In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA.

Steakknife. Listen first on BBC Sounds.

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Hello, today the voice of Venezuela, how literature from the country reflects a difficult two decades.

Why authors are giving actors a run for their money, plus the case for graphic novels.

But first, writer Lavinia Greenlaw is primarily known for her poetry, five books to be precise,

but she's actually more of a Renaissance woman, having also written three novels,

two works of non-fiction, and delved into the world of sound installations.

She's held residencies at the Science Museum, the Royal Festival Hall,

and the Royal Society of Medicine,

so it's fair to say her reach is both broad and varied.

Yet her latest novel, in the city of Love's Sleep, deals with the most common of maladies,

love sickness, and centres around a couple, Iris and Rafe,

and how they navigate the path to emotional fulfilment in middle age.

Here's a taste.

When Rafe asked what she was working on,

Iris told him about the bonescapes recently excavated on the edge of the old city

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