2016's Must-Listen Podcast Episodes
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Nicola Adams—Desert Island Discs
Nicola Adams, boxer and Olympian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Paul McCartney—Mastertapes
Paul McCartney talks to John Wilson about his career and answers audience questions.
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The Mind's Eye—Between the Ears
Soundscapes exploring how personal experience influences our mind's eye.
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How Do We Fix Antibiotics?—The Inquiry
From Komodo dragons to Dutch pigs – some promising solutions to the antibiotics crisis
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The lives changed by bullying—The Eddie Mair Interview
Two perspectives of bullying from a mother and a son
Revisited—The Untold
Grace Dent updates stories from previous episodes including the fate of Bristol's DJ Derek
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Tom Hanks, actor—Desert Island Discs
Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Multiculturalism: Newham v Leicester—Analysis
Sonia Sodha explores how two of the UK's most multicultural places are managing diversity.
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WS More or Less: Escobar’s Cocaine Deaths—More or Less
How many people die for every kilo of cocaine?
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A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke—Soul Music
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come is an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
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Why Did People Vote Leave?—The Briefing Room
Leave voters in Wakefield tell David Aaronovitch why they want to quit the EU.
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Bedlam—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the early history of Bethlehem Hospital, known as Bedlam.
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Child Bride to Bollywood Stunt Woman—The Outlook Podcast Archive
Geeta Tandon escaped child marriage to become one of Bollywood's top stunt performers
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The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World—Sporting Witness
The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska
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