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Start the Week Episodes

  1. Monday 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Jon Ronson: men unravelling

    Men in crisis, women under scrutiny and monuments in decay.

  2. Monday 21:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Jon Ronson: men unravelling

    Men in crisis, women under scrutiny and monuments in decay.

  3. Mon 12 Oct 2026 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Inheritance – from stories to genetics

    Secrets, myths and ancient DNA reshape our understanding of the past and present

  4. Mon 12 Oct 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Inheritance – from stories to genetics

    Secrets, myths and ancient DNA reshape our understanding of the past and present

  5. Mon 19 Oct 2026 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    From Napoleon’s marshals to Trump’s civil servants

    Who keeps institutions functioning when power, loyalty and trust break down?

  6. Mon 19 Oct 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 4

    From Napoleon’s marshals to Trump’s civil servants

    Who keeps institutions functioning when power, loyalty and trust break down?