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Alicia McCarthy reports on government measures for harsher sanctions on Russian business.

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Commissioner Cressida Dick's resignation and what it means Show more

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Comedy in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Dave tries to make friends with his food delivery driver but has he crossed a line? Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. Show more

Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget. Show more

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The poetry boom has been fuelled by poets who didn’t wait for permission to speak. Lemn Sissay explores how technology has opened up a direct route to audiences. Show more

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

You’ve seen the news, the blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Show more

Blending is a distinctly human act: other creatures don’t experiment in this way. So in this series we’re looking at four blended products. Today, tea. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening Q&A. Show more

The cheapest meals on the menu are the red pepper soup or the kids' tagliatelle. But the best thing about the All Sky Cafe is Jeanette. Craig Roberts reads Joe Dunthorne's story. Show more

Matthew Bannister on broadcaster Bamber Gascoigne, singer Norma Waterson, polo player Claire Tomlinson, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Show more

Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime. Show more

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Priti Patel says whoever replaces Dame Cressida Dick must restore trust in the force.

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Mark Steel, Athena Kugblenu, Hugo Rifkind and Jackie Weaver for The News Quiz's return to the BBC Radio Theatre after two years away. Show more

Public historian Greg Jenner hears a clip from 1935 featuring triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry. Show more

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by organist Anna Lapwood, cellist Abel Selaocoe and songwriter Phil Thornalley as they add the next five tracks to the playlist. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Witham in Barnard Castle with Baroness Chapman, Lord Callanan, Baroness Grey-Thompson; Tonia Buxton. Show more

Sara Wheeler reflects on the harm done by seeing the world only from our own point of view. Show more

Stuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform world - and discusses whether fears of AI are well founded or whether we can learn to make it work for us? Show more

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Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget. Show more

The writers talk about their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert. Selections range from the poetry of John Donne, to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar and a memoir about insomnia. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports on the latest twist in the long-running debate about how best to carry out the refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament.

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Michael Ignatieff's reflections on consolation turns to Cicely Saunders, the hospice movement pioneer, who put compassion at the heart of her life's work. William Hope reads. Show more

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