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Tribute to the author, journalist and campaigner Dame Shirley Conran. Show more

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Tensions boil over for one family, and Harrison takes shocking action. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from St Andrew's Parish Church in Sedbergh with Alistair Carmichael MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP Jonathan Reynolds MP and Sarah Swindley. Show more

Apple-grafting knife in hand, Rebecca Stott senses a grassroots revival of the heritage apples of our parents and grandparents. Show more

David Willetts, Elizabeth Oldfield, Will Davies and Tiffany Watt Smith discuss protest, and changing expectations of life states from childhood, work and retirement. Show more

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