
Understand
Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.

Episodes (120 available)

What does being a ‘man’ mean? Seven men share their experiences through the decades.
3 mins

Two Michaels talk about masculinity and how being in your 80s is liberating.
15 mins

Colm Tóibín, author and poet, opens up about sexuality and creativity in his 70s.
15 mins

David Baddiel shares the realities of being a man in his 60s.
15 mins

Journalist and writer Matthew Todd talks about self-acceptance in his 50s.
15 mins

Fat White Family singer Lias Saoudi reveals how he has transformed in his 40s.
15 mins

Former footballer Marvin Sordell opens up about his breakdown and new life after 30.
15 mins

Can comedian Vittorio Angelone learn to like himself, after his tumultuous 20s?
16 mins

Ros Atkins asks whether we're living through a crisis in what we value.
3 mins

Ros Atkins asks whether technology has triggered a crisis in what we value.
43 mins
