BBC Radio 5 Live Podcasts

Darren Fletcher presents the Friday Football Social with Clinton Morrison, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Peter Schmeichel. They look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United. You'll hear from managers Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag, as well as players Erling Haaland and Christian Eriksen.TOPICS:01:45 - FA Cup final…

“I still get that call from my sister saying, ‘Bring your scissors’, she never asks me to sing her a song!” Sharleen Spiteri, lead singer of Scottish rock band Texas, chats to Colin Murray about living with synesthesia (a condition that means she sees colours in music), maintaining her hairdressing skills, why she turned down a Calvin Klein ad camp…

Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alistair Cook, Niall O'Brien and Michael Vaughan for reaction to the second day’s play at Lords between England & Ireland. Hear from Ben Duckett and Andy McBrine, Andy Zaltzman gives a stats breakdown of day two and Aggers sits down with one of the most successful England captain’s in Test history, Mike Brearley.…

: Andrew Benson and Marc Priestley join Harry Benjamin to look ahead to the action from Barcelona. They hear from Fernando Alonso after he gave his Aston Martin team their best finish of the year in Monaco. And can Red Bull really win every race this season?By BBC Radio 5 live

‘Excitement’ was the word on everyone’s lips at the BBC today… and for good reason. First, they were excited about the fact that the wonderful Lou Sanders was sitting in for Elis whilst he treated himself to a luxury spa break in Montenegro. Then, the excitement grew even more as John entered the studio looking more buff than ever before. And just …

Aaron Paul is joined by Danny Cowley and Phil Brown to give out the 72+ EFL awards. Who will scoop the honours of Best Player, Best Manager and Unsung Hero in the Championship, League One and League Two? And who will the panel name in their EFL Team of the Season? Have your say #BBCEFLTOPICS:4:25 – Championship,16:45 – League One,25:50 – League Two…

In this special live episode, recorded at the Hay Festival, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Seán Burke to learn about medieval Irish folklore.We’re focusing on the lore and stories from Gaelic Irish culture. Gaelic culture remained the dominant set of cultural and societal beliefs on the island of Ireland well into the 17th c…

Felicity Hannah hears from Fiat's UK boss on its plan to get more EVs on the road. Plus, is it the end of the working lunch?By BBC Radio 5 live

Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alistair Cook, Niall O'Brien and Michael Vaughan for reaction to the first day’s play at Lords between England & Ireland where Stuart Broad takes five wickets. With the bat, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley put Ben Stokes’ side in a commanding position. Hear from Stuart Broad, Curtis Campher and England debutant Josh Tongue. …

In a special interview, Guillem Balagué sits down with the new Portugal head coach Roberto Martínez.They discuss his new role and his relationship with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.He also discusses where things went wrong for Belgium at the 2022 World Cup and his thoughts on Everton’s struggles this season.10:00 – Moving from club to int…

Ahead of the first Men's Test of the summer, the Tailenders are at Lord's and are joined by Jonathan Agnew and Isa Guha. Plus why Felix didn’t answer John McEnroe’s call, Mattchin has a new ‘plastic bag’ based quiz and tour news.By BBC Radio 5 live

Dave Woods and ex-England international half-back Kevin Brown are joined by Salford Red Devils and England hooker, Andy Ackers, who tells the story of his remarkable rise from giving up the sport as a teenager to playing in last year’s World Cup. Released by both Wigan and Warrington, Ackers worked on a building site whilst playing part-time for Sw…

Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are back with the final episode of the season.Jonathan Woodgate joins the pod after winning head-to-head Division 1.They also announce the winners of Division 2, Fantasy 606 Overall and the all important mini-league. Will Statman Dave be victorious?Plus, there’s a European themed game of Sutton Dea…

Sean gets the latest as Congress votes on whether or not to increase the US' debt ceiling. Plus, businesses in the UK struggle to pay back COVID bounceback loans.By BBC Radio 5 live

New episodes released on Tuesday and Thursday. If you’re in the UK, listen first on BBC Sounds.Connie starts chemotherapy and tries to ignore the advances of fellow patient, Paul, as she delves back to her past to try to figure out where it all went wrong with Emily’s husband Drew. She recalls them meeting at NYU in 1993, their whirlwind romance, h…

Kammy and Ben are joined by former Norwich and West Ham striker Dean Ashton and you can listen to it first on BBC Sounds. Dean recalls his career from being a precocious talent at Crewe to winning his only England cap under Fabio Capello - not that he was a big fan of Dean's physique. He also recalls being wooed by Alan Pardew, explains why Steven …

Mark Chapman is joined by Vicki Sparks, England Women's record-goalscorer Ellen White and former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley for reaction to Sarina Wiegman's World Cup squad. The Lionesses boss gives her thoughts after the announcement. Plus, Barcelona and England fullback Lucy Bronze gives her thoughts on being named in the World Cup squad a…

: “I’m almost in tears now talking about it.” The Simply Red singer remembers Miles Davis, Tina Turner and George Harrison.By BBC Radio 5 live

And what impact could securing Champions League football have on the bids? Football finance expert, Kieran Maguire, discusses how a place in Europe's elite competition helps United's finances. HOSTSHow To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.…

Two 17-year-olds from Northern Ireland win the chance to go on a study trip along the River Loire in France. But what happens to them there will haunt them even 40 years later. Did they really have a brush with the devil?Written and presented by Danny RobinsEditor and Sound Designer: Charlie Brandon-KingMusic: Evelyn SykesTheme Music by Lanterns on…

Sean looks at what the UK's first post-Brexit trade deal means for business. Plus, hundreds of mortgage deals are pulled as one bank warns inflation will remain higher for longer.By BBC Radio 5 live

Serial winner and Lionesses legend Lucy Bronze flew over from Barcelona to join Jill Scott's Coffee Club.After winning nearly everything in the game, she tells the pod how much she wants to win the World Cup.She also talks to Jill and Ben about life at Barca including learning the language and her apple tart ritual.And find out what Prince William …

Kelly Somers is joined by former Tottenham and Fulham defender Stephen Kelly, Liverpool and England striker Natasha Dowie, and The Telegraph's Luke Edwards for the Football Daily's very own End of Season Awards.Who is the player of the season, disappointment of the season, and manager of the season? The panel discuss Chelsea’s sloppy spending habit…

Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Nihal to talk about Gallows Pole, Fubar, Poker Face and the final episode of Succession.By BBC Radio 5 live

Elis and John are back with a new series of How Do You Cope, and they’re here to share what they’ve got in store, including some of the guests that will be featuring.Remember, all previous episodes of How Do You Cope are available online, featuring the likes of Sir Brian May, Azeem Rafiq, George Ezra, Josie Long and Adam Kay.…

Felicity Hannah looks at what the sunny Bank Holiday weekend meant for business. Plus, as Succession comes to an end, what's it actually like to run a famlly business?By BBC Radio 5 live

New episodes released on Tuesday and Thursday. If you’re in the UK, listen first on BBC Sounds.Connie Prynne lives a small life with her daughter, Claire in Los Angeles. But when she is diagnosed with breast cancer she is forced to start addressing her past, a life she hasn’t told Claire or anyone about, a New York life, Emily’s life; a mess of a f…

Dotun is joined by Legendinho Tim Vickery, Miguelvis and Nice One Cyrille.By BBC Radio 5 live

Ugo, Danny and Ashy head to Chris' for the last pod of the season and steak sandwiches. We get more insight into Ashy's red card hearing and Cadan Murley's role from Marbella. There's more Ford-Farrell debate and Premiership final reflections, plus plenty of love for Munster after they won the URC title. There's also World Cup predictions and some …

Mark Chapman is joined by Micah Richards, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith in this bumper MNC episode. They start with the Premier League and debate what's next for Everton after they survive the drop. Focus then turns to relegation and what went wrong at Leeds and Leicester. It was a dramatic weekend in the EFL play-offs. Luton gained promotion to the …

Mark Chapman is joined by Tammy Beaumont, Steven Finn and Phil Tufnell to look ahead to the start of England’s cricketing summer, as Ireland visit Lord’s for a one-off Test.Ireland men’s national selector Andrew White explains the challenges his nation have faced in establishing themselves as a Test nation.And after Jason Roy ended his contract wit…

Ravindra Jadeja hits the last two balls of IPL 2023 for 6 and 4 to win a record equalling 5th IPL for Chennai Super Kings. Simon Mann is joined by IPL commentator Nikesh Rughani, former IPL player Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and WPL winning coach Lydia Greenway to review an incredible final and the tournament as a whole.…

Barry Jones joins Steve to look back at a busy weekend of action. They review the fights from Belfast, Bournemouth and Manchester and discover their pre-fight predictions were all wrong. They also discuss the super-fight between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford set for July and whether there is any substance to Tyson Fury’s claims he sent a contra…

“People say you shouldn’t exist, well I do exist” The gender fluid actor, also known as Suzy talks to Nihal being a ‘serious’ actor, getting into politics and dyslexia.By BBC Radio 5 live

Rosanna Tennant, Harry Benjamin and former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer react to the Monaco GP, where Max Verstappen claimed victory ahead of Fernando Alonso. We hear from both Verstappen and Alonso, as well as Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz.By BBC Radio 5 live

Mark Chapman presents reaction to how it all finished on the final day of the 22/23 Premier League season. Hear from Abdoulaye Doucouré, who was the hero for Everton as they narrowly escaped final day heartbreak. The fairy tale was over for Leicester as they became the second team relegated after winning the Premier League. There was disappointment…

We heard from Everton fans after a Doucoure winner kept Dyche's team up. Leeds United and Leicester City fans phoned in after Everton's victory confirmed their sides' relegation from the Premier League.We also heard from Luton fans after a dramatic penalty win lifted them into the promised land whilst Villa supporters phoned in to celebrate Emery's…

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In today’s programme: What attracts mosquitoes to some people but not others? Grow not mow: why one Cambridge college has broken hundreds of years of tradition, and decided not to mow their lawn. And we look at the science of memory. What is it, …

Aaron Paul has reaction to Luton Town’s win in the Championship play-off final. He’s joined by ex-Hull boss Phil Brown and former Luton striker Sam Parkin. Also hear from Luton manager Rob Edwards, head of recruitment Mick Harford and Coventry City boss Mark Robins. And catch the thoughts of EFL legend Jobi McAnuff and Luton commentator Simon Pitts…