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Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. First up: pride.
Matthew Taylor investigates the pervasive issue of workplace bullying in the UK today.
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The women making a living out of commercial fishing, one of the last all-male bastions.
Writer Chris Yates looks to the skies in search of the wintering hen harrier.
Enter this iconic building to hear stories from those whose lives have been changed here.
How a group of organisations in one Westminster building affected a decade of UK politics.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown takes a fresh look at the story of the Ugandan Asian expulsion.
Have modern political movements usurped the place of religion? Helen Lewis investigates.
Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.
How a new opera is addressing the psychological aftermath of sexual violence.
Adopted from an orphanage in Romania, Ionica Adriana returns to discover her past.
Max Porter explores why model villages hold such fascination and inspiration for him.
Nell Frizzell contemplates whether climate change should stop her having a second child.
How does losing a mother as a little girl affect the women they become?
Shocking claims of bullying, sexual harassment and violence from inside the police.
A suicide in a park leads to the discovery of a parallel world.
An exploration of men’s violence against women, with Scottish writer Alistair Heather
An intimate tale of bird-human interdependence.
Who stitched the Bayeux Tapestry? Abigail Youngman looks for clues in the margins.
The BBC economics correspondent Andy Verity investigates.
Poet Helen Mort reflects on being the object of deepfake pornography.
Artist Kevin Harman explores what happens when public art and communities clash.
Sophie Ward makes a scientifically-accredited love potion. Don't try this at home.
How a simple DNA test turned worlds upside down, leading to profound questions of identity
Pro-wrestler Matt Powell explores the history and resurgence of wrestling in the Midlands.
Misty Copeland talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend - Raven Wilkinson.
The profound influence the many years he spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
Bex is at university when she starts feeling anxious and overwhelmed.
When a diagnosis changes everything.
Stories of everyday street harassment from women across Britain.
A clip from Nazanin.
Laura Barton uncovers the plastics that transformed our domestic world.
A clip from The Nuclear Priesthood on BBC Radio 4.
The world’s best audio documentaries, hosted by Vanessa Kisuule.