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  1. How to bridge the attainment gap between state and private schools?

    Questions raised over attainment gap between state school and private sector exam results

  2. How to Boost Britain鈥檚 Economic Growth

    Amol Rajan asks a panel of experts about ways to boost economic growth in Britain

  3. How to be more persuasive

    Have you got the skill to tempt people into doing what you want?

  4. How to be fluent in 'elephant language'

    A service is being launched which allows people to communicate in 'elephant language'

  5. How to attract bat-sized moths

    People are being asked bait their gardens with special traps to attract moths.

  6. How the world looks from Davos

    Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller and Elisabeth Bumiller from the New York Times at Davos.

  7. How talking therapy rewires the brain

    A new study says cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) could retrain the brain

  8. How should we talk to children about grief?

    The campaign for better bereavement support in schools

  9. How should we tackle violent crime?

    Iain Duncan Smith's think tank has released a report into tackling London's gangs

  10. How should we prosecute online child abuse?

    Is prosecution, rehabilitation or both the answer to pedophiles operating online?

  11. How should we pay for social care?

    We take some experts for a walk to try and solve the problem of social care funding.

  12. How should the mainstream media react to 'fake news'?

    Former editor of the Sunday Times Sir Harold Evans discusses so-called 'fake news'

  13. How should social media companies protect children online?

    TikTok, Apple, Google and Meta have met with the Children鈥檚 Commissioner

  14. How should social media be regulated?

    Labour's Tom Watson outlines the party's plans for greater digital regulation

  15. How should news organisations handle sensitive images?

    Our guests discuss the use of sensitive images in the news.

  16. How should immigration work post-Brexit?

    Former civil servant Sir David Normington on creating a post-Brexit immigration system

  17. How should Germany respond to the Cologne sex attacks?

    A journalist and an editor of a major German newspaper discuss the Cologne sex attacks.

  18. How safe are your encrypted WhatsApp messages?

    Madhumita Murgia and Fevzi Turkalp discuss reliability of cyber communication encryptions

  19. How refugees are being welcomed by one Polish town.

    Mishal Husain reports from Przemysl where 180,000 refugees have arrived in 10 days.

  20. How realistic is The Bodyguard?

    麻豆社 security correspondent Frank Gardner discusses how realistic the 麻豆社's new drama is.

  21. How President Trump is helping book sales

    George Orwell鈥檚 1984 sold 5,000 copies in the first week of Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency

  22. How much of Welles鈥� acclaim is based on myth?

    Orson Welles was one of the great auteurs of the 20th century. He is often credited as...

  23. How much of Brexit talks is bluster?

    Should the UK walk away or be prepared to walk away from talks?

  24. How much is volunteering worth?

    Andy Haldane questions whether the value of volunteering should be included in the UK GDP

  25. How much do you know about your partners' finances

    New research has found 1.9M married couples keep their finances secret from their partner

  26. How might the conflict in Syria be resolved?

    Former US deputy assistant Secretary of Defense discusses the conflict in Syria.

  27. How might Brexit affect our borders?

    Tony Smith discusses how Brexit might affect immigration and border control.

  28. How many jobs can an MP have?

    George Osborne will continue being an MP whilst being the editor of the Evening Standard

  29. How long does booster jab protection last?

    Today's panel of experts answer listener's questions about the boosters & the new variant

  30. How John le Carre's turbulent childhood shaped his writing

    Susanne Bier and Tony Parsons on how le Carre's parents inspired his books.

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