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Chaka Khan, singer and songwriter
Chaka Khan, singer and songwriter, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
16 Aug 2026,·57 mins
16/08/2026
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
16 Aug 2026,·180 mins
American Singers
Cher
Singer and actor Cher is cast away by Lauren Laverne.
16 Aug 2026,·60 mins
Reinventing Madonna: the pioneering DJ and producer William Orbit
Also, Long Marcher Wang Quanying journalist Lady Hornby and horse trainer Monty Roberts.
14 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Glissading Gone Wrong: Into the Abyss
Dan Wenker is buried under 60 feet of ice. How did he get here, and how will he get out…?
13 Aug 2026,·48 mins
Summer Specials 2026
Little Biter
Danny Robins hits the seaside for a spine-tingling new investigation.
21 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Pride Before the Fall
Have we fallen out of love with Pride?
09 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Britain's Lost Species: Should We Resurrect Our Extinct Wildlife? (Derek Gow)
Meet the farmer advocating for large-scale species reintroductions.
13 Aug 2026,·43 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women in Afghanistan, Composer Gabriela Ortiz, Tourette Syndrome
Five years after the Taliban took power, we look at the lives of women in Afghanistan.
15 Aug 2026,·56 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
Love Stories: My two husbands
After her husband suffered a major brain injury, Kris found a new way to remain a family
17 Aug 2026,·45 mins
Pauline Black of The Selecter on Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex
Famous people pick someone they love or admire.
17 Aug 2026,·27 mins
Stolen Notes
A priceless instrument goes missing and changes the path of a musician’s career.
12 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Proceed with Caution - Pascal's Guide to Podcasts
Pascal Wyse shows Tim how the audio magic happens.
14 Aug 2026,·24 mins
Inside Report Fraud
What really happens when you report a scam?
13 Aug 2026,·28 mins
The Guitar Story
2. My Generation
John Wilson explores the story of the guitar as a driver of social and cultural change.
Episode 5
A searing account of the atomic bomb’s aftermath from local pastor Kiyoshi Tanimoto.
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive
Séamas O'Reilly unravels the mystery of his father's unusual film archive.
16 Aug 2026,·28 mins
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
14 Aug 2026,·10 mins
Into The Dirt
6. The Whole Truth
A final meeting between Ceri and Rob becomes heated
01 Jul 2026,·46 mins
Did Sharon Osbourne send people dog poo?
This week: bad tattoos and the best service stations in the UK...
10 Aug 2026,·41 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
Outlook Mixtape: Great escapes
Escapes that defied borders, the limits of human imagination, and a controlling man
14 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Victoria Falls: Wilderness on the edge
How to preserve one of the natural wonders of the world.
11 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Black Death in Bedfordshire
Nat explores how the 1349 Plague left ghost villages and towns in it's wake.
03 Aug 2026,·65 mins
UFC Champion Tom Aspinall: Baddest Man on the Planet?
Tom Aspinall meets Joe Marler to discuss what it takes to be the very best at your craft.
11 Aug 2026,·46 mins
The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions
A collection of the week's Witness History episodes
15 Aug 2026,·60 mins
The Batista brothers: Meat and money
How Brazilian brothers Wesley and Joesley Batista built the world’s largest meat empire
27 Jul 2026,·39 mins
Tania Bruguera
Cuban performance and conceptual artist Tania Bruguera reveals her cultural influences.
02 Jul 2026,·43 mins
Describing Heritage - A Different Approach to Audio Description
Charity VocalEyes have created a new way to audio describe heritage sites.
11 Aug 2026,·19 mins
