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Moral Maze

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UP NEXT: 20:00 - 21:00 Moral Maze Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

21:00 - 21:30 The History Podcast The man who paved the way for Donald Trump.

Jane Austen is often seen as an isolated genius who appeared from nowhere, or she is treated with a simplistic cult-like reverance which overlooks the complexities of her work. In this special edition of Front Row, marking 250 years since Austen's birth, we take a close critical eye to a writer who innovated the novel as a form and revolutionised a literary style rarely seen before. Fellow novelists Tessa Hadley and Kamila Shamsie join Samira, alongside academics Professor John Mullan and Dr. Sophie Coulombeau, to deeply delve into the texts themselves, revealing a witty writer herself steeped in the literature of her day, discussing how she contsantly evolved her craft and why her status has fluctuated with trends across the last two centuries. With readings by Dame Harriet Walter Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Mary Beard reveals five ways the Odyssey is a Genre Skipping Classic Martin Scorsese, Uberto Pasolini and Mary Beard on the world of the Odyssey.

Are these summer essentials worth the money? Sliced Bread puts suncream, sunglasses and more to the test.

Making Tax Digital: Your questions answered Everything you need to know about the new tax system for sole traders and landlords.

John Keats – How did the romantic poet produce so much brilliant work in his short lifetime? How one of the great Romantic poets produced so much in his brilliant but short life.

How to manage your finances as a blended family From holidays to wills, advice on navigating the pitfalls when your family expands.

What you need to know to feel less overwhelmed Psychologist and presenter Claudia Hammond on the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.

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