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Summer Specials 2026
2. Cold Cases Live – The Enfield Poltergeist
Danny Robins and the Cold Cases team reopen the files on The Enfield Poltergeist
14 Jul 2026,·44 mins
Paul Farmer, charity leader
Paul Farmer, charity leader, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
12 Jul 2026,·59 mins
Shabana Mahmood profiled, Make-up free photos, World Cup female lead medic
How Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood might fare if she becomes Chancellor.
17 Jul 2026,·57 mins
Seaplane Crash: Flipped Upside Down
The seaplane Désirée and Marko Kruithof booked crashes off the coast of British Columbia.
09 Jul 2026,·45 mins
Prince Harry Like You've Never Seen Him Before
Prince Harry enters Joe's doctor's office and shows a completely different side to him.
13 Jul 2026,·42 mins
Lady on Trial
Christabel Russell - Scandalous Divorce
Lucy Worsley explores one of the most scandalous divorce cases of the 20th century.
21 Jul 2026,·28 mins
The Best of Radical with Amol Rajan
Amol chooses five standout conversations from his time hosting Radical.
16 Jul 2026,·75 mins
Who Did We Think We Were?
2. The 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow
Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now
16 Jul 2026,·29 mins
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 mins
Sir Paul McCartney: The rich one - Live at Crossed Wires
How Paul McCartney became the UK's first billionaire rock star
Small Giants
Shrinking down the things that matter most, to something we can hold in our hand.
15 Jul 2026,·29 mins
"What a mess we're in" - Britain's [REDACTED] Accident
Britain's nuclear dream becomes a deadly nightmare at Windscale.
17 Jul 2026,·39 mins
Into The Dirt
6. The Whole Truth
A final meeting between Ceri and Rob becomes heated
01 Jul 2026,·46 mins
Graham on fame, autographs and photos
Graham reflects on how he reacts to people asking him for photos and autographs.
13 Jul 2026,·33 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Shall We Dance?
Three lives shaped by movement and music in the US, Ireland, and Mexico
17 Jul 2026,·40 mins
Cartoonist Naji al-Ali
Mona Chalabi chooses Naji al-Ali, Palestinian cartoonist shot in London in 1987.
01 Jun 2026,·28 mins
Decency Politics
Peter Hennessy asks what has happened to decency in our politics.
12 Jul 2026,·28 mins
A child's return to Franco's Spain
What it was like to live under Franco’s rule during the Spanish Civil War
17 Jul 2026,·10 mins
The prisoner who was forced to celebrate a World Cup victory
Miriam Lewin was a political prisoner in 1978 when Argentina won the World Cup
13 Jul 2026,·39 mins
Make You Feel My Love
A huge hit for Adele, the song was written by Bob Dylan and has rapidly become a standard.
24 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Desiree Burch: Corsets and Crystals
Desiree Burch brings three items to unpack – and hopes for help to sort her life out!
14 Jul 2026,·27 mins
Tania Bruguera
Cuban performance and conceptual artist Tania Bruguera reveals her cultural influences.
02 Jul 2026,·43 mins
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
09 Jun 2026,·28 mins
Sam Neill: the silent child with a stutter who became a movie star
Matthew Bannister on two actors, a musician and a chef.
17 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Reflections: Series 4
Jeremy Hunt
The former chancellor reflects on tough choices and political resurrection.
13 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Sara Cox, Ben Okri, Chris Terrill and the Inheritance Tracks of Nisha Katona
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
11 Jul 2026,·56 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
#49 Allwyn UK CEO: Britain Risks Losing the National Lottery if it Doesn't Innovate
Lottery operator says there's a risk Britain could lose it if it doesn't innovate.
15 Jul 2026,·43 mins
Dear Gilbert, Dear Gordon
Olly Alexander reads from letters about the experience of gay men in wartime Britain.
12 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Nautical Castaways
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Solo yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur is castaway by Kirsty Young.
05 Jul 2026,·45 mins
