BBC Radio Podcasts from The Eddie Mair Interview

The Eddie Mair Interview

CIA Moscow Veteran: Putin is a consummate liar

John Sipher spoke to Eddie Mair about his life as a spy

I talk to my dead friend

Using artificial intelligence one woman has found a way of talking to her dead friend

'I have been across the whole spectrum of crime and I've paid a price for it'

Former gang member Jermaine Lawlor describes leaving crime to become a youth worker

How to make sure your last wishes are respected

Jenny Kitzinger's experience inspired her to campaign on behalf of incapacitated patients

'History is about the future, politics is about the past'

PM's Catalan referendum expert Sebastian Balfour tells us about his own fascinating life.

My twenty-two months of 'hell' in a Dubai prison

Ex-Leeds United MD David Haigh describes his treatment in Dubai criminal justice system

My journey as a Rohingya

Nijam Uddin Mohammed spent 18 years in a refugee camp in Bangladesh

'Those tweets were from someone lashing out at the world around him'

The Gay Times Editor who was sacked because of comments on social media explains his past

The 'Battle-Scarred' comedian

American war vet who podcasts his conversations with others who have been in war zones

Stourhead in autumn is 'a living work of art'

Head gardener Alan Power tells PM about the view from the gardens

Radio 4 helped diagnose my cancer

Paul was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer after hearing the symptoms on PM

'I operated a policy of protecting women around Harvey'

British film producer Alison Owen on her experiences of Harvey Weinstein

'I couldn’t carry on firefighting'

A former firefighter on dealing with the trauma of what he has seen on the job

I don't want to have sex

What does it mean to be asexual? This is one man's story of discovering his asexuality.

The woman who remembers everything

Rebecca Sharrock has a condition that means she recalls every moment in her life

Why I campaign against abortions

Part Two of our debate on abortions in the United States

From fundamentalist Christian to abortion provider

Part One of our debate on abortions in the United States

Stroud candidates 16 year battle

David Drew and Neil Carmichael on campaigning against each other to be MP of Stroud

'I was just told I had to lose my hair'

What is a "cold cap"? And why does Claire McQuillan want one for her cancer treatment?

'People don't want to associate with the chemsex barrister'

In 2015 Henry Hendron's boyfriend Miguel Jimenez died after taking chemsex drugs

I didn't know my boyfriend was an undercover officer

"Jessica" only found out this year that she dated an undercover police officer in the 90s

Steve Hewlett's sons on moving forward

Freddie, Billy and Bertie say they are grateful for their father's interviews on PM

'I feel angry that families are going through that enormous stress'

Mother of 7/7 victim is campaigning to improve family liaisons after terror attacks

'Why I kept my wife's body after her death'

Russell Davison explains his family's unusual perspective on death

'My purpose in life was just playing the piano'

Pianist Antimo Magnotta dreamt of travelling and playing the piano until tragedy struck

My unknown sister, who was an inspiration

The story of two girls living miles apart but who shared a bond that united them

Dementia at 47

Dianne talks about being diagnosed with early onset dementia.

'Every year my officers recover 150 bodies from the desert'

Sheriff Mark Napier of Pima County, Arizona describes policing the US Southern border

Steve Hewlett's Doctor describes caring for him

Dr Naureen Starling talks about her role in the care of Steve Hewlett.

Steve Hewlett: Our tribute

Steve Hewlett, who was being treated for cancer, has died

What really happened to Scott Johnson?

Steve Johnson has spent 30 years trying to find out how his brother really died.

Steve Hewlett: How do you live every day as if it's your last?

Steve Hewlett who has been diagnosed with cancer talks about his treatment

Steve Hewlett: I was told I have weeks, possibly months...

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about his treatment

Steve Hewlett says he's continuing with the trial, despite his liver 'misbehaving'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about being on a drugs trial

Steve Hewlett: 'All I could do was cry, I was so overwhelmed'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about getting on a drugs trial

Steve Hewlett: 'I'm a victim of Sod's Law'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, is waiting to start a clinical trial.

Steve Hewlett on his fears about losing his drug trial place

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about his treatment.

'Six weeks before my son was born we were sent a letter bomb'

Editor of anti-fascist magazine Searchlight has spent his life fighting far-right groups

Two people whose lives were changed by the Iraq conflict

Jason Clasby and Roger Bacon talk about life after Roger's son was killed on duty there

Steve Hewlett: 'I got to A&E before the New Year's Eve deluge'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about his treatment.

Two men from different generations discuss the event that bonds them

Roger Bacon talks to Jason Clasby about his son Matthew, who died whilst serving in Iraq

'Guantanamo Bay has been a stain on America's honour'

Army psychiatrist Dr Elspeth Cameron Ritchie was sent to the detention facility in 2002.

'Our ads put doubt in the minds of the guerrillas'

Part Two of ad executive Jose Miguel Sokoloff on how he helped demobilize FARC rebels

Learning from the death of Baby P

Sharon Shoesmith was head of children’s services at the centre of the Baby P controversy.

The British man bringing free health clinics to the US

Stan Brock has brought healthcare to thousands of uninsured Americans.

How ads persuaded guerillas to lay down arms

Ad executive Jose Miguel Sokoloff explains how he helped demobilize FARC rebels

Steve Hewlett: My cancer has been rock-climbing

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about his treatment.

The Alberta wildfire evacuation

Darby Allen, the chief of Fort McMurray's fire department, evacuated residents.

Steve Hewlett: 'Once I hit oncology it was like running into invisible sand'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about his latest treatment.

I went through the menopause at 25

Treatment for endometriosis caused Lucy Pasha-Robinson to go through the menopause.

Steve Hewlett: 'I discovered there are not many jokes about cancer'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about his latest treatment.

Steve Hewlett: 'The intensity of the applause made my spine tingle'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks about an event in his honour.

Steve Hewlett: 'I see my condition as a bit of a story'

Steve Hewlett, who has cancer, discusses the benefits of talking about his condition.

Steve Hewlett:'I've been dehydrating myself for weeks'

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, on the importance of drinking...fluids

The lives changed by bullying

Two perspectives of bullying from a mother and a son

Steve Hewlett: Dealing with the effects of cancer treatment

Steve Hewlett, who has been diagnosed with cancer, talks of the effects of his treatment.

Steve Hewlett: Should I pay for the new drug?

Steve Hewlett talks about the decision of paying for additional cancer treatment

What is it like to be Donald Trump's ghostwriter?

The ghostwriter of Donald Trump's book describes the experience of working with him

Steve Hewlett: My radiotherapy

Steve Hewlett continues his reflections on his cancer and the on going treatment.

Taking on 'Islamic State'

An insider account of how to take on so-called Islamic State

How are the Hewlett family dealing with Steve's illness?

Steve Hewlett and his 3 sons talk about how they are dealing with their father's illness

Doctors: Is there a good way of breaking bad news?

How can doctors deliver bad news to patients? One consultant shares his experience

Next steps on a cancer journey

Radio 4's Steve Hewlett talks us through a set back in his treatment of cancer.

Life as an Undercover Cop

Neil Woods worked as an undercover cop, bringing drugs lords to justice.

Ben Smith runs 401 marathons in 401 days in anti-bullying fundraiser

Ben Smith is running 401 marathons in 401 days, to raise awareness of anti-LGBT bullying

How to get the right cancer care

Steve Hewlett talks about his experience with getting the right treatment.

Dealing with cancer

Radio 4's Steve Hewlett talks about his experience having been diagnosed with cancer.

A mother's experience of Downs syndrome

Carolyn Quinn speaks to Angie Emrys-Jones whose son has Downs syndrome.

The woman who killed her violent husband

Carolyn Quinn speaks to a woman who killed her violent husband

A refugee and the cadet who helped rescue her

Diep Quan a Vietnamese refugee, and Graeme Anderson who helped with her rescue in 1978.

Getting to know extremists

Anjum Khan is a Muslim and a therapist who works on the Government's Channel programme.

An interview with surgeon David Nott

Listen again to the interview with David Nott, first broadcast in December 2014.

A doctor's experience in Aleppo

Dr Samer Attar is Chicago based surgeon, who has gone out to work Syria several times.

The power of the cello

Two cellists explain how the instrument has changed their lives.

Memories from the Terror Attacks in Sousse

Olivia Leathley was on holiday in Tunisia with her boyfriend Mike when terror struck.

Eddie reunites an Ebola Survivor with his parents

Will Pooley is a British nurse who became infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone.

Picking up my paint brushes...20 years on

Claire Parrish was inspired to paint again after hearing Geoffrey's interview on PM.

Secretly caring for my mother

Eddie Mair speaks to Phyllis Whitsell about caring for the mother she thought had died.

Asked to move seats...because you're a woman

One woman's story of being asked to move aircraft seats, but not for an upgrade.

Being a blind fencer

Ruth Tolkien spoke to Eddie Mair about fencing blind against sighted opponents.

A medieval cure for modern day superbugs

Two scientists may have the answer to antibiotic resistant superbugs.

Life after death row

The man who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit.

Alicia's story in full 'I simply vanished'

Aged 13 Alicia Kozakiewicz was abucted, imprisoned and raped by a man she met online.

The journey on from panic attacks

Geoffrey Harris is one of several listeners who took a leap for PM

The British disaster you've probably never heard of

WWII doctor talks about dealing with the aftermath of the Bethnal Green Tube disaster