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EPISODE · Apr 23, 2026 · 9 MIN

Asparagus Festival gets underway and its spear-tacular

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The British Asparagus Festival launches the cutting season in the Vale of Evesham – complete with Morris dancers, asparagus-inspired outfits, and a seven-foot mascot called Gus.Then we hear from victims after Adam Hall becomes only the second person in the UK convicted of intentionally transmitting HIV, and is jailed for life.and we look at why Geordie speech might echo historical English.

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The British Asparagus Festival launches the cutting season in the Vale of Evesham – complete with Morris dancers, asparagus-inspired outfits, and a seven-foot mascot called Gus.Then we hear from victims after Adam Hall becomes only the second person...

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