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Who pays for the arts? Who should pay for the arts? In the UK, there is controversy about corporate sponsorship of arts organisations. Andrew Dickson investigates. Show more

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How have artists responded to Syria, Brexit, the US elections and the migrant crisis? Show more

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questions United Nations ties following settlement vote. Show more

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How will Donald Trump deal with Syria when he becomes US President? Show more

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What were the most talked about and shared stories this year? We revisit the US Elections, the EU Referendum, ‘creepy clown’ sightings and how 2016 was the year of livestreaming. Show more

Tim Harford, the presenter of new series 50 Things That Made The Modern Economy answers listener Peter Nou’s questions. Show more

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Rajini Vaidyanathan meets Father Michael Pfleger, the Chicago priest devoted to fighting gun crime on the streets of his parish. Show more

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A Russian military plane on the way to Syria has crashed, killing all 92 passengers, including members of the official choir of the Russian armed forces. Show more

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Could you forgive the person who killed your child or who raped or tortured you? Why do some people show mercy to those who have committed the cruellest acts against them? Show more

Once too precious to use, light is now too cheap to notice – an explanation of the profound significance of the lightbulb Show more

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Monica Vasconcelos learns to negotiate the world as her sense of sight diminishes and discovers a new world of possibilities. Show more

Plane crashes in Black Sea, killing 92; Iraqi Christians in Jordan; the Van Cliburn story Show more

President Putin has ordered an inquiry into the Russian military plane crash into the Black Sea. The crash happened shortly after the aircraft took off on its way to Syria. Show more

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Lists of things to do and things to buy. Presents we want for Christmas, or things we desire in a lover. But why do we make lists and what do they reveal about us? Show more

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Faster Rudolph! Competitive reindeer-racing is a popular sport across the Arctic Circle. Show more

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Was all that was promised to the residents of Rio as a result of hosting the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games delivered. Four months on Sportsworld returns to Rio. Show more

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Rajini Vaidyanathan meets Father Michael Pfleger, the Chicago priest devoted to fighting gun crime on the streets of his parish. Show more

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Huw Stephens speaks to Introducing Artist of the Year Izzy Bizu, plus music from the Drones Club, Cabbage, Moses and Saint PHNX. Show more

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A Russian military plane with 92 people on board crashes into the Black Sea on its way to Syria. Show more

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Tales of resurgence, endurance and decline: Yemeni and Syrian refugees in Somaliland, change in Uzbekistan, small-town France's hand-painted ads and a famous Indian bakery Show more

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Who pays for the arts? Who should pay for the arts? In the UK, there is controversy about corporate sponsorship of arts organisations. Andrew Dickson investigates. Show more

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The controversial death of Giuseppe Pinelli, Samuel Beckett, the first spacecraft to leave the Earth's orbit and travel to the moon and the experimental film-maker Derek Jarman. Show more

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The Wham! star passed away peacefully in his home; vigils underway in Russia for victims of Christmas Day plane crash near Sochi Show more

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Two women from Nigeria and Pakistan who are breathing new life into the musical theatre scene. Show more

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The dramatic events of 2016 are assessed by World Business Report Editor, Martin Webber. Show more

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How we view our food - and ourselves - through song. Show more

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Improving life and death decisions through better use of data. Show more

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