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Catrin finally confronts Lighthouse's leader as the organisation ends up in court. The showdown results in a crowded interview on a busy London street. Show more

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National Air Traffic Services has apologised for disruption at UK's busiest airports

Steph McGovern heads to Leeds to ask some seriously funny minds for their answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Daliso Chaponda and Chris McCausland. Show more

Brad knocks heads together, and Oliver tries to do the right thing. Show more

Composer Anne Dudley and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen join Cerys and Jeffrey as they travel from Iran to Turkey and on to Dover via a coffee house in Leipzig Show more

Children who are excluded from school are falling under the radar and being targetted by gangs to sell drugs - sometimes with devastating consequences Show more

The International Blind Sports Federation recently held their World Games in Birmingham. We spoke to athletes, team officials and people sampling some of the sports available. Show more

Lucy Cooke looks at ways female animals wield authority - showing that, from repressive mole-rat queens to deceptive duck vaginas, power can mean more than just physical strength. Show more

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sir Colin Humphreys about LED lights, electron microscopes, and the thinnest material in the world Show more

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Churning Day, The Early Purges, Follower, Ancestral Photograph and Mid-Term Break. Show more

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New episodes will be released weekly wherever you get your podcasts, but if you’re in the UK, you can listen to the whole series right now – before anywhere else – on BBC Sounds. Show more

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