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41 minutes
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Nick Robinson meets Whitehall insiders to find out how the UK might handle an escalating pandemic.
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41 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Nick Robinson meets Whitehall insiders to find out how the UK might handle an escalating pandemic.
19 minutes
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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him. Show more
22 minutes
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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him. Show more
26 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him. Show more
25 minutes
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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him. Show more
The gulf between young and old has never seemed wider. But have we seen this before? Historian Rhys Jones explores how generational conflict has unfolded through the ages. Show more
15 minutes
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Stanley Tucci tells the story of Kathleen Cleaver, a leading light in the short-lived but highly influential Black Panther Party which was born in Oakland, California. Show more
The saxophonist Jess Gillam meets the bass guitarist Gail Ann Dorsey. Show more
Kerry Hudson, author of Lowborn, has learned to code switch with the literary elite, but how can people stuck in poverty or middle class bubbles make meaningful connections? Show more
15 minutes
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Stanley Tucci tells the story of Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing Californian politician who took over as mayor of San Francisco after the murders of Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone. Show more
28 minutes
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Revealing the true story of the making of the radical poet William Wordsworth 250 years ago, Jonathan Bate visits the West Country. With Simon Russell Beale Show more
14 minutes
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Laura Wade eavesdrops on historic conversations between men and women to explore today's thorniest gender issues
3 Milton's Adam and Eve and the function of marital rows Show more
An insight into the world of ferry pilots who risk their lives delivering small planes. Poonam Taneja's father was killed doing this. She finds out why they do this. Show more
Al Doyle from Hot Chip and folk singer Frank Turner confirm a 1976 prediction made by French intellectual Jacques Attali that recorded music would be available free of charge. Show more
14 minutes
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Stanley Tucci continues his history of California with the story of Silicon Valley's troubled founder, William Shockley: a genius, a hideous boss and an irredeemable racist. Show more
49 minutes
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Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Women Beware Women at The Globe Theatre, Christos Tsiolkas - Damascus, Leon Spilliaert at Royal Academy, Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses on TV Show more
28 minutes
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Series exploring the right to freedom of thought in the digital age and protecting the forum internum – our private, mental space – from the incursions of new technology. Show more
24 minutes
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Stanley Tucci tells the story of Jerry Brown, California's longest-serving governor. In a wide-ranging interview, Brown shares his thoughts on California's past and future. Show more
57 minutes
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Stanley Tucci tells the dramatic story of modern California from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. Show more
Today it’s assumed that a dad should be there for the birth of his child. But what’s the real impact of birth on dads and should they have more of a choice? Fi Glover investigates. Show more