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In this new series, Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci investigate which political buzzwords are strong and stable and which are a crock of covfefe.Each week Helen and Armando will crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to decode the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried?You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political language from two people both baffled and beguiled by it. They'll walk you through the various verbal ...

The story of how in 1983 a Welsh fishing village and its local police force foil a daring international drug smuggling plot worth millions.

Holly Hamilton leads the consumer fightback - getting answers, righting wrongs and making things better for consumers everywhere.If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back, email cfb@bbc.co.uk

Politically is BBC Radio 4's home for insightful, inside takes on how politics and power really work. Step into a world steeped in ambition and intrigue... a world that demands tough decisions and delicate compromises. And let those who've walked the corridors of power reveal how they believe them best navigated, through the frank and illuminating series you'll find in this feed.

How do other cultures handle the universal problems that we face here at home? Something to Declare is here to find the answer. Join Jack Boswell as he explores the roots of global cultural practices and how people are interpreting them today, from Japanese Wabi Sabi philosophy to the Sacred Geography of Andean tribes.

Exploring and explaining news stories from across England.

Presenter James Crawford looks at an author's latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.

In this film noir parody, Private Detective Howard Dick is called to Belfast to crack a case for his old flame.

Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UKSomething about this doesn't add up. In Hertfordshire towns, people who live alone are disappearing. Their neighbours are wondering why they've not seen them, or if they might have died. Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions - through Lasting Power of Attorney - is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea ...

Elon Musk's visions of the future all stem from the same place: the science-fiction he grew up on. To understand where Musk wants to take the rest of us - with his electric cars, his rockets to Mars, his meme stocks, and tunnels deep beneath the earth — Harvard professor and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore looks at those science fiction stories and helps us understand what Musk missed about them. The Evening Rocket explores Musk's strange new kind of extravagant, extreme capitalism — call it Muskism — where stock prices are driven by earnings, and also by fantasies. Follow along on Twitter...

ہر روز ہر خبر پر نظر رکھنا آسان نہیں۔ سنیے پاکستان، انڈیا اور دنیا بھر سے وہ اہم خبریں اور غیر معمولی کہانیاں جو بی بی سی اردو کی ویب سائیٹ پر بہت مقبول ہیں

Rapper and songwriter Eve explores how to get the most out of life with those who’ve learned how to live it well Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essential Mix - Produced by BBC Radio 1 - Three Latest Episodes hosted by MIXIOM.com - Join MIXIOM ELITE at www.MIXIOM.com/elite to access the full archive

BBC Xtra is the flagship daily 2 hour live magazine programme on BBC Arabic, driving social and human interest issues onto the main news agenda of the Arabic Service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.