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Matthew Syed hears from a metal singer whose scream gave her an outlet for complex emotions. Through her story, he examines societal pressures on women's voices.

6/7. A former FSB whistleblower prepares to present evidence that might shed light on what really happened in 1999.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

News-making original journalism investigating stories at home and abroad.

The Metropolitan police force was branded 'institutionally racist', the city of Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Portuguese and the first Grand National was run at Aintree.

3/5. Leading forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma. Contains graphic violent scenes.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

The latest weather forecast.

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

8/11. Respected local solicitor Andrew is arrested for fraud. Will a judge accept that his Parkinson's medication affected his behaviour.

Lilian throws a spanner in the works, and there's a glimmer of hope for David in his quest for volunteers.

As a new county council takes control, Marianne must navigate the rapidly changing situation and decide where her allegiance lies.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Peter Mandelson are being investigated for Misconduct in Public Office - but what does this offence mean.

Chat GPT, Gemini etc are most people's idea of artificial intelligence. But are the limitations of the technology behind them an obstacle to achieving genuine AI.

Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

5/10. Angela Barnes travels the UK to bring you the best stand-up acts from Brighton, Edinburgh, Swansea and Belfast.

Chelsea follows Susan's advice, and Brian is grateful to Rex.

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Adam Fleming explores the dark art of looksmaxxing - what is it, where does it come from, and why has it been growing online.

Both Sonnaz Nooranvary and her parents expected her to have a white-collar career, but she discovered a passion for upholstery and never looked back.

Jenny gets an unexpected opportunity to meet Julius Kivimäki. She heads to a Finnish prison to seek answers. But while she is in Finland, police name a further suspect.

ME is a serious, complex and poorly understood illness, affecting millions of people around the world. But groundbreaking new research may finally be shifting the landscape.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

3/5. A love story based on the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who married in 1878. Samuel takes Ellen to Barbados to meet his mother.

2/6. Slim looks back on his teenage years. School dinners, clubbing in his church gear, and going shopping with his mum were his biggest problems, until he receives a phone call at 17.

Stand-up comedian Aurie Styla takes an autobiographical look at technology history, through his own experience as a self-confessed tech nerd growing up in the 90s.

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