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Jake Humphrey, Being a Dominatrix, Mapping Canal Towpaths, and the Inheritance Tracks of Justin Hawkins
Jake Humphrey joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
10 Jan 2026,·56 mins
Yellow by Coldplay
Stories of what Yellow, one of Coldplay's most iconic songs, means to people 25 years on.
10 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Jesse Armstrong, writer
Jesse Armstrong, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
11 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Guillermo del Toro
Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro reveals his cultural influences.
08 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Total Isolation: The Cabin in the Woods…
A nightmare scenario unfolds for David Scott deep in the wilderness of Manitoba.
08 Jan 2026,·47 mins
Elon's Spies
4. A Star is Born
Can Alexi's investigation reveal how will Musk will operate in his new political era?
05 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Series 4
54. Martha Brown - Domestic Violence
Lucy Worsley meets Martha Brown, accused of murdering her abusive husband in 1850s Dorset.
06 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Weekend Woman's Hour: Going It Alone, Chloé Zhou, Breast screening
Why are more women choosing to go it alone as parents?
Liar, Bigamist, Brute: How Isaac Singer Liberated Women
The sewing machine was once thought to be an impossible invention.
09 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Series 5
Case 10: The Priest Hole
A family renovating a house discover a priest hole... and seem to unleash something else.
30 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Molly Parkin, Kristina Gjerde, Michael Barton, Eva Schloss
Matthew Bannister on an artist, an activist, a BBC executive and a holocaust survivor.
09 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Sir Christian Turner
The newly-appointed British ambassador to the United States.
10 Jan 2026,·15 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
5. Old Age
Beatrix faces old age, world war and a legacy.
29 Dec 2006,·15 mins
with Qasa Alom
Qasa Alom sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
10 Jan 2026,·180 mins
3. The Silence
Six weeks after Joy goes missing, her case is finally reported to the police.
09 Dec 2025,·41 mins
Life Without Children with Caroline Stafford
How you can build a future without the thing that you want the most.
09 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Surf’s Up
Miquita and Jordan check in from holiday in Sri Lanka, and chat sex locations and Bond.
08 Jan 2026,·33 mins
09/01/2026
Adrian Chiles gets you set for the weekend, with news, sport and entertainment.
09 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Russell Howard confronts DEATH
Comedian and Podcaster Russell Howard discuss perfection, death and masturbating monkeys.
08 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Soap Stars
Julie Goodyear
Actress Julie Goodyear is castaway by Kirsty Young.
11 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Fatima Whitbread: from abandoned baby to world champion
The British athlete found both a mother and a coach in one person, and went on to win gold
05 Jan 2026,·40 mins
The life and legacy of Eva Schloss, part 2
How Anne Frank’s diary led Eva Schloss to find her brother’s hidden Holocaust paintings
09 Jan 2026,·40 mins
Sara Blakely: Shaping the world with Spanx
How Spanx reshaped celebrity style and made Sara Blakely a billionaire
05 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Series 2
Perfectionists: Martha Graham
Martha Graham was to modern dance what Picasso was to painting.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
The Prestonville Horror
Was a unicorn haunting Edwardian Brighton?
05 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Battle of Gallipoli
A New Zealand soldier's account of surviving one of the worst battles of World War One
09 Jan 2026,·10 mins
8. The Aftermath
The guilty men of Pitcairn receive very short prison sentences, in a prison they built.
17 Nov 2025,·41 mins
Into the Owambe
A vibrant exploration of a Nigerian party that helped a generation call Britain home.
11 Jan 2026,·29 mins
with James May
On leaving Top Gear, buying half a pub, and his cookbook, 'Oh Cook!'.
06 Jan 2026,·41 mins
