BBC Radio Podcasts

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.By BBC Radio 4

Following a much-publicised split, legendary Norwegian dance music icons Lars Larsson and Ulrik Untersson have reunited on the airwaves. Accompanied by producer Pete Santini, they’re taking up their roles as BBC Radio Four’s Heads of Electronic Music. But can they put their differences aside and come together to host a banger of a show? No. No they…

The man who killed Gandhi is the subject of a new play opening at the National Theatre by Anupama Chandrasekhar. She's one of Rana Mitter's guests along with Balkrishna Doshi, a Riba Gold Medal winner for his buildings, which include low-cost housing and research into environmental design. He studied with Le Corbusier and historian Vikram Visana jo…

Covid: Laurie Taylor explores the impact of the pandemic on our working and home lives. Will Davies, Professor in Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, suggests it has revealed the politics of our economy, offering prosperity to some and hardships to others. He’s joined by Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at …

18 MAY 22By BBC Radio 4

The dairy industry has been committed to reducing the sector's greenhouse gas emissions by auditing the carbon footprint of each farm. But, due to the pressure of rising costs, it’s been agreed to delay those audits for another six months.The biggest biodiversity audit in the country has just been carried out on the North Norfolk coast. It’s taken …

Mark Chapman is joined by Adam Lallana, Karen Carney and John Murray to react to Liverpool’s win at Southampton. Liverpool are now within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester City, so the title will be decided on the final day of the season. On this pod, you’ll hear from Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp and Kostas Tsimikas, as well as Harriet Prior…

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.By BBC Radio 4

The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss sets out new legislation to rewrite parts of the post-Brexit trade deal. Adam and Katya chew over how the European Union might respond.Also, Alex Baker, chair of England’s most successful LGBT football club, Stonewall FC, explains the significance of professional footballer Jake Daniels' decision to come out as openl…

Senior Football Reporter Ian Dennis is joined by former Scotland International Pat Nevin and Scottish Football Reporter Roddy Forsyth, to preview the Europa League Final between Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville.We hear from Rangers’ manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst ahead of an exciting day for his side at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium…

The government has set out its plans to alter trade rules agreed with the EU after Brexit.By BBC Radio 4

Comedian and writer Rob Newman is a long-time fan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who "saved the United States, just in time for the United States to save the world". When FDR came into office in 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, unemployment stood at more than 25% and drought in the Dust Bowl had decimated American agriculture acros…

Two of the biggest sports events of the year, the Commonwealth games in Birmingham and the FIFA world cup in Qatar have pledged to be the most sustainable and green sporting events to date. Both have made bold statements 'the first sustainable commonwealth games' and the ‘first carbon-neutral FIFA World Cup'. Qasa Alom finds out if they can really …

Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.By BBC Radio

The comedian and presenter on being a consumer champion, dealing with walk-outs and swimming.By BBC Radio 5 live

17 MAY 22By BBC Radio 4

John Gallagher digs deep into the significance of soil with food grower and gardener Claire Ratinon, Dr Jim Scown, who has researched the role of soil in the novels of Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot, and Anna da Silva, Project Director of Northern Roots, the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park in the heart of Oldham in Greater…

Do you ever feel like your creativity just vanishes? Here's a phrase for that situation.By BBC Radio

Rising costs and a volatile world market means farmers need to make significant decisions about how they plan ahead when planting crops. With India suffering from a blazing heatwave, its' government has now decided to temporarily halt exports of wheat as its supplies come under pressure, which has caused wheat prices worldwide to jump.And the war i…

People become writers for myriad reasons - novelist Max Porter suspects that for him the crucial spur was his fascination with Bekonscot model village, which he visited scores of times as a child. It was there that he discovered the pleasure and value of people watching at a life-size and miniature scale. In A Life In Miniatures he returns to Bekon…

Bonus episode. Conor McNamara and Stephen Warnock react to Newcastle’s win over Arsenal, and hear from Mikel Arteta and Eddie Howe. Arsenal's hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four were dealt a huge blow at St James’ Park. They needed a win to move above Tottenham into fourth and put them in the driving seat to secure a Champions League …

Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Micah Richards for the Monday Night Club. The panel discuss Liverpool’s FA Cup triumph, the psychology behind penalty shoot-outs and what’s next for Chelsea after another Wembley defeat. Micah reacts to Manchester City faltering in the title race and are Leeds Marsch-ing down together? The pane…

Government planning to override parts of agreement governing post-Brexit trade in NIBy BBC Radio 4

The prime minister has been in Northern Ireland to try to resolve the power-sharing crisis. Adam is joined by Chris Mason in Belfast, and Prof Katy Hayward from the think tank UK in a Changing Europe, to discuss the crisis over the Brexit deal.Also, Professor Hazel Smith from SOAS tells us what the North Korean health system is like after more than…

TV shows Hinterland and Hidden are bilingual using Welsh and English. Caryl Lewis, who has written scripts for these TV dramas and award-winning novels, joins Catherine Fletcher for an exploration of Cymraeg, the Welsh language. We hear from Richard King, whose book Brittle with Relics is an oral history of Wales in the second half of the twentieth…

PM continues efforts to restore power sharing government at Stormont. Bank of England delivers "apocalyptic" warning about food price increases because of war in Ukraine.By BBC Radio 4

How decoding Erewash, Trent, Averham and other field, river and place names from old maps can help us understand flooding patterns in Britain. Dr Richard Jones, Associate Professor of Landscape History at the University of Leicester is one of Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough’s guests. Her second guest is Dr Rebecca Wright, a Social and Cultural Histori…

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.By BBC Radio

16 MAY 22By BBC Radio 4

Greg, Jimmy, Felix and Mattchin are joined by England bowler Kate Cross to try and work out what has been the ball of the 21st Century so far. Plus an impromptu quiz inspired by the Playfair Cricket Annual 2022.By BBC Radio 5 live

Every moment of the day tiny biological clocks are ticking throughout the body, but Russell Foster, world-renowned expert in circadian neuroscience, warns that modern life is playing havoc with these ancient and delicate mechanisms. In his latest book, Life Time: The New Science Of The Body Clock And How It Can Revolutionise Your Sleep and Health, …

An hour of top tunes Rmarni, Tori Cross, Khayo, Latisha Gordon, Nia Ekanem, Sophia Saffarian, Karina Diaz, Ashely Zeal, El Chante, Yxng Malone, Elijah Yo, Reece Fransico ft D-one, K2, Esscloud ENZ, J Swave, Marcello, Macca, Conrad! and Varntae, handpicked by Theo Johnson from the BBC Introducing Uploader.…

Mike Bubbins is a good bloke, a good husband and a good Dad, but he never quite feels like he fits in. Not in an odd way, he's keen to point out. It's just he dresses like he lives in the 70s, his house looks like a 70s film set, and he drives a 70s Ford Cortina.So yeah, in other words, in an odd way.He's not done bad for a lad who failed his A-Lev…

Man City come back and Everton miss chance to secure Premier league spot for next season. Your football calls with Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton. Phone 08085 909693 free from mobiles and landlines. Text 85058 at your standard message rate. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.By BBC Radio 5 live

Ben Haines is joined by the former West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and the former Southampton defender Franny Benali.They discuss Manchester City coming from 2-0 down at half time to draw 2-2 against West Ham as well as Tottenham beating Burnley 1-0 in a scrappy affair at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.Plus Natalie Bromley from the ‘No Nay Never…

Finland has formally announced its intention to apply for membership of NATO. In Sweden the ruling Social Democrats said they were abandoning decades of opposition to membership.By BBC Radio 4

The writer Maya Angelou talks to Michael Parkinson, in a programme first broadcast in 1988. Maya Angelou died in 2014, at the age of 86.By BBC Radio 4

We get an update from the surgeon who performed the world’s first transplant of a pig heart into a human. We look at FIFA and EA Sports. Plus we look at the science of advertising.By BBC Radio 5 live

Joining Ali for this very special Sunday interview special is friend of the podcast Scott Bryan, telly expert and all-round nice guy. Hear them discuss the Baftas results and what to look forward to this summer before enjoying interviews with the stars of BBC Three's new Sally Rooney adaptation, Conversations With Friends.…

This episode is all about the FA Cup – and what a final it was! Liverpool beat Chelsea in another Wembley penalty shootout to keep their dreams alive in their hunt for the quadruple. Mark Chapman is joined by Dion Dublin, Karen Carney, Ian Dennis and John Murray, with their immediate reaction to another dramatic final. And the guys are certainly no…

Liverpool still in the hunt for the quadruple after FA Cup sudden death drama. We hear from the fans after their win over Chelsea. Your football calls with Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton following the FA Cup final. Phone 08085 909693 free from mobiles and landlines. Text 85058 at your standard message rate. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.…

Ukraine says it has forced Russian troops to retreat from its second city.By BBC Radio 4

China has been warned by the World Health Organisation that its so-called 'zero covid' approach is unsustainable. Hundreds of millions of people have been kept under lockdown in cities across the country, leaving the economy severely jolted, and critics calling it an abuse of human rights. However, the Chinese authorities seem determined to carry o…

14 MAY 22By BBC Radio 4

The price of fuel, fertiliser and feed has risen significantly. We hear what impact that is having on free range egg producers and pig farmers - some of whom are being driven out of business.30,000 people are allowed come to the UK each year to work on fruit, veg and flower farms via the seasonal worker visa scheme. But some who come here say they …

The World Health Organisation recently released some new estimates of the global death toll of the pandemic. But the figures for a few countries have caused controversy. Tim Harford speaks to Professor Jon Wakefield, who worked on the analysis - and Indian data journalist Rukmini S about the debate that’s erupted in India over the figures.(man puzz…

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspectiveBy BBC Radio 4

Darren Fletcher is joined by Michael Brown, Kevin Campbell and Manchester City’s Kyle Walker for the latter part of the podcast.They look ahead to this weekend’s FA Cup final with 2012 finalist Stewart Downing. Plus, chat to Kyle Walker about THAT run and tackle against Vinicius in the Champions League as well as discuss the popularity of City and …

Boris Johnson is to visit Northern Ireland next week, with the power sharing executive and the Stormont Assembly in paralysis over post-Brexit trade controls.By BBC Radio 4

Half-time analysis of the “Wagatha Christie” trial. Abi Clarke, host of 5 Live’s Wagatha Christie podcast, dissects the latest developments in Rebekah Vardy’s libel case against Coleen Rooney, with BBC football correspondent John Murray commentating on the most dramatic moments so far. Legendary pop master Ken Bruce joins us from Turin, where he pr…