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It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with blackberries, hazelnuts and sloes, and home to oak and ash, field mice and butterflies.

For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility.

Meet Blackwater USA, the private army that the US government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil.

Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama The idea of 'civilisation' has always been debated, even fought over. At the heart of those debates lies the big question of h

Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama Oscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels th

Where can you find joy? What's the true measure of success? How should we manage anger? Find meaning? Conquer grief?

From a text message to a war, from a Valentine's rose to a flight or even having a child, How Bad are Bananas? gives us the carbon answers we need and provides plenty of revelations.

BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week India defies definition, and the story of medicine in India is similarly rich and complex.