Best of Today Episodes Episode guide
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'A world of genetic haves and have-nots'
Fergus Walsh reports on the potential uses and the possible dangers of gene editing
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'A Very Expensive Poison'
A book about the murder of Alexander Litvinenko has been turned into a play
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'A revolution of consciousness'
The historian and poet Robert Conquest died this week. We speak to Martin Amis.
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'A doctor called and said I should come to the hospital immediately'
Fiona Whelan Prine - wife and manager of singer John Prine.
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'A different way of life'
James Naughtie speaks with hunters, horseshoe-makers and ferreters at Harewood House.
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'5,000 a year die' due to delayed cancer diagnosis
GPs urged to fast-track cancer testing to reduce number who die because of late diagnosis
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'1.4m children' face starving to death in Africa
The UN's Justin Forsyth says 1.4 million children are at risk in four African countries