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66. Whodunnit? Jolene, Elly Griffiths and Christina Trevanion examine the evidence
Emma Freud and her guests examine the clues to try to work out who attacked George.
09 Jan 2026,·35 mins
The Stats of the Nation
Immigration, Benefits and Inequality
Tim Harford explores the stats on some of the UK’s most potent political debates.
09 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Jojo Moyes, writer
Jojo Moyes, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
28 Dec 2025,·58 mins
Guillermo del Toro
Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro reveals his cultural influences.
08 Jan 2026,·43 mins
5. Good Stress and Getting Over Yourself
Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch)
Academic Louisa Munch argues that you shouldn’t have to pay for higher education.
08 Jan 2026,·62 mins
Stephen King
Ellen and Mark look at King adaptations, from The Shawshank Redemption to The Shining.
09 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Bikinis and AI
Should image manipulation be allowed?
09 Jan 2026,·53 mins
The Story of A-Z
Michael Rosen journeys down the A-Z on an alphabetical odyssey with linguist Danny Bate.
08 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Innovation
Matthew Sweet explores the cultures of novelty.
09 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution
4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.
16 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Jessie Buckley on her starring role in the film Hamnet
Plus reviews of the novel Palaver by Bryan Washington and Sheridan Smith in Woman in Mind.
08 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Alice Roberts, Amir El-Masry, Rob Auton, Esther Manito, Cast
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
10 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?
We investigate if there are actually 300 billion barrels of oil in Venezuela's reserves
10 Jan 2026,·9 mins
Juliet Stevenson
Follow portrait artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints actor Juliet Stevenson.
09 Nov 2017,·30 mins
2. Downstream
From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
10 Nov 2021,·60 mins
US raid on Venezuela & what it says about military-media relations, Actors & AI, Influencers at Westminster & the lobby system
Venezuela raid and military-media relations; actors and AI; influencers at Westminster.
07 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Don't Make Unnecessary Journeys!
Greg diverts the nation's minds from the weather as Storm Goretti sweeps across the UK!
09 Jan 2026,·49 mins
The President and the Polka
1. An American Music
Justin Webb traces the relationship between American classical music and political history
10 Jan 2026,·56 mins
Agatha and Ariadne
Was this Agatha Christie's greatest piece of misdirection?
07 Jan 2026,·22 mins
Director Chloé Zhao on her film Hamnet
Nikki Bedi interviews Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new film Hamnet
10 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Brigitte Macron’s cyberbully speaks out
Bertrand Scholler is one of 10 people convicted of harassing the French president’s wife
08 Jan 2026,·13 mins
Bill Bailey: With Great Pleasure at Christmas
Bill Bailey and his band perform his favourite songs and readings at the BBC Radio Theatre
25 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Rajan Datar
Rajan Datar presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
11 Jan 2026,·41 mins
Run Away | Waiting for the Out | The Night Manager
Scott, Hayley and Naga review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases
05 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Rónán Hession
Rónán Hession takes questions on his debut novel, Leonard and Hungry Paul.
04 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Why Optimism is a PR Superpower
David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at why PR needs reasons to be cheerful.
17 Dec 2025,·24 mins
Series 3
1. Thomas Hardy
The return of the panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
10 May 2000,·30 mins
Poems on the Underground
A programme to mark the 40th anniversary of London's Poems on the Underground scheme.
06 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell enjoy five cracking festive tracks
19 Dec 2025,·42 mins
