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Professor Dame Parveen Kumar
Doctor Prof Dame Parveen Kumar shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
04 Oct 2026,·59 mins
Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair
Consent - why do so many women feel unable to say no in a sexual encounter?
08 Oct 2026,·57 mins
Halloween Countdown 2026
Case 8: A Glitch in the Matrix
Enjoy a bite-sized bit of possibly paranormal activity from the Uncanny community.
08 Oct 2026,·1 min
Blind and Alone on Top of the World
Sun exposure blinds Brian Dickinson. Atop Mount Everest, he must descend without sight.
08 Oct 2026,·52 mins
Robert Ballard on finding the Titanic and other deep-sea discoveries
Oceanographer Bob Ballard discusses his 60-year career in deep-sea exploration.
06 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Author and academic Viet Thanh Nguyen on his formative influences and experiences.
08 Oct 2026,·43 mins
Gautam Adani: The multiple mogul
Gautam Adani’s businesses span almost every part of life in India
05 Oct 2026,·44 mins
Cost of Living: Should Government Pay For Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote)
The case for universal basic services.
08 Oct 2026,·47 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
Richard Armitage On The Darkest Role He’s Ever Played
Richard Armitage reveals the role that gave him nightmares.
06 Oct 2026,·44 mins
"You’re Not Howard Hughes!"
Hughes had an amazing life story... but he wasn't sharing his memories with anyone.
02 Oct 2026,·34 mins
Is it ever OK to have kids just for the 'optics'?
Graham and Maria tackle a gay adoption dilemma head on.
05 Oct 2026,·35 mins
Forget Cool Runnings: Inside the real Jamaican bobsled team
Devon Harris made history at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Jamaica’s first bobsleigh team
05 Oct 2026,·39 mins
Third Man Syndrome
Kathleen Jamie on the unseen presence that walks beside climbers at the edge of survival.
04 Oct 2026,·29 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
How rats were trained to clear landmines
In 2004, the world's first team of rats were cleared to be used in demining operations
08 Oct 2026,·10 mins
Episode 5
Rachael Stirling’s frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.
25 Sep 2026,·13 mins
The 'Money Back' Scam
How criminals target scam victims with false offers of help.
17 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Roleplay
Mother Courage
Stories and reflections from actors who have played Brecht's iconic character.
Claudia Winkleman
The award-winning broadcaster and The Celebrity Traitors host.
03 Oct 2026,·15 mins
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 mins
7. Consequences
An undercover reporter investigates what some on the far right in the UK really look like
07 Oct 2026,·10 mins
America’s Gerrymandering Arms Race
What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was cast?
04 Oct 2026,·28 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
Introducing... The Haunted Library
The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay a while.
22 Sep 2026,·38 mins
Sulawesi's historic cave art and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
03 Oct 2026,·60 mins
20. The Confidence Trick
A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
09 Sep 2024,·17 mins
Know It All
The story of a perpetual student prompts Matthew to interrogate the nature of wisdom.
02 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Sea and support
How one woman is helping refugees and asylum seekers learn to swim and move past trauma.
05 Oct 2026,·14 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
