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Physiologist Jens Juul Holst tells Jim Al-Khalili how the gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for modern weight loss meds - and considers the pros and cons of these 'wonder drugs'.

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

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

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy and bassoonist Amy Harman join Anna and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks, from Marvin Gaye to Wu-Tang Clan.

Did the invasion turbo-charge extremism in Iraq and the UK.

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.

2/5. As a manufacturing economy, China is very good at making robot bodies. The US on the other hand is dominating when it comes to robot brains. Who will come out on top in the end.

Ruairi's got a lot on his mind, and Esme thinks she might lose the farm.

When a school counsellor is tasked with investigating a teenage boy with unnerving powers of persuasion, she risks everything to uncover the truth.

A young man sets out to find his place in the world by writing a story with an unusual hero at its heart.

In the deeply-Catholic Philippines, sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz is on a mission to destigmatise sex, which she believes is the key to a safer society for women and girls.

The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has written about the weather a lot. But in his work, clouds form a backdrop. He's bringing them to the fore and considering their place in art.

Chris and Xand examine the biology of the hips, why it's such a unique part of the body, what can go wrong, and how we can best look after them.

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

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

3/4. Alasdair Beckett-King hosts a panel of improv comedy all stars. Featuring some excited nuns, enemies who become lovers, and a fairy godmother.

Ruairi helps George out, and Anna Tregorran battles with her elderly mother, Carol.

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

Anna Foster and an expert panel consider a topical issue in front of a live audience.

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.

Live facial recognition is being rolled out across all the police services in England and Wales. But a patchwork of regulation and common laws cover its use - so is it legal.

1/3. In the first episode, Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why the government wants us to heat our homes with them.

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

Aoife sets out to make a career for herself in the arts, only to find it much more difficult than she anticipated.

Dive in with Jimmy's adult swim learners, as they master how to move at one with the water. There's joy, peace and liberation to be found, if only they can learn to let go.

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.