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Sussex Maternity Review, Hidden world of charity shops, Remembering Gloria Steinem
Bereaved mothers discuss their poor maternity care and the importance of Sussex review.
04 Sep 2026,·57 mins
Nicholas Hytner
Theatre and film director Sir Nicholas Hytner shares his formative cultural influences.
04 Sep 2026,·43 mins
Yayoi Kusama: The artist who painted infinity
Also, war criminal Ratko Mladić, actor Tim Curry and luthier Violet Hensley.
04 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Vineyard Misadventure: Long Crawl Out
A slip in Washington State leaves Noah Messenger missing and semi-paralysed.
03 Sep 2026,·43 mins
Evel Knievel Faces the Abyss
Evel Knievel, the world-famous daredevil, wants to leap over Snake River Canyon.
04 Sep 2026,·39 mins
Casualty 40th Anniversary
Everyday life in a UK hospital, or left wing propaganda? The 1986 launch of Casualty.
30 Aug 2026,·57 mins
Know It All
The story of a perpetual student prompts Matthew to interrogate the nature of wisdom.
02 Sep 2026,·29 mins
The Power of Your Email
You really don't want criminals to get into your inbox.
03 Sep 2026,·28 mins
04/09/2026
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
04 Sep 2026,·180 mins
Adrian Chiles gets you set for the weekend, with news, sport and entertainment.
04 Sep 2026,·120 mins
The Power of the Bayeux Tapestry
George Parker on the political and diplomatic power of the Bayeux Tapestry over centuries.
Legalisation: Has The War On Drugs Failed? (Neil Woods, ex-police officer)
A former police officer argues we should decriminalise and regulate heroin and cocaine.
03 Sep 2026,·56 mins
Summer Specials 2026
Little Biter
Danny Robins hits the seaside for a spine-tingling new investigation.
21 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Postcards
James Graham on his "stripping vicar" ice-dancing routine
The playwright James Graham was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2024.
04 Sep 2026,·3 mins
Love Stories: The matchmaker
A friendship spanning decades leads to an unlikely romance
31 Aug 2026,·38 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Strangers on a train, part 2
More tales of love, adventure and new life on the world's railways
04 Sep 2026,·20 mins
Haunted Hospitals (The Ghosts of Former Medical Facilities)
When hospitals are abandoned or repurposed, do the ghosts of their past linger?
31 Aug 2026,·59 mins
Tom Read Wilson Has Joe Marler Lost for Words
Tom Read Wilson talks to Joe Marler about his love of performing and the English language
01 Sep 2026,·40 mins
Closing Credits
A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary sci-fi author.
18 Aug 2026,·3 mins
Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss
04 Sep 2026,·10 mins
Oops! I Snitched on the Office Affair!
Graham and Maria react to a listener accidentally exposing their colleague's secret affair
31 Aug 2026,·37 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
Into The Dirt
6. The Whole Truth
A final meeting between Ceri and Rob becomes heated
01 Jul 2026,·46 mins
Charlotte Church: The Reverie Harp
Dilly unpacks Charlotte Church’s life through symbolic items of music and spirituality.
01 Sep 2026,·23 mins
Omnibus (Part 2)
Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in Camberwell.
08 Mar 2019,·57 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
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
24. Adam Buxton
Kirsty Young asks podcaster Adam Buxton what advice he would give his younger self.
04 Feb 2025,·44 mins
American Singers
Barry Manilow
Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is castaway by Kirsty Young,
23 Aug 2026,·45 mins
Episode 5
A museum guard is captivated by the quiltmakers of Gee Bend in 19th-century America.
28 Aug 2026,·14 mins
