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Boxer Katie Taylor, Baroness Margaret Hodge, The impact of having an absent father.
Baroness Margaret Hodge on her memoir Battleaxe.
07 Sep 2026,·56 mins
Evel Knievel Faces the Abyss
Evel Knievel, the world-famous daredevil, wants to leap over Snake River Canyon.
04 Sep 2026,·39 mins
The Power of the Bayeux Tapestry
George Parker on the political and diplomatic power of the Bayeux Tapestry over centuries.
03 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Lord Sugar: From entrepreneur to Apprentice
Lord Sugar built a fortune, conquered television, and became Britain’s best-known boss
07 Sep 2026,·45 mins
Vineyard Misadventure: Long Crawl Out
A slip in Washington State leaves Noah Messenger missing and semi-paralysed.
03 Sep 2026,·43 mins
Nicholas Hytner
Theatre and film director Sir Nicholas Hytner shares his formative cultural influences.
04 Sep 2026,·43 mins
My husband sleeps naked... from the waist down?!
Is it weird to sleep like Winnie the Pooh with just a t-shirt on?
07 Sep 2026,·35 mins
Postcards
Greta Gerwig on her childhood enthusiasm for putting on plays
The film director Greta Gerwig was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2023.
07 Sep 2026,·3 mins
Love Stories: Told by you
Now it’s your turn. A bonus episode where you share how your true love grew
07 Sep 2026,·50 mins
The Power of Your Email
You really don't want criminals to get into your inbox.
Summer Specials 2026
Little Biter
Danny Robins hits the seaside for a spine-tingling new investigation.
21 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Surviving the Long March
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive
07 Sep 2026,·9 mins
The Return of the Youth Club
Former youth worker and journalist Neil Maggs looks at the fall and rise of the youth club
06 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Know It All
The story of a perpetual student prompts Matthew to interrogate the nature of wisdom.
02 Sep 2026,·29 mins
What Should The Minimum Age For Drugs Be? (Your Radical Questions with Neil Woods)
Campaigner Neil Woods takes your questions on how the UK might legalise drugs.
07 Sep 2026,·17 mins
Hospital hospitality
How one family provides a free meal for parents staying at a children's hospital.
07 Sep 2026,·14 mins
Haunted Hospitals (The Ghosts of Former Medical Facilities)
When hospitals are abandoned or repurposed, do the ghosts of their past linger?
31 Aug 2026,·59 mins
Tom Read Wilson Has Joe Marler Lost for Words
Tom Read Wilson talks to Joe Marler about his love of performing and the English language
01 Sep 2026,·40 mins
Into The Dirt
6. The Whole Truth
A final meeting between Ceri and Rob becomes heated
01 Jul 2026,·46 mins
Charlotte Church: The Reverie Harp
Dilly unpacks Charlotte Church’s life through symbolic items of music and spirituality.
01 Sep 2026,·23 mins
Closing Credits
A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary sci-fi author.
18 Aug 2026,·3 mins
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
05 Sep 2026,·60 mins
Lady on Trial
Ladies in Court
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.
18 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Beryl Cook: Artist or Entertainer?
A shy, self-taught, gloriously rude seaside landlady. But was she a serious artist?
01 Sep 2026,·31 mins
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 mins
Episode 5
A museum guard is captivated by the quiltmakers of Gee Bend in 19th-century America.
28 Aug 2026,·14 mins
The courage to ask for help
GP Trevor dutifully nursed his ailing partner, but struggled to ask for help for himself.
13 May 2026,·28 mins
Episode Five - Sicilian Emeralds
Life in the shadow of Mount Etna, Sicily’s most dangerous and alluring landmark.
21 Aug 2026,·14 mins
A searing account of the atomic bomb’s aftermath from local pastor Kiyoshi Tanimoto.
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
09 Jun 2026,·28 mins
