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Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace - with Boris Johnson warning that the crisis could be entering its most dangerous moment.

The offer of an honorary degree at an ex-polytechnic sends Peter into a depressive spiral. Stars Simon Callow. From 2018. Show more

Natasha is stunned by an unexpected gesture and Amy feels guilty. Show more

Countertenor Kimchilia Bartoli and reviews of the film Flee, TV series This is Going to Hurt, and Louise Bourgeois exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. Show more

David Aaronovitch and guests examine the government's recently published white paper on levelling up the country. What are the plans, will they work and do they go far enough? Show more

Prices are rising - but are we heading into an unprecedented economic period? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more

Behind the scenes at the nuclear fusion reactor making headlines this week, and a look into the new way the UK will fund cutting-edge science. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable philosopher and critic whose ideas, developed in the 1930s, became highly influential after his death while escaping the Holocaust. Show more

London Mayor loses faith in Dame Cressida Dick

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A new statistical panel show about what we think we know and what we actually know. Hosted by Dominic Frisby, assisted by Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter. Show more

Sean Curran reports as a Foreign Office Minister tells MPs the UK is expanding its anti-Russian sanction powers as tensions rise over Ukraine.

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