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You will be able to hear this extraordinary conversation on @BBCr4today on 31st December
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What role will the North Sea play in the UK's energy security?
@annaefoster explores the issues live from the Rough gas rig.
Listen on @BBCSounds
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"A new silicon species which will no doubt compete with us for resources."
That's what Microsoft Head of AI Mustafa Suleyman says could happen if we continue creating AIs that are more autonomous.
He says it's right for people to be concerned or alarmed.
Incredible listen on a rainy Friday morning nytimes.com/2026/09/03/scien… via @NYTimes
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The Bayeux Tapestry is being unveiled for the first time today following a private viewing with the King.
Listen as @bbcnickrobinson broadcasts live from the British Museum where the medieval tapestry is being housed for its 'unprecedented' exhibition.
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"This tapestry... is in effect something that illustrates our common history."
French Culture Minister Catherine Pégard talks about the significance of the Bayeux Tapestry loan and exhibition for the relationship between the UK and France.
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“Cultural diplomacy…can bring people together and change the context.”
The UK Government’s Envoy for the Bayeux Tapestry Loan, Lord Peter Ricketts, speaks to @bbcnickrobinson about the power of cultural diplomacy.
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Is culture part of the answer to dealing with the challenge of populist right parties?
@bbcnickrobinson asks France's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard as the Bayeux Tapestry comes to the UK.
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I so hope it’s The Archers
NEW: The legendary @TinaBrownLM confirms Meghan Markle "has a job", landing an acting role...
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"He was a man of great integrity, humanity... He had a kind of infectious decency which lifted people up."
James Naughtie reflects on the life and legacy of broadcaster Edward Stourton, who has died aged 68.
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It's a privilege to celebrate the life of Ed Stourton on this morning's Today.
I worked with Ed on the World at One, where we referred to him as the 'Rolls Royce of broadcasting' - his sharp mind and vast knowledge of the world brought to bear on any story with zero fuss.
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This is the single hardest piece, both technically and emotionally, that I've ever worked on in my entire career.
Please give it a read.
In November 2023, police found the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
I pieced together who she was and who was responsible for @_TheLondoner
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Some professional news, as they don’t say:
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What does it mean to be radical?
Historian and podcaster @holland_tom tells @amolrajan that radicalism is both progressive and reactive.
Listen to Radical with @amolrajan on @bbcsounds or watch on @bbciplayer
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“Parents will take bullets for their children… I don't think that's reflected sufficiently in the state.”
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says healthcare for children hasn't been given the 'priority it deserves', in an interview for the start of the Today's Babies series.
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Today’s Babies is going to follow three families from across the UK, who are about to have their first child, for the next five years.
It will shine a light on the ‘postcode lottery’ of parenting, and what it’s like looking after a young child in modern Britain.
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“When people pass away, the love still stays."
John and Amy Hunt remember their loved ones Carol, Louise and Hannah, who were murdered by Louise's ex-partner in 2024.
They met the Queen to discuss on violence against women as part of Baroness May’s guest edit.
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AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman used his guest edit to ask how we should navigate the realities of a post superintelligence world – and what this will mean for the way we relate to each other and the way we are governed.
Listen: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mr50…
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Oscar-winning actor and humanitarian Cate Blanchett used her guest edit to look how nation states are responding to the refugee crisis, sustainability in the world of fashion, and the dangers of AI to women in film.
Listen: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mqxk…
