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Dr Miriam Stoppard
Doctor and writer Miriam Stoppard shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
18 Oct 2026,·58 mins
Halloween Countdown 2026
Case 20: Strangers on a Train
Danny Robins shares another miniature mystery from the Uncanny inbox.
20 Oct 2026,·1 min
SEND petition, Helen Fielding, Women's Rugby, Child photographers, Teen Summit
Parents of children with SEND call for exemption from school absence fines.
20 Oct 2026,·56 mins
7. Plausible, Intelligent and Ruthless
Sheena finally has her moment on the stand, with Albert’s fate resting in her hands.
14 Oct 2026,·40 mins
Tom Hart on Antarctic wildlife and the power of penguin poo
Ecologist Tom Hart on monitoring wildlife populations remotely to track key patterns.
20 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Mother-in-law inheritance drama splits married couple apart
Graham and Maria get VERY annoyed at an inheritance dilemma this week...
19 Oct 2026,·46 mins
Why didn't they tell me I was black? Part 2
Lacey discovers her parents' true identity, and her own
19 Oct 2026,·37 mins
Jack Dorsey: Twitter squared
Jack Dorsey founded a social media behemoth, but made more cash from card payments
19 Oct 2026,·41 mins
Tangled Parachute: Hurtling to Earth
A skydiver is thrust into chaos when one small error leads to a domino effect of crises.
15 Oct 2026,·43 mins
A Tale of Blood and Ashes: The Exeter Vampires | Halloween Season
In 1800s America, something terrifying is feeding on the quiet town of Exeter.
16 Oct 2026,·36 mins
Nick Park, Janett Bickley, Dr Xand van Tulleken and the Inheritance Tracks of Marisha Wallace
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
17 Oct 2026,·56 mins
End Times Capitalism: How Much Wealth Is Too Much Wealth? (Activist Naomi Klein)
The author and activist on her career and fears about the end of the world
15 Oct 2026,·46 mins
20 Oct 2026,·40 mins
The Mysterious Case of Annie Elizabeth
An ancient apple tree leads to Annie Elizabeth, and a Victorian scandal.
18 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Roleplay
Lady Bracknell
Actors on playing Oscar Wilde's lead role in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Water refill revolution
How teenagers in one village are trying to get people to stop using plastic water bottles
19 Oct 2026,·14 mins
Deep Water
6. In Good Faith
The Croatian freediver at the heart of the scandal tells his side of the story
25 Sep 2026,·38 mins
Life Without Bats
The night sky loses its bats and their secret soundscape. What happens next?
16 Oct 2026,·14 mins
Fiat
10. Mother and son
The inheritance dispute spirals into something much bigger than a family squabble
19 Oct 2026,·29 mins
Adventurers 2
Redmond O'Hanlon
Explorer Redmond O'Hanlon is castaway by Sue Lawley.
18 Oct 2026,·45 mins
Are teenagers ready for work?
A snapshot of how 15-year-olds are being prepared for work.
25 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Dominic Bradbury
Penny Junor in conversation with Dominic Bradbury - son of Sir Malcolm.
02 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Celia Imrie Nearly Got ARRESTED for WHAT?!
Celia Imrie and Joe reunite to reflect on Traitors and share stories from travelling.
20 Oct 2026,·41 mins
Margaret Hamilton: the woman who helped put man on the moon
Also, war criminal Biljana Plavšiċ, journalist Felicity Green and composer George Fenton.
16 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Episode 5
Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
25 Sep 2026,·13 mins
The New Narcos
8. The Red Notebook
A red notebook in the back of a car might finally reveal the killer in Almere.
01 Oct 2026,·33 mins
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created
20 Oct 2026,·9 mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Author and academic Viet Thanh Nguyen on his formative influences and experiences.
08 Oct 2026,·43 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
with Connor Phillips 18/10/2026
Connor Phillips sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
18 Oct 2026,·180 mins
