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* SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE episodes are added in batches of 100*. Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on Radio 4 Extra, Wednesdays 10.00...
Highlights from Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish's show at the Big British Castle, as broadcast on BBC 6 Music.
Experimental psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
Becky Milligan tells the story of how one woman, in her sixties, discovered a secret which lay beneath the ground of an old Mother and Baby Home in the west of Ireland. Standing up to the state, church and local opposition, she doggedly went on until she found out the truth. It is a moving and...
Series of interviews in which broadcasters follow their personal passions by talking to the people whose stories interest them most
Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.
Geraint Hardy and friends cast an eye on what’s been happening, what’s ahead and what’s got people talking in the world of Welsh sport. Big interviews, big opinions and big laughs.
Your one-stop shop for all things Shakespeare. Catch A-List casts in brand new audio versions of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, plus documentaries from the brightest minds on the bard’s life and work.
Diddy Dick and Dom have launched their very own podcast! Recorded in a variety of unusual locations, they bring their own brand of madness and mayhem to the listening public as they explore all the issues that really matter. Do you like getting porridge through your letterbox? Can Diddy Dom...
Series of essays exploring Chinese history through the life stories of key personalities.
Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.
Dotty's joined by long time co-d Robby for your weekly dose of reckless behaviour. Be a fly on the wall to her wildest thoughts. Buckle up but please note, this is not for kids!
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks explores what morality means in the 21st Century. He speaks to some of the world’s leading thinkers, together with voices from the next generation: groups of British 6th form students.
Gillian Russell introduces a mix of personal stories, kit and app reviews, expert advice and the latest fitness news to help listeners get the best out of their mind and body
Hannah Fry looks back at 75 years of computing history to reveal the UK's lead role in developing the technologies we rely on today
Join comedians and fathers Dave Elliott and Shane Todd as they explore the world of parenting through a pandemic with the help of guests and parenting expert Alex Kremer.
’68 is a BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Each episode tells a different story from a different perspective, providing an invaluable oral history archive of this key moment in our shared history.
A definitive, but light-hearted look at the world of mid to late-Sixties psychedelia. Exploring the world changing counter-culture on both sides of the Atlantic via music, art, mind-bending band names and an impressive rogues gallery. Paying homage to legends such as Hendrix and Pink Floyd whilst...
Susan invites friends over for a cheerful look at depression.
Lisa Angharad a'i gwesteion yn siarad am ryw a rhywioldeb mewn ffordd agored a gonest. Popeth yn Gymraeg! Mae'r podlediad yma'n trafod themâu o natur rywiol ac yn cynnwys iaith gref.
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
Melvyn Bragg explores the history of the idea of culture, and its value today.
Bill Clinton’s second term was dominated at home by the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the attempt to impeach him, but there were major events abroad with the al-Qaeda attack on US embassies in east Africa and the war in Kosovo. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life,...
Andrew Dilnot, chair of the UK Statistics Authority, brings to life the numbers that highlight the patterns and trends that have transformed Britain
Jess Gillam hosts the podcast about young musicians, for young musicians. Special guests every episode, with a new show every week.
Latest news and views and interviews from the club, the manager and the players. With Paul Addison, former Boro player Neil Maddison and fan Dana Malt.Produced by the team at BBC Radio Tees Sport.
Join OJ Borg, Dan Hardy and a rotating cast of pros, journalists and more as they take a laid-back look at the fastest growing sport in the world. The latest news, results, reviews, stories and interviews from the world title fights of the UFC to the domestic fights in this country to what Connor...
Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir love the weather. In this BBC podcast, they are joined by a range of experts as they answer some of weather’s most challenging questions.
Politicians and public figures talk candidly and engagingly over lunch with reporter Becky Milligan. This is the off-the-record lunch, on the record.These interviews are broadcast on Radio 4’s PM programme.
One night in 2016, BBC News anchor Ros Atkins was retweeted by the legendary American broadcaster Keith Olbermann. The comment? “Thank God you’re back."
Two years on, despite having never met, Keith and Ros were texting each other almost every day. Keith would send pictures of his dogs, the...
A curious mortician. Determined forensic scientists. And one suspicious death.Welcome to Carla Valentine’s mortuary. A chilled, white, windowless room, where you cross the threshold into the world of the dead. From the first cut, to the final stitch, Carla examines how each body got to her...
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media, exploring the things that unite people across cultures and borders.
The name says it all. This is the programme for the mobile generation. Inspirational stories told by young artists, professionals and successful sportspersons.
Lessons in creative writing from a ghostly array of great novelists, poets and playwrights such as Ted Hughes, W.B. Yeats and Allen Ginsberg. Presented and produced by Cathy FitzGerald.
Elis James sy'n archwilio’r ffordd mae iaith yn allwedd i ddiwylliant, i ffordd arall o weld y byd, ac i bersonoliaethau gwahanol…
Clare Balding presents a 30-part series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport
Steve Bunce’s A to Z of the Winter Olympics.
The story of the 20 momentous years from 1936 to 1956 that changed the course of history, as told by Jonathan Dimbleby and through the words of remarkable BBC correspondents.
Hack your happiness: simple strategies proven by science. Most of us chase happiness in all the wrong ways, but Professor Bruce Hood knows what’s proven to work. Emma, Lillie-Mae and Jason test it out.Produced by BBC Radio Bristol.
David Baddiel tries to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.
Comedy corona-cast as Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests.
Kathy Willis considers our changing relationship with plants over the last 250 years - from tools to exploit, to objects of beauty, to being an essential resource we must conserve.
Ninety-six football fans never came home from a match in 1989. This is the full story of the Hillsborough disaster.What started as a FA Cup football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield ended as one of the worst days in British sporting...
From Aeroflot to Tsar Nicholas, Adrian Chiles explores the life, culture and history of Russia, host of the 2018 World Cup, alongside Olga Makarenko and comedian Igor Meerson.
Aleks Krotoski tells the story of the languages that have been used to talk to machines.
A regular podcast from Today on Radio 4, following Britain's swallows throughout the summer, and through their breeding season. Emily Knight, plus experts, listeners and swallow-lovers all over the country, get to know these iconic birds.Episodes are occasional – depending on the swallows...
The best of Radcliffe and Maconie; Intelligent music, conversation and a variety of guests. From BBC 6 Music
