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Bonus podcast episode: this week's Newhour Extra podcast. Given the troubles that Kenya and many other African countries have had with elections, Owen Bennett Jones and a of experts discuss whether democracy is working for Africa. The Weekend Break podcast feed has come to an end. (Photo of voter's marked finger in Kenyan election by Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images)

The 95-year old baroness retiring from the House of Lords tells us why she gave a rude V-sign to a government minister. And why the jazz scene in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is so vibrant. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these topics with guests Matina Stevis, Africa correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Nairobi and Shereen El Feki, Canadian writer and academic on sexuality in the Arab region.

On her new album, the singer Gywneth Glyn explores the links between the Welsh harp and the African harp or kora, and actors Olivia Williams and Jay Abdo on how Shakespeare relates to the stories of modern-day refugees. Presenter Julian Worricker with guests Harry Mount and Vaiju Naravane.

Why the people of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic are so in love with their language and landscape. And a music lover who's encouraging musicians to record new songs on vinyl. Presenter Anu Anand discusses these topics with Patricia Cumper, Jamaican-born writer and playwright based in London and William Jordan, independent analyst of the Middle East and former US diplomat now based in Paris.

A major new project has been launched in London to collect and preserve poems in endangered languages; with the 00th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution approaching, Jamie Coomarasamy has been travelling between St Petersburg and Moscow, talking to a wide range of Russians about their attitudes towards the past and present. Presenter Anu Anand discusses these stories with guests Judy Dempsey, a Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe, and Ian Black, a visiting senior fellow at Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics.

British farmer Rosamund Young speaks up about her herd and the impact of Brexit on farming; and British historian Mark Mazower tells the story of his family's secret past in Russia. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these stories with guests Michela Wrong and John Fisher Burns.

A leading neuroscientist explains why some songs stay in our minds and hearts for life. Also, a new guide to our enduring fascination with space travel. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these topics with Claire Bolderson, British journalist and broadcaster and Rana Mitter, historian, broadcaster and director of the China Centre at Oxford University.

Opera: ion, Power and Politics - a new exhibition in London goes through 400 years of opera history. It's in collaboration with the Royal Opera House and the BBC. Visitors will listen to music as they walk through paintings, instruments, costumes and films, that take them from the baroque all the way to the contemporary. We also speak to 's youngest politician, the 24 year old Philip Amthor of the CDU party. Presenter Anu Anand's guests this week are Isabel Hilton, British journalist and editor of chinadialogue.net, which is the first fully bilingual English-Chinese website devoted to the environment, and Andrew Mueller, Australian born novelist and journalist.

An illustrated story for children from Mosul; and after the lifting of the driving ban what next for Saudi women in the workplace? Presenter Anu Anand talks about these stories with guests Eunice Goes, Professor of politics at Richmond American International University, and Danny Sriskandarajah, Secretary General of Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations.

A new play looks at the life of the controversial British politician Enoch Powell; and Swedish actress Liv Ullman discusses the centenary of Ingmar Bergman. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these stories with guests George Parker and Ellie Geranmayeh.

The new play about the shipwrecked monkey accused of being a French spy, and Soviet espionage in the jazz age. Presenter Julian Worricker with guests Sebastian Borger and Peggy Liu.

Psychologist Dr Jim Taylor on Hillary Clinton's new-found ease in front of the cameras. Presenter Paul Henley is ed by American professor of politics, Angelia Wilson, and Barnaby Phillips from Al Jazeera English.

Research suggests a large proportion of scientific papers spin their findings to get attention; and how a researcher found that the remains of a famous Viking warrior were those of a woman. Presenter Paul Henley discusses these stories with guests Anne Applebaum and Jonathan Ball.

An interview with the celebrated novelist, Khaled Hosseini, about his new work, an animated film, to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of the three-year-old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, whose body was photographed washed up on a beach after drowning whilst fleeing from Syria to Greece by way of Turkey in 2015. And becoming an intern in your forties. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these stories with guests Cristina Odone and Afzal Ashraf.

Why Toronto Film Festival has become the launch pad for Oscar hopefuls, and an interview with British author John le Carré. Presenter Julian Worricker talks about these stories with guests, Brian Klass and Candace Allen.

As the UN chief calls for lifting of Gaza blockade, a resident tells us how people's lives have been affected by a lack of life's basics. And putting together a spoken history of New York's 1967 Stonewall Riots. Presenter Paul Henley discusses these stories with guests Jane Kinninmont and Stewart Purvis.

Rock music journalist Michael Odell has spent the past 25 years covering the royalty of rock and roll and it didn't do much good for his mental health. He's written a new book about his experience called "Rock Bottom: A Music Writer's Descent into Madness". And a look back at history of Notting Hill Carnival. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these stories with guests Mike Carlson and Sally Leivesley.

London-based artist Babak Ganjei explains how his photographs of thrown-out objects became a hit on Instagram; and why beer enthusiasts in Thailand are crossing the border into Cambodia for a brew. Presenter Paul Henley discusses these stories with guests Justin Quirk and Julia Buxton.

Chineke! is Britain's first majority black and ethnic minority orchestra and it's making its Proms debut this year on the 30th of August. Its founder, Chi-chi Nwanoku, herself half Irish and half Nigerian, tells us what she formed this group. And we speak to a German minister who says too many people in Berlin speak English! Presenter Paul Henley talks about these stories with guests Claire Spencer of Chatham House think tank in London and journalist and poet, Musa Okwonga.

A museum on the partition of India and Pakistan; and the Secrets of the Silicon Valley. Presenter Julian Worricker talks about these stories with guests Farooq Bajwa and Chandrika Kaul.