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Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Neurologist Professor Dame Pamela Shaw joins Lauren Laverne.
09 Aug 2026,·58 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
Inside Report Fraud
What really happens when you report a scam?
13 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Girls in Afghanistan, Female entrepreneurs and life editing, Women’s cricket
Five years after the Taliban took power, we look at the lives of girls in Afghanistan.
14 Aug 2026,·57 mins
Stolen Notes
A priceless instrument goes missing and changes the path of a musician’s career.
12 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.
Summer Specials 2026
Little Biter
Danny Robins hits the seaside for a spine-tingling new investigation.
21 Jul 2026,·36 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
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
Episode 5
A searing account of the atomic bomb’s aftermath from local pastor Kiyoshi Tanimoto.
Lady on Trial
Ladies in Court
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.
18 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
Love Stories: Do you remember me?
A secret tore apart their teenage love. Four decades later, they got a second chance
10 Aug 2026,·42 mins
with Gordon Smart
Gordon Smart sits in and gets you set for the weekend, with news, sport and entertainment.
14 Aug 2026,·120 mins
Actor Laurence Olivier with Derek Jacobi and Tim Walker
Famous guests nominate someone they love or admire.
10 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
Did Sharon Osbourne send people dog poo?
This week: bad tattoos and the best service stations in the UK...
10 Aug 2026,·41 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Great escapes
Escapes that defied borders, the limits of human imagination, and a controlling man
14 Aug 2026,·40 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
Into The Dirt
6. The Whole Truth
A final meeting between Ceri and Rob becomes heated
01 Jul 2026,·46 mins
American Singers
Gene Pitney
Singer-songwriter Gene Pitney is castaway by Sue Lawley.
09 Aug 2026,·45 mins
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
14 Aug 2026,·10 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
Yinka Bokinni: Red Carpet Dental Floss
Yinka Bokinni brings three items to unpack – but we NEED to talk about her fridge habits.
11 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Who Rules Porn?
8. Inside Porn's Star Chamber
Alex and Patricia discover how Visa and MasterCard became the reluctant rulers of porn.
23 Jul 2026,·41 mins
James Hutton and The Restless Earth
Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.
09 Aug 2026,·28 mins
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 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
09/08/2026
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
09 Aug 2026,·180 mins
Dead Rabbit
10. Catch Me
A verdict. Dan and Lucy ask: is violence winning? Turns out, dead animals are everywhere.
20 Jul 2026,·18 mins
