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Eliza: A Robot Story
Widely available, episodes weekly from Monday
Voiced by Sex Education's Tanya Reynolds, Eliza is the world's first emotional robot in this chilling eight-part series that forces you to examine the real issues behind the story - specifically coercive control. Eliza is owned by Him (Arthur Darvill) and lives life according to his desires and needs. Created by Emma Hickman and the Pankhurst Trust, it marks National Domestic Violence Month and is as fascinating as it is pressing. Hollie Richardson
Tales of queer self-discovery, featuring guests including Tegan and Sara's Tegan Quin in Come Out, Come Out.
Chilling true crime in 70s Yorkshire, as The Devil Within returns for a look at an exorcism - and a murder.
Radiolab's kid-friendly spin-off, Terrestrials, looks at our weird and wonderful natural world.
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