Rose Cartwright talks to psychologist Dr Sara Tai about psychedelics and mental health.
Published on Tuesday, 26th March 2024.
Rose Cartwright talks to Dr Robin Carhart-Harris about psychedelics and mental health.
Published on Tuesday, 19th March 2024.
Rose Cartwright talks to Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner about psychedelics and mental health.
Published on Thursday, 14th March 2024.
Journalist Samira Shackle meets school counsellor Helen Oliver.
Published on Tuesday, 19th December 2023.
Journalist and mother-of-one Samira Shackle meets author and mother-of-three Lucy Jones.
Published on Tuesday, 12th December 2023.
Nathan Filer talks to Justin Hancock.
Published on Tuesday, 5th December 2023.
Nathan Filer talks to ethical porn creator Erika Lust.
Published on Tuesday, 28th November 2023.
Nathan Filer talks to comedian and writer Sara Pascoe about pornography
Published on Tuesday, 21st November 2023.
Nikki Bedi explores her love of 'The Real Housewives...' with fellow fan Leila Latif.
Published on Tuesday, 19th September 2023.
Nikki Bedi speaks to former TV executive Lauren Zalaznick about 'The Real Housewives'.
Published on Tuesday, 12th September 2023.
Aleighcia Scott explores the story of Reggae in Wales with vocalist Benji Webbe.
Published on Tuesday, 5th September 2023.
Aleighcia Scott speaks to Chris Price about his family's contribution to Reggae in the UK.
Published on Tuesday, 29th August 2023.
Paul Conroy talks to Jamie Dornan about being ... Paul Conroy
Published on Tuesday, 8th August 2023.
Angellica Bell discusses how to start new chapters in life with therapist Alice Bearn.
Published on Tuesday, 13th June 2023.
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
Published on Tuesday, 6th June 2023.
Keith Brymer-Jones talks to psychotherapist Susie Orbach about crying.
Published on Tuesday, 30th May 2023.
Keith Brymer-Jones talks to Craig Mealing about crying.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd May 2023.
Football writer Suzy Wrack and Loretta Lees discuss how design and space impact our lives
Published on Thursday, 16th March 2023.
Football writer Suzy Wrack on how the house she grew up in shaped her.
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2023.
Ellie Gibson and Professor Andrew Przybylski talk about psychology and gaming.
Published on Tuesday, 21st February 2023.
Ellie Gibson and Keza MacDonald talk about balancing parenting and a love of video gaming.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2023.
What's it like having a squad of writers whose life's work is to critique yours?
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2023.
Foreign Affairs journalist Ramita Navai talks to author Richard Osman about grief.
Published on Monday, 6th February 2023.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 31st January 2023.
BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson and Dr Lucy Chambers on type 1 diabetes.
Published on Tuesday, 18th October 2022.
BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson and athlete Melanie Stephenson-Gray on type 1 diabetes.
Published on Tuesday, 11th October 2022.
Gillian and Karen discuss singing as a force for social and political change.
Published on Tuesday, 20th September 2022.
Gillian Burke continues to explore her love of Gospel music in and around Falmouth.
Published on Tuesday, 13th September 2022.
Gillian Burke explores her love of singing gospel music in her hometown of Falmouth.
Published on Tuesday, 6th September 2022.
Emma talks to Kiri about moving back to Anglesey and speaking Welsh.
Published on Tuesday, 28th June 2022.
Emma speaks to Mike about their cultural house swap: Wales to England and England to Wales
Published on Tuesday, 21st June 2022.
What’s the difference between fun fear and real terror? Felicity finds out.
Published on Tuesday, 14th June 2022.
Neil and Felicity chat about why being frightened can be so enjoyable.
Published on Friday, 10th June 2022.
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
Published on Tuesday, 26th October 2021.
The former Blue Peter presenter talks to her pop singer daughter about fame then and now
Published on Tuesday, 19th October 2021.
How are we affected if we have to change language as a child?
Published on Monday, 11th October 2021.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 5th October 2021.
Anna Freeman speaks to the owner of an escape room, Sheyi Thomas.
Published on Thursday, 16th September 2021.
Anna Freeman speaks to Brian Robson, who airmailed himself home in a crate.
Published on Wednesday, 8th September 2021.
Anna Freeman speaks to escape artist Miranda Allen.
What happens when you learn new technology in your seventies?
Published on Tuesday, 1st June 2021.
When you can't do something, how hard is it to learn something new as an adult?
Published on Friday, 28th May 2021.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 11th May 2021.
Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to writer David Adam about OCD.
Published on Tuesday, 4th May 2021.
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.
Published on Wednesday, 10th March 2021.
The broadcaster hears what friendship means to cook and writer Ella Risbridger.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021.
The broadcaster meets a teacher who’s been waiting for a kidney transplant since 2007
Published on Wednesday, 24th February 2021.
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’.
Published on Monday, 25th January 2021.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 29th September 2020.
Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl talks to Rhiane Fatinikun about increasing diversity outdoors
Published on Tuesday, 22nd September 2020.
Poet Helen Mort talks to retired Olympic athlete Anyika Onuora about body image in sport.
Published on Tuesday, 15th September 2020.
Poet Helen Mort talks to hair stylist Niamh Kavanagh about hair and personality.
Published on Tuesday, 8th September 2020.
Poet Helen Mort talks to tattooist Lou Hopper about “getting inked”.
Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2020.
Russell Kane talks to fellow comedian Angela Barnes about playing the extrovert for work.
Published on Tuesday, 25th August 2020.
Comedian Russell Kane talks to author Jessica Pan about life as an introvert.
Published on Tuesday, 18th August 2020.
Comedian Russell Kane asks psychotherapist Mark Vernon: what are introverts & extroverts?
Published on Tuesday, 11th August 2020.
Does getting old mean you have to lose control of your life? With Diana Davies.
Published on Tuesday, 30th June 2020.
How do you take control when suffering a debilitating illness? With Justine Shuttleworth.
Published on Tuesday, 16th June 2020.
How do you take control in a crisis? With former Syrian Banker Louai Al Roumani.
Published on Tuesday, 9th June 2020.
Katya Adler talks to psychologist Wiebke Bleidorn about whether personalities can change.
Published on Tuesday, 19th May 2020.
Katya Adler talks to Simon Hattenstone about pulling back the mask of famous personalities
Published on Tuesday, 5th May 2020.
Katya Adler talks to James Cracknell about personality and how it can change.
Published on Tuesday, 28th April 2020.
From the Eden Project to The Dome and beyond, Lord Chris Smith discusses his legacy.
Published on Monday, 24th February 2020.
The artist, Yinka Shonibare, talks to Elsie Owusu about his ambitious Nigerian project.
Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2020.
What should a Supreme Court look like? Architect Elsie Owusu talks to Lady Hale
Published on Tuesday, 11th February 2020.
What happens when you suffer information overload? Writer Tim Parks embraces idleness.
Published on Tuesday, 4th February 2020.
Is being idle the answer to information overload? With psychoanalyst and idler Josh Cohen.
Published on Tuesday, 28th January 2020.
Gerald Scarfe meets Arabella Dorman
Published on Tuesday, 14th January 2020.
Gerald Scarfe meets photographer Paul Conroy
Published on Tuesday, 7th January 2020.
What is it to 'look at' something? Artist Simon Periton explores his view of the world.
Published on Monday, 18th November 2019.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 12th November 2019.
Acclaimed gardening writer Alys Fowler tries to work out where she wants to live.
Published on Tuesday, 5th November 2019.
Male Infertility - Benjamin Zephaniah talks to consultant urologist Kevin McEleny.
Published on Tuesday, 15th October 2019.
Male Infertility - the female experience. Benjamin Zephaniah talks to Terri Clothier
Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2019.
Male infertility - the male experience. Benjamin Zephaniah talks to Richard Clothier
Published on Tuesday, 1st October 2019.
Gay dad David Gregory-Kumar meets Sophie Mei Lan, who grew up with a gay dad and step-dad.
Published on Tuesday, 30th July 2019.
David Gregory-Kumar talks about parenting with fellow gay dad, Chris Hurlston
Published on Tuesday, 23rd July 2019.
Gay dad David Gregory-Kumar speaks to the US-based surrogate who carried his baby.
Published on Tuesday, 16th July 2019.
Emma Freud talks to New York Times journalist Rukmini Callimachi about her reports on IS.
Published on Tuesday, 9th July 2019.
Emma Freud talks to Christina Lamb about the reality of being a foreign correspondent.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd July 2019.
Emma Freud talks to Emily Maitlis about the reality of being a news journalist.
Published on Tuesday, 25th June 2019.
Dr Sohom Das talks to Alan Rusbridger about treating prisoners who are mentally unwell.
Published on Tuesday, 16th April 2019.
CJ Burge tells Alan Rusbridger about the mental impact of prison life, in Japan and the UK
Published on Tuesday, 9th April 2019.
Alan Rusbridger talks to Jonathan Aitken about his experience of incarceration.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019.
Dr Girdari Bhan, past president of the World Hindu Council UK, discusses mourning.
Published on Tuesday, 26th March 2019.
Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis discusses mourning with Euella Jackson.
Published on Tuesday, 19th March 2019.
Maaureesha Shaw talks to Euella Jackson about the traditional way of mourning in Jamaica.
Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2019.
Rachel Johnson talks to women who chose not to live with their children for a time.
Published on Tuesday, 5th March 2019.
Helen Lewis talks to Brigid Schulte about how being busy does not mean you're important.
Published on Tuesday, 19th February 2019.
Helen Lewis discovers Deliveroo rider Aaron Tatlow cycled 10,000 miles last year
Published on Tuesday, 12th February 2019.
Lord Skidelsky, the economist, tells Helen Lewis about his inquiry into the four-day week.
Published on Tuesday, 5th February 2019.
Jack Dearlove talks to software developer Jonathan Kay about their love of MSN Messenger.
Published on Tuesday, 18th December 2018.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 27th November 2018.
Lynne Truss talks to Jillian Moody about travelling abroad for a year with her family.
Published on Tuesday, 20th November 2018.
Why is economics so male? Does the subject have an image problem?
Published on Friday, 16th November 2018.
Lynne Truss asks why travel can both delight and disappoint with travel writer Geoff Dyer
Published on Tuesday, 13th November 2018.
Bronwen Maddox with environmentalist Tom Burke, who's planning to leave his money to birds
Published on Friday, 9th November 2018.
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.
Published on Monday, 5th November 2018.
Frank discussion between two young men who became fathers in their teens.
Published on Wednesday, 31st October 2018.
Film-maker Michael Jenkins explores fatherhood at a young age.
Fergus Keeling explores 'life after 60' with psychologist Professor Victoria Tischler.
Published on Tuesday, 19th June 2018.
Fergus Keeling explores the creative 'life after 60' with hat designer Tricia Hamilton.
Published on Tuesday, 12th June 2018.
The experience of becoming a father as a teenager is explored by Michael Jenkins.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd May 2018.
Jay Brave speaks to Christopher McJetters about his experiences as a black gay man.
Published on Tuesday, 6th March 2018.
Jay Brave speaks to poet Lawrence Hoo about his attitude to race and identity.
Published on Tuesday, 27th February 2018.
Rachel Johnson talks to mothers who made a choice not to live with their children. 1/2
Published on Monday, 26th February 2018.
Jay Brave and Kelechi Okafor discuss their approach to race and identity.
Published on Tuesday, 20th February 2018.
Decca Aikenhead talks to Sandra, who lost her father suddenly when she was a child.
Published on Tuesday, 13th February 2018.
Life After Gold: what happens next? Can Helen Glover learn anything from Kriss Akabusi?
Published on Saturday, 3rd February 2018.
Interview series in which broadcasters follow their personal passions.
Published on Tuesday, 30th January 2018.
Life After Gold: Two Olympians discuss what can happen after retiring from top-level sport
Published on Tuesday, 16th January 2018.
Life After Gold: What happens to top athletes after they retire from sport?
Published on Tuesday, 9th January 2018.
Comedy writer Sian Harries and columnist Grace Dent discuss whether to have a baby. Or not
Published on Tuesday, 19th December 2017.
Comedy writer Sian Harries and Isy Suttie explore ambivalence to motherhood.
Published on Tuesday, 12th December 2017.
Journalist and mother Samantha Simmonds explores sibling competition with Nick Karet.
Published on Tuesday, 5th December 2017.
Journalist and mother Samantha Simmonds explores sibling rivalry with Joanna Briscoe.
Published on Tuesday, 28th November 2017.
Journalist Samantha Simmonds explores sibling competition with Professor Alison Pike.
Published on Tuesday, 21st November 2017.
Broadcaster Peter Curran talks to guests about the Northern Ireland they left behind.
Published on Tuesday, 31st October 2017.
Published on Tuesday, 24th October 2017.
Can nature help our mental health? The Spectator's Isabel Hardman asks Dr Alan Kellas.
Published on Friday, 13th October 2017.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd October 2017.
Are the skills you need for stand-up comedy the same as those you need for sport? Really?
Published on Thursday, 27th July 2017.
Does the sports psychologist agree that comedy and sport are kind of the same?
Published on Thursday, 20th July 2017.
Are the skills you need for stand-up comedy the same as you need for sport? Really?
Published on Thursday, 13th July 2017.
Miranda Rae, single mum, meets a single dad with three children and hears his story.
Published on Friday, 10th March 2017.
Miranda Rae, a single mum herself, explores the challenges facing another single mother.
Published on Thursday, 9th March 2017.
How do you bring up three children when your husband dies and you are left alone?
Published on Wednesday, 8th March 2017.
Lucy Mangan avoids responsibility. Why? Today she talks to the Reverend Claire Herbert.
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2017.
Lucy Mangan talks to Bea Harvie, a young carer, about responsibility.
Published on Tuesday, 21st February 2017.
Nikesh Shukla asks Dr Deborah Jump how effective boxing gyms are at reducing offending.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2017.
Nikesh Shukla speaks to boxer Kieran Farrell, who suffered brain damage after a fight.
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2017.
Novelist Nikesh Shukla shares his fascination for boxing with Hayley Campbell.
Published on Tuesday, 31st January 2017.
Julia Bradbury talks to Laura Rutherford, a volunteer with the Samaritans.
Published on Tuesday, 24th January 2017.
Julia Bradbury explores the challenges of working in a mental health inpatient unit.
Published on Tuesday, 17th January 2017.
Julia Bradbury discusses the challenges of emergency medicine with Dr Martin McKechnie.
Published on Tuesday, 10th January 2017.
Peter Bazalgette talks to Jane Davis about the power of reading in encouraging empathy.
Published on Sunday, 25th December 2016.
Television exec Peter Bazalgette examines empathy in doctors and the difference it makes.
Published on Tuesday, 20th December 2016.
Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy, with primatologist Frans de Waal.
Published on Friday, 16th December 2016.
Sir Trevor meets Madeleine Black who struggled to forgive the men who raped her.
Published on Tuesday, 25th October 2016.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 19th July 2016.
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Val McDermid about her unexpected educational journey.
Published on Tuesday, 12th July 2016.
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Soweto Kinch about his unexpected educational journey.
Published on Tuesday, 5th July 2016.
Tim Samuels meets women who have ditched monogamy for an alternative relationship.
Published on Tuesday, 21st June 2016.
Published on Wednesday, 15th June 2016.
Playwright David Greig finds out what it takes to be an extreme runner.
Published on Tuesday, 7th June 2016.
Published on Tuesday, 31st May 2016.
Sathnam Sanghera regards himself as middle class. Others do not. He explores why.
Published on Tuesday, 19th April 2016.
Sathnam Sanghera regards himself as firmly middle class. Others do not. He explores why.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd March 2016.
Mark Lawson talks to writer and author Rachel Cusk.
Published on Tuesday, 15th March 2016.
Mark Lawson talks to the artist and Turner Prize nominee Marvin Gaye Chetwynd.
Published on Tuesday, 8th March 2016.
Mark Lawson talks to blogger and vlogger Hannah Witton.
Published on Tuesday, 1st March 2016.
Mark Lawson talks to author and critic Adam Mars-Jones about writing a memoir.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd February 2016.
Actor and comedienne Jan Ravens talks to BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet.
Published on Tuesday, 16th February 2016.
Actor and impressionist Jan Ravens talks to Germaine Greer, about her public image.
Published on Tuesday, 9th February 2016.
Steve Backshall meets polar explorer Ann Daniels.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd February 2016.
David Schneider talks to journalist and writer Jenny Diski about how to face up to death.
Published on Tuesday, 17th November 2015.
David Schneider talks of his fear of death to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix.
Published on Tuesday, 10th November 2015.
Bel Mooney talks to author Penelope Lively about the nature of home.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd November 2015.
Bel Mooney explores whether home is as much an idea as a place.
Published on Tuesday, 20th October 2015.
Steve Backshall talks to extreme adventurer Ed Stafford.
Published on Tuesday, 6th October 2015.
Adrian Chiles talks to Larissa Pelham, head of emergency food security for Oxfam.
Published on Tuesday, 28th July 2015.
Selina Scott talks to ghostbuster Hayley Stevens, who does not believe in ghosts.
Published on Tuesday, 21st July 2015.
Selina Scott talks to Yasmin Ishaq who doesn't believe in ghosts, but in jinn.
Published on Tuesday, 14th July 2015.
Michael Grade talks to bomb disposal operator Chris Hunter about risk.
Published on Tuesday, 30th June 2015.
Michael Grade talks to Juno Roche, who risked losing everything when she changed sex.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd June 2015.
Christina Lamb talks to Lady Khadija, daughter of Idi Amin, about family legacy.
Published on Tuesday, 7th April 2015.
Christina Lamb talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was shot by the Taliban.
Published on Tuesday, 31st March 2015.
Christina Lamb explores family legacy, talking to Adam Hargreaves about the Mr Men books.
Published on Tuesday, 24th March 2015.
Zubeida Malik interviews Raja Tahir Masood about Peterborough's Pakistani community.
Published on Tuesday, 17th March 2015.
Zubeida Malik speaks to Sister Christine Frost about her life and work in east London.
Published on Tuesday, 10th March 2015.
John Harris talks to Penny Andrews, who was only diagnosed as autistic in her thirties.
Published on Tuesday, 24th February 2015.
John Harris of the Guardian talks to autism specialist Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.
Published on Tuesday, 17th February 2015.
Charlotte Smith looks at the role of self-help groups for those suffering emotional trauma
Published on Tuesday, 10th February 2015.
Charlotte Smith looks at how useful self-help groups are for the chronically ill.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd February 2015.
Adrian Goldberg meets Mandy, of Sikh and Hindu heritage, married to an Afro-Caribbean man.
Published on Tuesday, 27th January 2015.
Adrian Goldberg meets Rosalind, a Christian who married a Jewish man in the 1970s.
Published on Tuesday, 20th January 2015.
Adrian Goldberg explores the topic of mixed marriage.
Published on Tuesday, 13th January 2015.
Nihal talks to first-time Staffie owner Paul, whose dog Bee Bee has been a revelation.
Published on Tuesday, 11th November 2014.
Broadcaster Nihal owns a staffordshire bull terrier, but why is he stereotyped by his dog?
Published on Tuesday, 4th November 2014.
Journalist Isabel Oakeshott talks to Rehka, who had a baby through surrogacy in India.
Published on Tuesday, 28th October 2014.
Political journalist Isabel Oakeshott talks to Natalie, who had twins through surrogacy.
Published on Tuesday, 21st October 2014.
Victoria Derbyshire talks to fellow diarist Fraser Harrison about why he keeps a diary.
Published on Tuesday, 14th October 2014.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd July 2014.
Sarah Montague talks to those coping on the outside while a family member is in prison.
Published on Tuesday, 15th July 2014.
Tim Dowling talks to former Apprentice finalist, Saira Khan, about the nature of ambition.
Published on Tuesday, 8th July 2014.
Tim Dowling talks to author and journalist David Thomas about the nature of ambition.
Published on Tuesday, 1st July 2014.
Reeta Chakrabarti meets Iram Ramzan, who blogs on her life as a 'progressive Muslim woman'
Published on Tuesday, 24th June 2014.
Reeta Chakrabarti talks to Andrew Old about his blog on working in education.
Published on Tuesday, 17th June 2014.
Rachel Johnson talks to author Michael Frayn about the struggles of writing fiction.
Published on Tuesday, 10th June 2014.
Rachel Johnson talks to writer AL Kennedy about the struggles of writing fiction.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd June 2014.
Jane Hill meets John Jennings, who does not know if he's inherited a gene for Alzheimer's.
Published on Tuesday, 8th April 2014.
Jane Hill meets Caroline Harding, who has two children with a rare genetic condition.
Published on Tuesday, 1st April 2014.
David Loyn talks to Hekmat Karzai, Afghan political analyst and cousin of the president.
Published on Tuesday, 25th March 2014.
BBC Kabul correspondent David Loyn talks to Afghan women's rights campaigner Soraya Pakzat
Published on Tuesday, 18th March 2014.
Emma Barnett faces one of her prejudices, by talking to Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild.
Published on Tuesday, 11th March 2014.
Emma Barnett discovers if you can be a feminist if you are an orthodox Jew.
Published on Tuesday, 4th March 2014.
Women in the City talk about how becoming a mother has impacted on their career.
Published on Tuesday, 25th February 2014.
Women in the City talk about how they have combined motherhood with a high-flying career.
Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2014.
Anita Anand talks to solicitor Mathew Waddington, who specialises in children's law.
Published on Tuesday, 28th January 2014.
Anita Anand talks to world-renowned facial surgeon Prof Iain Hutchison.
Published on Tuesday, 21st January 2014.
Anita Anand talks to Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust.
Published on Tuesday, 14th January 2014.
BBC Science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh explores father-daughter relationships.
Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2013.
BBC science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh talks to fathers and daughters.
Published on Tuesday, 1st October 2013.
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Claire Derry, whose son went missing in the Australian outback.
Published on Tuesday, 24th September 2013.
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Gillian Duffy, called a 'bigoted woman' in 2010 by Gordon Brown.
Published on Tuesday, 17th September 2013.
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater, who survived a violent kidnapping in 1992.
Published on Tuesday, 10th September 2013.
Frank talks to Deborah Impiazzi, who lost her sight and with it, her job and her husband.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd September 2013.
Frank Gardner talks to Tim Rushby-Smith about facing up to a life-changing accident.
Published on Friday, 30th August 2013.
Frank Gardner talks to Dr Stuart Butchart about coping with a life-changing injury.
Published on Tuesday, 20th August 2013.
Owen talks to a British soldier about one particular day of fighting in Afghanistan.
Published on Tuesday, 25th June 2013.
Owen Bennett-Jones talks to a British soldier about the reality of war.
Published on Tuesday, 18th June 2013.
Clive Myrie speaks to Mike Nowak, a Polish immigrant, who has now returned to Warsaw.
Published on Tuesday, 11th June 2013.
Clive talks to Sylvia Emenike about her experiences of being an immigrant from Jamaica.
Published on Tuesday, 4th June 2013.
Clive Myrie talks to Alp Mehmet, vice-chair of Migration Watch.
Published on Tuesday, 28th May 2013.
Ritula Shah talks to Dr Michael Irwin about the idea of renouncing life in old age.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd May 2013.
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.
Published on Tuesday, 12th February 2013.
John McCarthy talks to those who feel they've had to live outside mainstream UK society.
Published on Tuesday, 5th February 2013.
John McCarthy talks to hermit Rachel Denton about her decision to live alone.
Published on Tuesday, 29th January 2013.
Martin Wainwright talks to creationist Malcolm Bowden.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd January 2013.
Martin Wainwright talks to Paul Lambert, chairman of the Derbyshire Family Association.
Published on Tuesday, 15th January 2013.
Martin Wainwright talks to Lindis Percy, a persistent peace campaigner for over 40 years.
Published on Tuesday, 8th January 2013.
Olivia O'Leary meets one of the greatest ever jump-jockeys, Mick Fitzgerald.
Published on Tuesday, 18th December 2012.
Olivia O'Leary speaks to Booker Prize-winning author John Banville.
Published on Tuesday, 11th December 2012.
Olivia O'Leary speaks to piano virtuoso and conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Published on Tuesday, 4th December 2012.
Kate Silverton talks to a businesswoman on how bullying made her afraid to take risks.
Published on Tuesday, 16th October 2012.
Kate Silverton explores how our fear of failure can limit your life choices.
Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2012.
Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of 'misery memoir' Prozac Nation.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd October 2012.
Sarfraz Manzoor discusses confessional journalism with Liz Jones of the Mail on Sunday.
Published on Tuesday, 25th September 2012.
Sarfraz Manzoor talks to author Judith Kerr about making public a personal story.
Published on Tuesday, 18th September 2012.
Paddy O'Connell meets Lisa Cherry, whose childhood was spent in the care system.
Published on Tuesday, 11th September 2012.
Paddy O'Connell meets Sir Al Aynsley-Green who has forged a career helping children.
Published on Tuesday, 4th September 2012.
Paddy O'Connell explores the effect of great emotional upheaval on family life.
Published on Tuesday, 28th August 2012.
A young French woman talks about what it means to be a Muslim in modern Europe.
Published on Tuesday, 21st August 2012.
Razia Iqbal talks to Hilal Sezgin about what it means to a Muslim in modern Germany.
Published on Tuesday, 14th August 2012.
Razia Iqbal talks to Hanif Qadir who helps Muslim children in danger of being radicalised.
Published on Tuesday, 7th August 2012.
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to Charles Hanson about being convicted for the murder of his wife
Published on Tuesday, 12th June 2012.
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to a man who killed a young mother in a road accident in 1989.
Published on Tuesday, 5th June 2012.
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to the first British woman soldier known to have killed in combat.
Published on Tuesday, 29th May 2012.
Fi Glover talks to internet entrepreneurs who have made London a global start-up centre.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd May 2012.
Fi Glover talks to the founders of the new tech companies in Silicon Roundabout, Hackney.
Published on Tuesday, 15th May 2012.
Published on Tuesday, 8th May 2012.
Samira Ahmed meets actor Murray Melvin, best known for his role in A Taste of Honey.
Published on Tuesday, 27th March 2012.
Konstanty Gebert tells Samira Ahmed about life during Poland's communist dictatorship.
Published on Tuesday, 20th March 2012.
Lucy Mathen tells Samira Ahmed about a tale of charitable endeavour, with a twist.
Published on Tuesday, 13th March 2012.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown talks to 18-year-old Megan about her parents' divorce.
Published on Tuesday, 6th March 2012.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown talks to Louis de Bernieres about the impact of family breakdown.
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2012.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores the impact of divorce on families.
Published on Monday, 20th February 2012.
Bridget Kendall talks to plant biochemist Dianna Bowles about her joy for work and sheep.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2012.
Bridget Kendall talks to author Alexander McCall Smith about his work as an academic.
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2012.
Bridget Kendall talks to Archbishop Rowan Williams about his fascination with Dostoyevsky.
Published on Tuesday, 27th December 2011.
Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of having considerable personal wealth.
Published on Tuesday, 20th December 2011.
Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of making it onto the rich list.
Published on Tuesday, 13th December 2011.
Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of personal wealth with the super rich.
Published on Tuesday, 6th December 2011.
Evan Davis talks to convicted fraudster Elliot Castro.
Published on Tuesday, 29th November 2011.
Evan Davis talks to advertising executive Steve Henry about deception.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011.
Evan Davis talks to Penny, who for decades concealed her true self.
Published on Tuesday, 15th November 2011.
A palliative care consultant discusses the place of honesty in matters of life and death.
Published on Tuesday, 8th November 2011.
Lyse Doucet is in Kabul to talk to Rangina Hamidi a campaigner for women's rights.
Published on Tuesday, 1st November 2011.
Lyse Doucet in conversation with Nader Nadery, a human rights campaigner in Kabul.
Published on Tuesday, 25th October 2011.
Lyse Doucet speaks to Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni.
Published on Tuesday, 18th October 2011.
Lyse Doucet speaks to Masood Khalili, Afghanistan's Ambassador to Spain.
Published on Tuesday, 11th October 2011.
