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Andrea Catherwood explores True Crime on Radio 4 in discussion with Winifred Robinson, the presenter of The Boy in The Woods, and commissioning editor Dan Clarke.

As celebrations continue for the BBC's 100th anniversary, licence fee payers air their views on its future.

Also, listeners react to that Miriam Margolyes moment on the Today programme and our Vox Box reviewers Cushla and Lee give their thoughts on the World Service Outlook series, Hip-hop, lies and the ultimate prize. It tells the extraordinary story of two Scottish rappers Silibil n' Brains who made it in the music business by living a lie.

Presented by Andrea Catherwood

In the first programme of a new series, Andrea Catherwood discusses BBC coverage of the Queen’s funeral with Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond and the BBC’s Director of Journalism, Jonathan Munro.

Kate Bush’s musical renaissance featured in a recent Archive on 4. We put two young listeners in our Vox Box to review Kate Bush: The Power of Strange Things.

And a panel of listeners from across the UK give us their take on the future of the BBC.

Presented by Andrea Catherwood

Produced by Gill Davies

There are 1.4 billion people in China, and one BBC correspondent in Feedback this week, Stephen McDonell, explains how he tries to find out what is really going on in that vast country.

Lewis MacLeod of Radio 4’s Dead Ringers explains how he manages to morph seamlessly from Boris Johnson to Donald Trump mid-sentence.

And, as he presents the programme for the last time, a listener puts questions from the audience to Roger Bolton on his 23 years at the helm.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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A BBC correspondent recently returned from Afghanistan, Yogita Limaye, tells Roger Bolton what it's like to report from the country, and what restrictions are placed on her by the Taliban.

The former government minister Rory Stewart explains what he is hoping to achieve in his Radio 4 series The History of Argument.

And two listeners are up with the lark to listen to Farming Today on Radio 4. Was it worth it?

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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Radio 4 Drama Commissioner Alison Hindell answers comments from listeners, discusses the changing nature of audio drama and responds to criticism of a drama about David Cameron written by his former director of communications.

There has been strong reaction to comments made on the Today programme about the Hillsborough disaster, which were not robustly challenged by the presenter.

And a husband and wife critique the World Service programme and podcast, Dear Daughter.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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Can you believe BBC weather forecasters when they link extreme temperatures with climate change?

BBC Meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker discusses reporting of the recent heatwave and the linking of it to climate change, as well as answering comments from a listener comparing it to the summer of ‘76.

The BBC Scotland Editor James Cook explains how he manages to remain impartial, as the independence issue heats up again north of the border.

And Jeffrey Boakye tells us whether he has added to his own playlist as a result of co-presenting that eclectic show, Add To Playlist, with Cerys Matthews.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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Do the Culture wars have to be fought to the death? Can either side be persuaded to listen calmly to the other’s point of view? That's what Radio 4 is trying to achieve through its new series AntiSocial. The Editor Emma Rippon explains why, and how.

Is lunchtime an appropriate time to discuss menstruation on Radio 4? The Presenter of 28ish Days Later, India Rakusen, tells Roger Bolton why she thinks it is.

And is there anything to laugh at in community social media? Two listeners give their views on Radio 4’s Welcome to the Neighbourhood.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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The BBC’s Environment Analyst tells Roger Bolton he is scared about what is happening to the climate. Roger Harrabin, who is shortly to leave the Corporation, gives Feedback a frank and revealing interview about climate change, the way politicians are dealing with it, and the way the BBC covers it.

Adam Fleming talks about his new eight part podcast and series on Radio 4 about the origins and downfall of Boris Johnson. Is it too much and too late?

And listeners compare live theatre and radio drama.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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Are BBC journalists enjoying the Conservative party leadership crisis a little too much? Even delighting in the demise of Boris Johnson? That is the suspicion of some Feedback listeners. Roger Bolton puts this accusation to the Today Programme’s Justin Webb, who also discusses impartiality and what it is like to be in the middle of a political maelstrom.

Roger Mosey the former Editorial Director of the BBC gives his thoughts on the proposed move of Radio 4 Extra to online only.

And why remake T S Eliot’s The Waste Land as a drama, 100 years on?

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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Why did Emily Maitlis, the former Newsnight presenter, want to make eight programmes about an American official who died 50 years ago?

Roger Bolton asks her about her Radio 4 series which recounted the career of J Edgar Hoover, the man who made presidents tremble and became probably the most powerful non-elected official in the USA. Was he the ‘deep state’ personified?

Also, Dr Michael Moseley of Radio 4’s Just One Thing answers a critic who says his advice to eat more oily fish could come at a high environmental price.

And in a similar vein, should we be concerned about the future of peat bogs?

Presenter: Roger Bolton

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