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Going to the Gay Bar
Tue 17 Sep 2019
Travis Alabanza investigates the impact of the closure of LGBTQ+ venues in the UK.
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Art of Now: The World in Their Hands
Fri 6 Sep 2019
In a London studio, the ancient craft of globemaking finds a modern spin.
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What’s Eating Rotherham
Tue 27 Aug 2019
Rotherham resident Joanne Keeling looks at the problem of overeating in the town.
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Can Facebook Survive?
Tue 13 Aug 2019
David Baker investigates if Facebook can survive its recent troubles intact.
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Power of Deceit
Fri 9 Aug 2019
Lucy Cooke discovers why being a bit sneaky may be an excellent evolutionary strategy.
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Hannah Walker Is a Highly Sensitive Person
Tue 6 Aug 2019
Hannah Jane Walker argues that sensitivity is overlooked, dismissed and under-utilised
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The Upside of Anxiety
Tue 30 Jul 2019
Andrew Hussey examines the damage done by anxiety and also the benefits it might offer.
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From College to Clink
Fri 26 Jul 2019
Britain's brightest graduates start their working life behind bars as prison officers.
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A History of Hate - Bosnia: The Weaponisation of History
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Allan Little explores how anti-Muslim hatred was mobilised during the Bosnian war.
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What's in a Game?
Fri 7 Jun 2019
Alex Humphreys asks if video games should be appreciated as a form of art.
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Rewinder
Mon 20 May 2019
Greg James digs into the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
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The Prototype
Fri 17 May 2019
Hannah Catherine Jones meets instrument inventors challenging the status quo.
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The Fast and the Curious
Tue 30 Apr 2019
Tom Heap's confessions of a petrol-headed environmentalist.
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The Bubble
Fri 26 Apr 2019
Two social media users swap accounts and live in each other's bubble during Brexit.
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Peach Fuzz
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Mona Chalabi asks why female facial hair still seems to be a source of such shame.
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A Sense of Time
Fri 12 Apr 2019
Does a second feel the same for a fly, a bird, or a swordfish, as it does for me?
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The Monster Downstairs
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Life for the child of an alcoholic can be lonely. Camilla Tominey hears their stories.
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A Job for the Boys
Tue 2 Apr 2019
What are the hidden consequences of having so few women in the tech industry?
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The Puppet Master – Episode 5. Enemies
Mon 25 Mar 2019
A fight for survival and a message for the West.
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The Puppet Master – Episode 4. Unravelling
Mon 25 Mar 2019
Loyalties are tested as street power grows.
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The Puppet Master – Episode 3. Impresario
Mon 25 Mar 2019
All the world – or at least all of Russia – is a stage.
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The Puppet Master – Episode 2. Ascension
Mon 25 Mar 2019
The man from nowhere slides up the greasy pole.
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The Puppet Master – Episode 1. Snipers
Mon 25 Mar 2019
This is the story of the most powerful man you’ve never heard of.
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Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower
Fri 22 Mar 2019
What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence
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Macpherson: What Happened Next
Fri 15 Mar 2019
20 years on from the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, how much has changed?
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#OurBoysAsWell
Fri 1 Mar 2019
Does talk of 'toxic masculinity' mean we are now seeing boys as potential perpetrators?
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Branding Genius
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Who owns Shakespeare? Graphic designer Teresa Monachino goes in search of Brand Bard.
Nazanin and the mystery of a decades old tank debt
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