Growing appetite
for chicken
What does our demand for intensively reared British chicken mean for our wallets, animal welfare and the environment?
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Richard Uridge investigates the disappearing village on the Isle of Wight.
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Growing appetite
"A memoir like
no other"
Tony Blair's memoir leaves "your jaw sitting on the floor" according to Andrew Marr.
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Mum's on the Run
Comedy by Alexis Zegerman about the hectic life of single mother Jen.
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Penguin, Puffin and the Paperback Revolution
Children's author Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Penguin books, founded 75 years ago by his father-in-law.
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Iconoclasts
Journalist Stephen Pollard argues that we should stop spending public money on the arts.
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Humph Celebration Concert
A celebration of Humphrey Lyttelton, an acclaimed jazz musician and host of 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue'.
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Book of the Week
2008 approaches, and there is mounting disquiet over Gordon Brown's leadership.
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1960-2010
Fifty years after they began, what did the sixties mean for Britain?
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