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