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Gordon Brown: The Future Starts with Us
Gordon Brown, Francis Fukuyama and Bronwen Maddox on democracy's future.
07 Sep 2026,·42 mins
100. Lynda and Lilian Meet David Aaronovitch
Emma Freud with Carole Boyd and Sunny Ormonde, who celebrate their decades in Ambridge.
04 Sep 2026,·40 mins
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan joins Vernon Kay to choose ten songs that have soundtracked her life.
06 Sep 2026,·57 mins
How the Normans changed the way we speak
Michael Rosen explores the impact of the Norman invasion on the English language.
03 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Nicholas Hytner
Theatre and film director Sir Nicholas Hytner shares his formative cultural influences.
04 Sep 2026,·43 mins
James Crawford
James Crawford presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
06 Sep 2026,·41 mins
Helen of Troy - a new play by Ava Pickett
Plus The Cazalet Chronicles and the latest from the Venice Film Festival.
Is every card shuffle unique?
Why every card shuffle is an unprecedented event in the history of the universe
05 Sep 2026,·9 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
Ms. X | New Zealand Spy | The Box
Naga, Scott and Hayley review the latest TV and streaming releases
07 Sep 2026,·47 mins
Who would win in a fight between a cat and an armadillo?
Greg and the team get into a very silly animal based debate.
07 Sep 2026,·40 mins
1. A Higher Education
Exploring the fascinating radio contributions of Rik Mayall
03 Jun 2020,·60 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
Irvine Welsh
The Scottish writer speaks to Bookclub about his era-defining 1993 debut, Trainspotting.
06 Sep 2026,·28 mins
The Things They Carried
John Yorke explores The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.
06 Sep 2026,·14 mins
Medical Emergency
Dr Lalith Wijedoru investigates why one doctor dies by suicide every three weeks.
01 Sep 2026,·37 mins
Tupac: The Trial Wrap-up
The verdict, the evidence, the defence, and what happens next in the Tupac murder case.
03 Sep 2026,·25 mins
Janet Street Porter, Isy Suttie, Christopher Chung, Altered Images, Jordan Rakei
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
05 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Anne Dudley and Jon Boden at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield
Jon Boden and Anne Dudley join Anna and Jeffrey at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield
04 Sep 2026,·42 mins
Arranging the Air
The Unheard Musician
Martin Handley explores the role of the conductor.
06 Sep 2026,·59 mins
The Girl Detective
Where does the tradition of younger women solving crimes begin?
02 Sep 2026,·38 mins
The Golf Club
David Mitchell ends his look at modern manners in a golf club bar. Has it all gone wrong?
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Closing Credits
A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary sci-fi author.
18 Aug 2026,·3 mins
Reporting the Taliban, AI's "meat proxies" and The Grand Tour returns
Lyse Doucet, "meat proxies" & AI, Good Food's Barney Desmazery and the new Grand Tour.
02 Sep 2026,·42 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
The Ethics of Knowledge
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the ethics of knowledge.
10 Jul 2026,·57 mins
The Poet and the Snipe
Daljit Nagra selects a highlight about bird inspiration - from the BBC's poetry archive.
06 Sep 2026,·30 mins
Why the heat about ADHD?
News of a TV show about the disorder and its causes prompts a big backlash.
07 Aug 2026,·53 mins
Dr Vee Kativhu and Susie Riddell
Harriett Gilbert meets an education activist and an actor to discover books they love.
03 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
6. F For Fake
Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
15 Apr 2026,·28 mins
