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Lucy Worsley is joined by historian Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC, to explore if women can ever achieve true equality under the law.", "start_date": "2026-08-18T22:00:00+00:00", "title": "Lady on Trial with Lucy Worsley"}, {"desc": "When Rimi Tanaka's mother died, she was writing a book about her samurai ancestry. Rimi sets out to finish it hoping to get closer to the Japanese mother she never really knew.", "start_date": "2026-08-18T22:30:00+00:00", "title": "Heart and Soul"}, {"desc": "Susie Dent investigates William Tyndale's New Testament translation of 1526, a book which shaped the English language - and could get you killed...", "start_date": "2026-08-18T23:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Deadliest Book in England"}, {"desc": "Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore crying. 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