Rose Cartwright talks to psychologist Dr Sara Tai about psychedelics and mental health.
Rose Cartwright talks to Dr Robin Carhart-Harris about psychedelics and mental health.
Rose Cartwright talks to Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner about psychedelics and mental health.
Journalist Samira Shackle meets school counsellor Helen Oliver.
Journalist and mother-of-one Samira Shackle meets author and mother-of-three Lucy Jones.
Nathan Filer talks to Justin Hancock.
Nathan Filer talks to ethical porn creator Erika Lust.
Nathan Filer talks to comedian and writer Sara Pascoe about pornography
Nikki Bedi explores her love of 'The Real Housewives...' with fellow fan Leila Latif.
Nikki Bedi speaks to former TV executive Lauren Zalaznick about 'The Real Housewives'.
Aleighcia Scott explores the story of Reggae in Wales with vocalist Benji Webbe.
Aleighcia Scott speaks to Chris Price about his family's contribution to Reggae in the UK.
Paul Conroy talks to Jamie Dornan about being ... Paul Conroy
Angellica Bell discusses how to start new chapters in life with therapist Alice Bearn.
Angellica Bell talks to chef Nadiya Hussain about making life-changing decisions.
The culture of "anti-ageing" and the ethics of the beauty industry
The culture of the beauty industry and our attitude to ageing
Keith Brymer-Jones talks to psychotherapist Susie Orbach about crying.
Keith Brymer-Jones talks to Craig Mealing about crying.
Football writer Suzy Wrack and Loretta Lees discuss how design and space impact our lives
Football writer Suzy Wrack on how the house she grew up in shaped her.
Ellie Gibson and Professor Andrew Przybylski talk about psychology and gaming.
Ellie Gibson and Keza MacDonald talk about balancing parenting and a love of video gaming.
What's it like having a squad of writers whose life's work is to critique yours?
Foreign Affairs journalist Ramita Navai talks to author Richard Osman about grief.
Journalist Ramita Navai talks to psychology professor Mary-Frances O'Connor about grief.
What's it really like being a critic? Dance and theatre writer Sarah Crompton tells all.
BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson and Dr Lucy Chambers on type 1 diabetes.
BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson and athlete Melanie Stephenson-Gray on type 1 diabetes.
Gillian and Karen discuss singing as a force for social and political change.
Gillian Burke continues to explore her love of Gospel music in and around Falmouth.
Gillian Burke explores her love of singing gospel music in her hometown of Falmouth.
Emma talks to Kiri about moving back to Anglesey and speaking Welsh.
Emma speaks to Mike about their cultural house swap: Wales to England and England to Wales
What’s the difference between fun fear and real terror? Felicity finds out.
Neil and Felicity chat about why being frightened can be so enjoyable.
The World Service's Faranak Amidi talks to anthropologist of rave Dr Martha Newson.
The World Service's Faranak Amidi talks to DJ Eris Drew about how rave creates revolution.
The former Blue Peter presenter talks to vlogger Vee Kativhu about a very new kind of fame
The former Blue Peter presenter talks to her pop singer daughter about fame then and now
How are we affected if we have to change language as a child?
What's it like to have to change language as a child? Cindy and Leslie compare experiences
The former Blue Peter presenter discusses instant fame with a woman whose name went viral.
Anna Freeman speaks to the owner of an escape room, Sheyi Thomas.
Anna Freeman speaks to Brian Robson, who airmailed himself home in a crate.
Anna Freeman speaks to escape artist Miranda Allen.
What happens when you learn new technology in your seventies?
When you can't do something, how hard is it to learn something new as an adult?
How do you learn to go out of the house when you've got agoraphobia?
Marcus Smith talks to Kriti Sharma about harnessing the good in Artificial Intelligence.
Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to writer David Adam about OCD.
Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to screenwriter Rose Cartwright about 'Pure O'.
Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to clinical psychologist Dr Gazal Jones about OCD.
Tristan Harris talks to Marcus Smith about the damage social media is doing to society.
Can mothers and daughters really be friends? The BBC News correspondent asks her mum.
The broadcaster hears what friendship means to cook and writer Ella Risbridger.
The broadcaster meets a teacher who’s been waiting for a kidney transplant since 2007
Sabet donated a kidney to his mum. He chats to Faruk about his campaign for more donors.
Broadcaster Sabet Choudhury discusses his kidney donation to his mum.
The long standing arts journalist explores why some reject ‘the dream’.
Arts journalist Rosie Millard explores what success and failure really mean
The long-standing arts journalist asks what success and failure really mean.
Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl talks to Zakiya Mckenzie about increasing diversity outdoors.
Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl talks to Rhiane Fatinikun about increasing diversity outdoors
Poet Helen Mort talks to retired Olympic athlete Anyika Onuora about body image in sport.
Poet Helen Mort talks to hair stylist Niamh Kavanagh about hair and personality.
Poet Helen Mort talks to tattooist Lou Hopper about “getting inked”.
Russell Kane talks to fellow comedian Angela Barnes about playing the extrovert for work.
Comedian Russell Kane talks to author Jessica Pan about life as an introvert.
Comedian Russell Kane asks psychotherapist Mark Vernon: what are introverts & extroverts?
Does getting old mean you have to lose control of your life? With Diana Davies.
How do you take control when suffering a debilitating illness? With Justine Shuttleworth.
How do you take control in a crisis? With former Syrian Banker Louai Al Roumani.
Katya Adler talks to psychologist Wiebke Bleidorn about whether personalities can change.
Katya Adler talks to Simon Hattenstone about pulling back the mask of famous personalities
Katya Adler talks to James Cracknell about personality and how it can change.
From the Eden Project to The Dome and beyond, Lord Chris Smith discusses his legacy.
The artist, Yinka Shonibare, talks to Elsie Owusu about his ambitious Nigerian project.
What should a Supreme Court look like? Architect Elsie Owusu talks to Lady Hale
What happens when you suffer information overload? Writer Tim Parks embraces idleness.
Is being idle the answer to information overload? With psychoanalyst and idler Josh Cohen.
Gerald Scarfe meets Arabella Dorman
Gerald Scarfe meets photographer Paul Conroy
What is it to 'look at' something? Artist Simon Periton explores his view of the world.
Do scientists and artists see the world differently? With Nasa astronomer John Mather
Acclaimed gardening writer, Alys Fowler, tries to work out where she wants to live.
Acclaimed gardening writer Alys Fowler tries to work out where she wants to live.
Male Infertility - Benjamin Zephaniah talks to consultant urologist Kevin McEleny.
Male Infertility - the female experience. Benjamin Zephaniah talks to Terri Clothier
Male infertility - the male experience. Benjamin Zephaniah talks to Richard Clothier
Gay dad David Gregory-Kumar meets Sophie Mei Lan, who grew up with a gay dad and step-dad.
David Gregory-Kumar talks about parenting with fellow gay dad, Chris Hurlston
Gay dad David Gregory-Kumar speaks to the US-based surrogate who carried his baby.
Emma Freud talks to New York Times journalist Rukmini Callimachi about her reports on IS.
Emma Freud talks to Christina Lamb about the reality of being a foreign correspondent.
Emma Freud talks to Emily Maitlis about the reality of being a news journalist.
Dr Sohom Das talks to Alan Rusbridger about treating prisoners who are mentally unwell.
CJ Burge tells Alan Rusbridger about the mental impact of prison life, in Japan and the UK
Alan Rusbridger talks to Jonathan Aitken about his experience of incarceration.
Dr Girdari Bhan, past president of the World Hindu Council UK, discusses mourning.
Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis discusses mourning with Euella Jackson.
Maaureesha Shaw talks to Euella Jackson about the traditional way of mourning in Jamaica.
Rachel Johnson talks to women who chose not to live with their children for a time.
Helen Lewis talks to Brigid Schulte about how being busy does not mean you're important.
Helen Lewis discovers Deliveroo rider Aaron Tatlow cycled 10,000 miles last year
Lord Skidelsky, the economist, tells Helen Lewis about his inquiry into the four-day week.
Jack Dearlove talks to software developer Jonathan Kay about their love of MSN Messenger.
Space nerd Jack Dearlove interviews Doug Hurley, astronaut on the last space shuttle.
Lynne Truss joins Will Parsons on a short pilgrimage to experience a traditional journey.
Lynne Truss talks to Jillian Moody about travelling abroad for a year with her family.
Why is economics so male? Does the subject have an image problem?
Lynne Truss asks why travel can both delight and disappoint with travel writer Geoff Dyer
Bronwen Maddox with environmentalist Tom Burke, who's planning to leave his money to birds
Bronwen Maddox talks to solicitor and stepfather Gary Rycroft about solving disputes.
Tricky? Bronwen Maddox hears how one brother and sister sorted out their farm inheritance.
The story of women in economics: from the 1920s to #MeToo.
Does economics have a problem with women? Soumaya Keynes and Claudia Goldin talk it over.
Primrose Granville asks chef Henroy Brown how he came back from serious illness.
Frank discussion between two young men who became fathers in their teens.
Film-maker Michael Jenkins explores fatherhood at a young age.
Fergus Keeling explores 'life after 60' with psychologist Professor Victoria Tischler.
Fergus Keeling explores the creative 'life after 60' with hat designer Tricia Hamilton.
The experience of becoming a father as a teenager is explored by Michael Jenkins.
Jay Brave speaks to Christopher McJetters about his experiences as a black gay man.
Jay Brave speaks to poet Lawrence Hoo about his attitude to race and identity.
Rachel Johnson talks to mothers who made a choice not to live with their children. 1/2
Jay Brave and Kelechi Okafor discuss their approach to race and identity.
Decca Aikenhead talks to Sandra, who lost her father suddenly when she was a child.
Life After Gold: what happens next? Can Helen Glover learn anything from Kriss Akabusi?
Interview series in which broadcasters follow their personal passions.
Life After Gold: Two Olympians discuss what can happen after retiring from top-level sport
Life After Gold: What happens to top athletes after they retire from sport?
Comedy writer Sian Harries and columnist Grace Dent discuss whether to have a baby. Or not
Comedy writer Sian Harries and Isy Suttie explore ambivalence to motherhood.
Journalist and mother Samantha Simmonds explores sibling competition with Nick Karet.
Journalist and mother Samantha Simmonds explores sibling rivalry with Joanna Briscoe.
Journalist Samantha Simmonds explores sibling competition with Professor Alison Pike.
Broadcaster Peter Curran talks to guests about the Northern Ireland they left behind.
Broadcaster Peter Curran talks to guests about the Northern Ireland they left behind.
Can nature help our mental health? The Spectator's Isabel Hardman asks Dr Alan Kellas.
Can growing food can improve our mental health? Isabel talks to JK, a recovering alcoholic
DJ Trevor Nelson uncovers what it is like to discover you have got half-siblings.
Are the skills you need for stand-up comedy the same as those you need for sport? Really?
Does the sports psychologist agree that comedy and sport are kind of the same?
Are the skills you need for stand-up comedy the same as you need for sport? Really?
Miranda Rae, single mum, meets a single dad with three children and hears his story.
Miranda Rae, a single mum herself, explores the challenges facing another single mother.
How do you bring up three children when your husband dies and you are left alone?
Lucy Mangan avoids responsibility. Why? Today she talks to the Reverend Claire Herbert.
Lucy Mangan talks to Bea Harvie, a young carer, about responsibility.
Nikesh Shukla asks Dr Deborah Jump how effective boxing gyms are at reducing offending.
Nikesh Shukla speaks to boxer Kieran Farrell, who suffered brain damage after a fight.
Novelist Nikesh Shukla shares his fascination for boxing with Hayley Campbell.
Julia Bradbury talks to Laura Rutherford, a volunteer with the Samaritans.
Julia Bradbury explores the challenges of working in a mental health inpatient unit.
Julia Bradbury discusses the challenges of emergency medicine with Dr Martin McKechnie.
Peter Bazalgette talks to Jane Davis about the power of reading in encouraging empathy.
Television exec Peter Bazalgette examines empathy in doctors and the difference it makes.
Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy, with primatologist Frans de Waal.
Sir Trevor meets Madeleine Black who struggled to forgive the men who raped her.
Sir Trevor McDonald asks former armed robber John McAvoy how he found redemption.
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to the first female head teacher of Magdalen College School.
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Val McDermid about her unexpected educational journey.
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Soweto Kinch about his unexpected educational journey.
Tim Samuels meets women who have ditched monogamy for an alternative relationship.
Tim Samuels meets women who have ditched monogamy for an alternative relationship.
Playwright David Greig finds out what it takes to be an extreme runner.
Playwright David Greig finds out what it takes to be an extreme runner.
Sathnam Sanghera regards himself as middle class. Others do not. He explores why.
Sathnam Sanghera regards himself as firmly middle class. Others do not. He explores why.
Mark Lawson talks to writer and author Rachel Cusk.
Mark Lawson talks to the artist and Turner Prize nominee Marvin Gaye Chetwynd.
Mark Lawson talks to blogger and vlogger Hannah Witton.
Mark Lawson talks to author and critic Adam Mars-Jones about writing a memoir.
Actor and comedienne Jan Ravens talks to BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet.
Actor and impressionist Jan Ravens talks to Germaine Greer, about her public image.
Steve Backshall meets polar explorer Ann Daniels.
David Schneider talks to journalist and writer Jenny Diski about how to face up to death.
David Schneider talks of his fear of death to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix.
Bel Mooney talks to author Penelope Lively about the nature of home.
Bel Mooney explores whether home is as much an idea as a place.
Steve Backshall talks to extreme adventurer Ed Stafford.
Adrian Chiles talks to Larissa Pelham, head of emergency food security for Oxfam.
Selina Scott talks to ghostbuster Hayley Stevens, who does not believe in ghosts.
Selina Scott talks to Yasmin Ishaq who doesn't believe in ghosts, but in jinn.
Michael Grade talks to bomb disposal operator Chris Hunter about risk.
Michael Grade talks to Juno Roche, who risked losing everything when she changed sex.
Christina Lamb talks to Lady Khadija, daughter of Idi Amin, about family legacy.
Christina Lamb talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was shot by the Taliban.
Christina Lamb explores family legacy, talking to Adam Hargreaves about the Mr Men books.
Zubeida Malik interviews Raja Tahir Masood about Peterborough's Pakistani community.
Zubeida Malik speaks to Sister Christine Frost about her life and work in east London.
John Harris talks to Penny Andrews, who was only diagnosed as autistic in her thirties.
John Harris of the Guardian talks to autism specialist Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.
Charlotte Smith looks at the role of self-help groups for those suffering emotional trauma
Charlotte Smith looks at how useful self-help groups are for the chronically ill.
Adrian Goldberg meets Mandy, of Sikh and Hindu heritage, married to an Afro-Caribbean man.
Adrian Goldberg meets Rosalind, a Christian who married a Jewish man in the 1970s.
Adrian Goldberg explores the topic of mixed marriage.
Nihal talks to first-time Staffie owner Paul, whose dog Bee Bee has been a revelation.
Broadcaster Nihal owns a staffordshire bull terrier, but why is he stereotyped by his dog?
Journalist Isabel Oakeshott talks to Rehka, who had a baby through surrogacy in India.
Political journalist Isabel Oakeshott talks to Natalie, who had twins through surrogacy.
Victoria Derbyshire talks to fellow diarist Fraser Harrison about why he keeps a diary.
Victoria Derbyshire talks to fellow diarist Alastair Campbell about why he keeps a diary.
Sarah Montague talks to a mum about how she is coping with her son in prison.
Sarah Montague talks to those coping on the outside while a family member is in prison.
Tim Dowling talks to former Apprentice finalist, Saira Khan, about the nature of ambition.
Tim Dowling talks to author and journalist David Thomas about the nature of ambition.
Reeta Chakrabarti meets Iram Ramzan, who blogs on her life as a 'progressive Muslim woman'
Reeta Chakrabarti talks to Andrew Old about his blog on working in education.
Rachel Johnson talks to author Michael Frayn about the struggles of writing fiction.
Rachel Johnson talks to writer AL Kennedy about the struggles of writing fiction.
Jane Hill meets John Jennings, who does not know if he's inherited a gene for Alzheimer's.
Jane Hill meets Caroline Harding, who has two children with a rare genetic condition.
David Loyn talks to Hekmat Karzai, Afghan political analyst and cousin of the president.
BBC Kabul correspondent David Loyn talks to Afghan women's rights campaigner Soraya Pakzat
Emma Barnett faces one of her prejudices, by talking to Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild.
Emma Barnett discovers if you can be a feminist if you are an orthodox Jew.
Women in the City talk about how becoming a mother has impacted on their career.
Women in the City talk about how they have combined motherhood with a high-flying career.
Anita Anand talks to solicitor Mathew Waddington, who specialises in children's law.
Anita Anand talks to world-renowned facial surgeon Prof Iain Hutchison.
Anita Anand talks to Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust.
BBC Science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh explores father-daughter relationships.
BBC science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh talks to fathers and daughters.
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Claire Derry, whose son went missing in the Australian outback.
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Gillian Duffy, called a 'bigoted woman' in 2010 by Gordon Brown.
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater, who survived a violent kidnapping in 1992.
Frank talks to Deborah Impiazzi, who lost her sight and with it, her job and her husband.
Frank Gardner talks to Tim Rushby-Smith about facing up to a life-changing accident.
Frank Gardner talks to Dr Stuart Butchart about coping with a life-changing injury.
Owen talks to a British soldier about one particular day of fighting in Afghanistan.
Owen Bennett-Jones talks to a British soldier about the reality of war.
Clive Myrie speaks to Mike Nowak, a Polish immigrant, who has now returned to Warsaw.
Clive talks to Sylvia Emenike about her experiences of being an immigrant from Jamaica.
Clive Myrie talks to Alp Mehmet, vice-chair of Migration Watch.
Ritula Shah talks to Dr Michael Irwin about the idea of renouncing life in old age.
Ritula Shah talks to Mark Boyle, who lived without money for almost three years.
Ritula Shah talks to Satish Kumar about the central tenet of Jainism: renunciation.
John McCarthy talks to Rafi, an Afghan refugee who fled to Britain in 2011.
John McCarthy talks to those who feel they've had to live outside mainstream UK society.
John McCarthy talks to hermit Rachel Denton about her decision to live alone.
Martin Wainwright talks to creationist Malcolm Bowden.
Martin Wainwright talks to Paul Lambert, chairman of the Derbyshire Family Association.
Martin Wainwright talks to Lindis Percy, a persistent peace campaigner for over 40 years.
Olivia O'Leary meets one of the greatest ever jump-jockeys, Mick Fitzgerald.
Olivia O'Leary speaks to Booker Prize-winning author John Banville.
Olivia O'Leary speaks to piano virtuoso and conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Kate Silverton talks to a businesswoman on how bullying made her afraid to take risks.
Kate Silverton explores how our fear of failure can limit your life choices.
Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of 'misery memoir' Prozac Nation.
Sarfraz Manzoor discusses confessional journalism with Liz Jones of the Mail on Sunday.
Sarfraz Manzoor talks to author Judith Kerr about making public a personal story.
Paddy O'Connell meets Lisa Cherry, whose childhood was spent in the care system.
Paddy O'Connell meets Sir Al Aynsley-Green who has forged a career helping children.
Paddy O'Connell explores the effect of great emotional upheaval on family life.
A young French woman talks about what it means to be a Muslim in modern Europe.
Razia Iqbal talks to Hilal Sezgin about what it means to a Muslim in modern Germany.
Razia Iqbal talks to Hanif Qadir who helps Muslim children in danger of being radicalised.
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to Charles Hanson about being convicted for the murder of his wife
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to a man who killed a young mother in a road accident in 1989.
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to the first British woman soldier known to have killed in combat.
Fi Glover talks to internet entrepreneurs who have made London a global start-up centre.
Fi Glover talks to the founders of the new tech companies in Silicon Roundabout, Hackney.
Fi Glover talks to the founders of the new tech companies in Silicon Roundabout, Hackney.
Samira Ahmed meets actor Murray Melvin, best known for his role in A Taste of Honey.
Konstanty Gebert tells Samira Ahmed about life during Poland's communist dictatorship.
Lucy Mathen tells Samira Ahmed about a tale of charitable endeavour, with a twist.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown talks to 18-year-old Megan about her parents' divorce.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown talks to Louis de Bernieres about the impact of family breakdown.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores the impact of divorce on families.
Bridget Kendall talks to plant biochemist Dianna Bowles about her joy for work and sheep.
Bridget Kendall talks to author Alexander McCall Smith about his work as an academic.
Bridget Kendall talks to Archbishop Rowan Williams about his fascination with Dostoyevsky.
Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of having considerable personal wealth.
Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of making it onto the rich list.
Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of personal wealth with the super rich.
Evan Davis talks to convicted fraudster Elliot Castro.
Evan Davis talks to advertising executive Steve Henry about deception.
Evan Davis talks to Penny, who for decades concealed her true self.
A palliative care consultant discusses the place of honesty in matters of life and death.
Lyse Doucet is in Kabul to talk to Rangina Hamidi a campaigner for women's rights.
Lyse Doucet in conversation with Nader Nadery, a human rights campaigner in Kabul.
Lyse Doucet speaks to Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni.
Lyse Doucet speaks to Masood Khalili, Afghanistan's Ambassador to Spain.