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Weekend Break Episodes

  1. I Want to Ride My Bicycle.

    Poetic thoughts on discovering London on two wheels from a bicycle courier.

  2. I Am Not Your Negro

    James Baldwin and American race relations, and making food sustainable

  3. How To Write A Bestseller

    A computer algorithm for bestselling novels. And the paralysed athlete with bionic legs.

  4. How To Talk to Anxious Kids; and Keeping a Diary

    What do you say to children who ask you about bad news?

  5. How to Grow Old Without Feeling Old

    How to keep one foot out of the grave. And a biography of John Le Carre, warts and all.

  6. How to Compose Music for Horses

    The secret to composing music for "dancing" horses for dressage events

  7. How To Be Respectable In British Society.

    Why social class matters so much in Britain. And a story of oblivion in post-war Angola.

  8. How the Paralympic Games started

    How did the Paralympics begin? Plus, the Italian culture payment for 18 year olds.

  9. How Germany is Handling the Migrant Crisis

    More views from Berlin on Germany's approach to the migrant crisis.

  10. How fake voices can enhance fake news

    Experiments with synthetic sound; and poet Philip Larkin's memorabilia

  11. How Do We Grieve?

    A new book giving advice on how to grieve, plus Merkel meets Trump.

  12. Horrible Words

    The value of words language snobs frown on. And we meet the Palestinian speed sisters.

  13. Hopeful, or Disappointed?

    Weekend speaks to three young voters about their reaction to the referendum result.

  14. Hedda Gabler Dies on Twitter

    Ibsen's tragic character dies again on Twitter. Also, why some songs must be sung.

  15. Heartbreak Hotel

    A hotel that claims to mend a broken heart, and what it's like to be a professional gamer

  16. He Was The Greatest

    Tributes to Muhammad Ali, world heavyweight champion, civil rights campaigner and poet

  17. Have you ever visited a state that doesn't exist?

    The secret world of global roads to nowhere, plus, donating to street performers online

  18. Happy Baby

    Music that makes babies happy, plus the 17-year-old recorder player with a record deal.

  19. Happiness, Bhutan style.

    The Bhutanese idea of Gross National Happiness. And should women fight on the frontline?

  20. Going Underground for Subway Dating.

    Speed dates for New York subway commuters. And he's fired: Donald Trump's political woe.

  21. Girlz with Gunz

    Zimbabwe's history of war inspires a hip hop duo. Also, concentration camps in the UK.

  22. Garlic, Cumin, Green Chillies and a Black Dish

    Garlic, cumin, green chillies and a black dish, how to make a Balti Birmingham-style

  23. From Star Wars to Old Vic

    British actor John Boyega on bringing his Star Wars fame to London's theatre district.

  24. From Menstrual Blood to Milk and Honey

    The young woman poet breaking taboos. And the growing demand for out-of-date food.

  25. From Comedian to Film Star

    The stand-up comedian who became a star at Cannes. And a World Cup for stateless people.

  26. France in Mourning

    The second day of mourning in France following the Paris attacks

  27. Flying with Swans

    'Human swan' on 7,000km flight, and how Einstein improved a scientist's dementia.

  28. Five Minutes' Peace

    Jill Murphy on Five Minutes' Peace, and the music scene in Haiti.

  29. Fine Dining but No Menu

    Let the Chef decide your meal for you; and taking a Virtual Tour of Buckingham Palace

  30. Fake News and Peruvian Gin

    Fake news, and the search for reliable information online.

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