BBC Radio Podcasts

Topical comedy quiz show, where Andy Zaltzman & a crack panel dive into this week's news.By BBC Radio 4

Your football calls with Robbie Savage and Natalie Pike. Phone 08085 909693 free from mobiles and landlines. Text 85058 at your standard message rate.By BBC Radio 5 live

Marc Priestley and Andrew Benson join Harry Benjamin to look back at the Spanish Grand Prix. They hear from the top three and ask whether Mercedes have finally put their woes behind them.By BBC Radio 5 live

Ben Haines is joined by Liverpool striker Natasha Dowie and The Athletic’s Adam Crafton. The team look ahead to Man City's Champions League final against Inter Milan and discuss what Manchester United need to do next season. England’s Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh are Champions League winners as Barcelona came from behind to beat Wolfsburg. The Heral…

Via ports and truck-stops, fulfilment centres and ring roads, Aidan Tulloch follows the supply chain and reimagines the journey an item goes on in the age of 24/7 delivery.By BBC Radio 3

The Immigration Minister, Robert Jenrick, has claimed that the UK's asylum system is "riddled with abuse" and the country must reduce its reliance on hotels to house migrants.By BBC Radio 4

Mary Lawson joins James Naughtie and a group of readers to answer questions about her novel, Crow Lake. An international bestseller, it tells the story of four siblings, orphaned by a road accident who have to find a new way to live as a family. The story is narrated by Kate, looking back at that dramatic rupture in her childhood. As she tells her …

Professor Peter Hennessy is one of the UK’s leading contemporary historians. He has written acclaimed and important books about politics, the civil service, the intelligence agencies and the British constitution on which he is an expert. Peter was born in London in 1947 and read history at St John’s College, Cambridge. He started writing for the Ti…

Just what are the motives for book bans across the world?By BBC Radio Ulster

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In today’s programme: are ecstasy and LSD set to become new treatments for depression? Who’s chattier in their first year of life, boys or girls? and We look at what allergies are, and how we can help fight against them.Get the podcast from the B…

Your football calls with Chris Sutton and Aaron Paul.We heard from jubilant Manchester City fans after their side's FA Cup victory took them one step closer to a potential treble.Manchester United fans called in to discuss their side's defeat in the final and what they might need to challenge their city rivals.We also heard from Celtic fans as they…

Harry Benjamin is joined by Marc Priestley and Andrew Benson to look back at qualifying from Barcelona. They hear from the top three drivers and discuss how the race could unfold.By BBC Radio 5 live

Manchester City do the double after beating Manchester United 2-1 in the first all Manchester FA Cup final.Mark Chapman is alongside Manchester United legend Jaap Stam, former Premier League striker Chris Sutton and football correspondent John Murray at Wembley to react to City’s win which takes them one step closer to the treble.There’s also react…

Errollyn Wallen is one of Britain's most acclaimed and widely performed contemporary composers. Born in Belize and brought up in north London, she was first ever woman to win a Ivor Novello Award for a body of work, and the first ever black woman to have a composition played at the BBC Proms. Errollyn has written 22 operas, as well as orchestral, c…

World leaders have joined Narendra Modi in paying tribute to the 288 people who've died.By BBC Radio 4

A woman who was stalked by her husband and then placed into witness protection with a new identity to escape him, says she feels like she's the one being punished. She's complained to the police about the way her case was handled after being told she failed an assessment and was no longer being supported by them in her new life. She spoke to our re…

Kate Adie introduces' stories from Turkey, South Africa, China, Germany and Sri Lanka.Recep Tayyep Erdogan now has a mandate to rule for another five years. After living in Istanbul for more than four years, Orla Guerin considers the roots of his success and what the future holds for Turkey.South Africa's electricity supply crisis has made 'load sh…

We live in a world where data is everywhere – informing if not governing our lives. But this wealth of data didn’t just turn up overnight. Tim Harford talks to academics Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones, whose new book How Data Happened aims to explain how the world we know today has been shaped by not just technological developments but battles aro…

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…

What next after the BBC’s interview with the former This Morning presenter?After Philip Schofield’s first interview since leaving ITV, Adam is joined by 5 Live's Nicky Campbell and Lorraine Heggessey, former controller of BBC One. They unpack what we learned and the potential impact on the TV industry. Union boss Mick Lynch comes in ahead of a week…

: 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

Charlotte Nichols told the BBC of a rotten culture at WestminsterBy BBC Radio 4

Yulia lives in Kyiv with her three-month-old baby and two young children who are five and eight. She describes how they shelter from Russian attacks in their bathroom and says she’s questioning whether to stay in the city where she has built her life, or leave to find somewhere safer in the west of the country. The BBC Ukraine correspondent James W…

In this tragicomic tale - specially commissioned for Radio 4 and read by the author - a student breaks up the tedium of her summer job in inventive, and increasingly unhinged, ways.Josie Long is an award-winning comedian, broadcaster and writer. She has recently published her first collection of short stories, Because I Don't Know What You Mean and…

Journalists and podcast hosts Jon Ronson and Gabriel Gatehouse join Marianna for a special episode of Americast delving deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracies. The trio talk about why America is a breeding ground for conspiracies, how to spot them, and what happens if they’re true. We also look at whether conspiracies and misinformation might af…

Two female journalists in Iran are on trial for covering the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in custody last year sparking protests across the country and months of unrest and shocked the world. Mahsa was arrested and charged with not covering her hair properly and then reportedly so severely beaten she fell int…

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…

Who was guilty of Jamie Phelps's murder?By BBC Radio

Here's the whole interview with the former This Morning presenter, with the BBC's Amol Rajan.If you have been impacted suicide or any of the issues discussed in this podcast, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/actionline.By BBC Radio

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…

25 years ago to the day since the people of both Northern Ireland and the Republic voted to accept the Good Friday Agreement, another potential referendum looms on the distant horizon. That Agreement, though primarily to end the violence of the Troubles, allows for a future border poll that would determine whether Northern Ireland remained part of …

Journalists and podcast hosts Jon Ronson and Gabriel Gatehouse join Marianna for a special episode of Americast delving deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracies.The trio talk about why America is a breeding ground for conspiracies, how to spot them, and what happens if they’re true.We also look at whether conspiracies and misinformation might affe…

The government will launch a legal challenge over the Covid inquiry’s demand for messages between Boris Johnson and his advisers during the pandemic. Adam speaks to one of the those advisers, Cleo Watson, who was the former prime minister’s deputy chief of staff, and is now the author of Whips.Also, the BBC has interviewed controversial influencer …

In a letter to the inquiry the Government said it had brought the case "with regret"By BBC Radio 4

According to recycling charity Wrap, an estimated three billion nappies are thrown away every year in the UK.Concerns over plastic waste and a want to save money have been driving a rise in the popularity of reusable nappies but, as listener Amy asks, are they really better for the planet, and your pocket? Me and the team speak to Wendy Richards, a…

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

Kate Adie presents dispatches from Serbia, Tunisia, India, France and Ukraine. There has been a wave of protests in Serbia against gun violence following two mass shootings last month that left 17 people dead. Serbia has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Europe, but people flocked to hand in old weapons after the government announced a g…

"It's the complicated ones I enjoy the most." Matthew ParrisTony Benn, MP from 1950 to 2001, packed so much into a long career. He renounced the peerage inherited from his father, served in the Labour governments of both Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan, led the Stop the War Coalition from 2001 and became pretty much the country’s pre-eminent rock s…

A woman who was stalked by her husband and then placed into witness protection with a new identity to escape him, says she feels like she's the one being punished. She's complained to the police about the way her case was handled after being told she failed an assessment and was no longer being supported by them in her new life. She spoke to our re…

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revelatory collection of Biblical texts, legal documents, community rules and literary writings. In 1946 a Bedouin shepherd boy was looking for a goat he’d lost in the hills above the Dead Sea. He threw a rock into a cave and heard a hollow sound. He’d hit a ceramic jar containing an ancient manuscript. This was …

Is a style of tourism that respects animals and local communities working well?By BBC Radio

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…

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 …

In 2020, the UK government committed to protecting at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030. Step seven years into the future with Gaia. The UK has achieved its biodiversity goal, but what does wild Britain look like? Richard Benwell, CEO of wildlife and Countryside Link, Meredith Whitten, a researcher and urban environment planner at LSE, H…

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…

Lorraine Heggessey, former controller of BBC One and Head of Children's BBC talks to Adam about the future of Phillip Schofield and ITV, which has launched a review into its handling of a relationship between the presenter and his colleague.We also talk about how governments are gearing up to regulate artificial intelligence with Joe Tidy, the BBC’…

From Pakistan to Bulgaria to swimming the waterways of Britain: Rana Mitter is joined by a panel of writers to look at our relationship with particular landscapes and the natural world. Kapka Kassabova’s latest book Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time details her stay in a remote valley by the River Mesa in Bulgaria and the knowledge of herbal…