BBC Radio Podcasts from The State of Us
Soldier F – Not guilty
Former paratrooper not guilty of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday in 1972
TV writer says pro-Israeli views shut out of the arts
David Ireland on his loyalist roots, Israel, alcoholism & God
Parents of SEN child convicted over school non-attendance
Leigh and James Bryson spent £30k defending themselves in court.
Did Northern Ireland really inspire Trump's Israel/Gaza peace plan?
And can mediators and negotiators learn anything from our past?
Do mugshots matter?
Why did the PSNI delay publishing a mugshot of a rapist on the run?
The great big vaccine debate
Vaccine rates in Northern Ireland are falling – why?
What the **** is happening in golf?
Swearing, shouting, and lobbing pints – The Ryder Cup 2025
Fighting poverty in NI: The minister defends his plan
The communities minister answers the critics of his anti-poverty strategy.
Bonus: Kneecap’s Mo Chara terrorism case thrown out
What happened in court and the reaction from outside – Kelly Bonner speaks to Declan
Was the PSNI spying on journalists?
How police used covert powers to unlawfully try to uncover reporters’ sources
Irish presidential election hots up
The clock is ticking for nominations – who could be the next president of Ireland?
Blue Lights – the new series
The award winning police drama was the brainchild of producer Louise Gallagher
Uncovering the truth about Katie Simpson’s death
The secret investigation that led to a murder trial that shook the equestrian community
Stuart Robinson: ‘Behind enemy lines’ chatting about the Cool FM cash call, BBC licence fee & the biggest show in the country
He also talks about Barra Best & a cocktail, and his first ever presenting gig
Tuam: Ireland’s secret burial shame
Hundreds of babies & children buried in a mass grave. What the excavation has discovered
Ireland's missing children: Donabate & Kyran Durnin
The search for a missing boy in north county Dublin & the case of Kyran Durnin
The State of Stormont
Summer is over, it's back to the benches for our MLAs – how are relations on the hill?
The income you need to survive in Northern Ireland
It might be more than you think – and families are being squeezed
The cocaine flooding NI’s streets
Are we in the grips of a cocaine crisis?
Palestine Action: Northern Ireland’s first arrest
Tara & Declan talk to the woman arrested in Belfast wearing a Palestine Action t-shirt
Secrets of a weather forecaster
Weather presenters Cecilia & Barra on the science of forecasting & tricks of their trade
The State of Ballymena
Tara and Declan revisit Ballymena with MP Jim Allister, two months after the riots
How can we fix Lough Neagh?
Can the blue-green algae blight be solved?
Chasing politicians into churches and more
The Burke family come north, plus hospital waiting lists and house prices.
Why do some men kill?
Tara and Declan explore why 29 women have been murdered in Northern Ireland since 2020
Maguiresbridge murders: A rural village plunged into tragedy again
A mother and her two children murdered in their own home
Lasagne-gate
What really goes into our food?
“I lost £5,000 after going to an IVF middleman”
What do you do when the IVF company you’re using goes bust?
Libel lawyer to the rich and famous…and to Gerry Adams – Paul Tweed
Paul Tweed on Gerry Adams, the BBC and Tom Cruise
A mother jailed for cruelty and assault against her son – Jamie’s story
Knifed and forced to eat cat litter – just some of the abuse Jamie suffered
What do kids really get up to on their phones?
The State of Us has asked 240 kids about their online lives, the results may surprise you
John Campbell to the rescue! (The UK/EU deal explained)
John Campbell gives Tara Mills & Declan Harvey his straightforward take on the UK/EU deal
The A5 upgrade has been blocked…again
A judge has blocked the long-delayed A5 project from going ahead in its current form
Suppressing a sex abuse secret: Why the voice of rugby stopped talking
Mark Robson was sexually abused as a child by paedophile teacher Lindsay Brown
Tattle Life: A £300k payout in libel damages for gossip website
Tara & Declan talk about the Co Antrim couple who sued the gossip website Tattle Life
Race riots, Minister resignation calls & the Casement Park soap opera
Tara & Declan talk about arson at Larne Leisure Centre & the full story of Casement Park
EXTRA: Race riots in Ballymena
What is happening in Ballymena? Tara and Declan look at a second night of violence
What do you do if your child won’t go to school?
Tara Mills & Declan Harvey talk about Northern Ireland’s “epidemic” of school avoidance
Irish woman who accused Madeleine McCann suspect of rape says he could’ve been stopped
As police search in Portugal in Madeleine McCann case, Tara & Declan speak to Hazel Behan
Winston Irvine, paramilitary prison wings & Jonathan Anderson rules Dior
Tara & Declan discuss Winston Irvine, segregated prisons & Jonathan Anderson heads Dior
EXTRA: Gerry Adams v The BBC – The Verdict
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey talk about Gerry Adams’ libel win against the BBC
Small town porn star: ‘I’ve been treated worse than my brother’s murderer’
Tara and Declan chat to Meghan O’Neill about her experience in the sex industry
Gerry Adams v The BBC
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey chat to Julian O’Neill, who has been covering the libel case
Kneecap new info & Julie Ann McIlwaine's sister fights murder verdict
Tara & Declan have new Kneecap info & Julie Ann McIlwaine’s sister fights murder verdict
“I’ve lost 9 stone in 9 months using weight loss jabs”
“I’ve lost 9 stone in 9 months using weight loss jabs” and it’s been “life changing”
Lagan College accused of not doing enough to prevent abuse
Sexual assault victims say school didn’t do enough to prevent abuse
Trans rights, toilets and NI councils
Tara Mills & Declan Harvey talk about NI local authorities and trans rights
Kneecap and why Israel/Gaza resonates more in Northern Ireland
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey discuss Kneecap and why Israel/Gaza resonates more in NI
Introducing The State of Us
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey’s off-air conversation brings a refreshing look at the news