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Martha Kearney takes people to a favourite place to explore their ion for nature.
BBC Radio 4
New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.
James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
Stoma bag Sarah Mills' comedy guide to dealing with a fallible and embarrassing body.
Q&A: Taurus missiles, kidnapped children, and the state of Russia’s military
BBC News
Economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money.
Jack Boswell explores how other cultures handle the universal problems we face at home.
Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
Private Detective Howard Dick is called to Belfast to crack a case for his old flame.
BBC Radio Ulster
Holly Hamilton presents the series that makes things better for consumers everywhere.
The BBC's podcast on the Middle East. Hosted by Jonny Dymond.
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
Essays on friendship from one of the most incisive chroniclers of contemporary Britain.
Comedy chat show taking the conversational long way round to a series final destination.
Author Kerry Hudson explores the many faces of kindness at difficult times in her life.
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A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
BBC correspondents offer in-depth analysis of issues shaping the world around us.
A four-part stand-up comedy series hosted by Randy Feltface.
Scott Mills and Rylan debate and decide on their own Top 10s in pop!
BBC Radio 2
A series of short stories from author Jon McGregor, exploring stillness and still lives.
Jonny Owen tracks the impact of the miners' strike on Britain, on South Wales, and on him
BBC Radio Wales
Comedy series following amateur paranormal investigator and podcast-maker Chris Relish.
Christian Brighty stars in a Regency era audience sitcom.
What a fire in west London that killed 72 people shows about how Britain works and doesn't
Stories of Olympians and Paralympians from across local BBC radio.
BBC Local Radio
Surreal and silly sketch show from online double act The Lovely Boys.
Ian Smith talks about things that stress him out, and investigates ways of relaxation.
Glaswegian comedian Scott Agnew muses on his own mortality. Well, he has died three times.
A new sitcom exploring the frustrations of charity fundraising by Garrett Millerick.
A mountain of trouble. 11 climbers died in 2 disastrous days on K2. What really happened?
BBC
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
It was the biggest gold discovery in history…until it wasn’t
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
A father's fight for justice after surviving a house fire that killed his family.
BBC Sounds
The comedian on the thing he knows most about: being a British bloke.
Jon Holmes was diagnosed with cancer so - inevitably - here comes his new chatty podcast.
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
Comedy series parodying women’s current affairs and talk shows.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Stand-up show chronicling Jim Smith's life as a working farmer in rural Perthshire.
Where musicians take apart their songs and tell the story of how they were made.
The citizen investigators who solve crimes and unravel mysteries.
A therapist finds herself in conversation with a man claiming to be the poet Robert Burns.
Communicate better. Ros Atkins uncovers practical advice from the people who do it best.
Comprehensive coverage of the day's national and international news stories. (Audio-only)
Live News
Engaging conversation about the political issues that matter to you.
A life in five photographs. Original fiction series by Max Porter, read by Tim McInnerny.
Ian Hislop and Helen Lewis celebrate the ideas and impact of Franz Kafka and George Orwell
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Comedian Chloe Petts explores the history of the loo.
