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Music from the times of classical Greece has long been considered a lost art. Clues found in literary texts and musical fragments are maddeningly enigmatic, and attempted reconstructions have sounded very strange. But recreated ancient Greek instruments and new interpretations of musical notation have allowed Armand d'Angour to crack the clues, perform a 2,400-year-old chorus, and demonstrate that ancient Greece lies at the root of the European musical tradition.

Violence is one of the biggest risks to young people, and with cycles of attack and retaliation regularly playing out on urban streets, it is taking a heavy toll. Brendan King has been talking to youth workers tasked with seizing a small window of opportunity in which a life can be turned around and finding out how they deal with children suffering trauma.

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, says he wants to exhume the remains of Francisco Franco and relocate them away from their current memorial ground in the Valley of the Fallen, near Madrid. But others feel the dictator should stay where he is. Mark McKinty explores the complex debate over who is remembered in Spain, and how.

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Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like

Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

My investigations have generated stunning insights into how the ancient Greeks made music.

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How hospital youth workers are helping to combat serious youth violence

Brendan King, UCL

Youth workers try to use a 'window of opportunity' to help young victims of violent crime get out of a cycle of violence.

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Digging up Franco: why Spain still can’t decide what to do with the dictator’s body

Mark McKinty, Queen's University Belfast

New prime minister Pedro Sánchez wants to move the remains from a national memorial site. But not everyone agrees.

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Vegan diet: how your body changes from day one

Sophie Medlin, King's College London

More and more people are trying veganism, but how does the human body respond to losing animal products from its diet?

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