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Brand: Day 12 - Not guilty of indecent assault
Brand is cleared of indecent assault but now faces a charge of attempted indecent assault
27 Oct 2026,·8 mins
Harlan Coben, novelist
Harlan Coben, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
25 Oct 2026,·58 mins
The fugitive fraudster who stole from you
Hunting the fraudster who stole tens of millions in VAT.
27 Oct 2026,·37 mins
107. After the Storm with Ben and Josh
Ben and Josh Archer - Ben Norris and Sam Wilkinson - pick through the storm's wreckage.
23 Oct 2026,·41 mins
Bernie Taupin
Legendary lyricist Bernie Taupin joins Vernon Kay to choose ten songs from his life.
25 Oct 2026,·57 mins
Reinventing fairy tales for the 21st century
Comedian and author Daniel Foxx and the author of a new cultural history of Cinderella.
28 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Seeing John Berger
Memories of the influential artist and writer John Berger.
27 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Is Man City's PR Bananas?
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on the ongoing crisis facing Manchester City.
28 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Lord John Bird and Lucy Kellaway
The founder of the Big Issue and the former journalist, now teacher, talk favourite books.
26 Oct 2026,·28 mins
John Berger and another way of seeing
John Berger, peasants and William Morris and imagining a better future.
26 Oct 2026,·41 mins
Adultery | Last One Laughing: Halloween Special | Miss Scarlet S6
Naga Munchetty, Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan review the latest TV
26 Oct 2026,·44 mins
Billy Wilder
Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
23 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Nigel Bottom & A Big Billy Stretch
Nigel Bottom pops up in the quiz and big Billy from the office leads the stretch.
28 Oct 2026,·61 mins
Terence Tao: Maths ‘the canary in the coal mine’ on AI
Mathematician Terence Tao on the value of academic maths and the threat it faces from AI
24 Oct 2026,·9 mins
The Queen of Gothic Crime
Ngaio Marsh was a master of the spooky and the macabre.
28 Oct 2026,·31 mins
Radio Scotland Sessions
with Grant Stott
Grant Stott welcomes well known and emerging Scottish artists for a live music session.
28 Oct 2026,·150 mins
Su Pollard, Lloyd Griffith, Emily Woof, Naomi Katiyo, The Mary Wallopers
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
14 Nov 2026,·42 mins
Broken Records
Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
03 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Andrew Meehan
James Crawford speaks to acclaimed Irish writer Andrew Meehan about his novel Hey Man.
25 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Future of Film: Can AI Turn Anyone into a Movie Maker? (Jenny Krakovsky)
A filmmaker on why she made a totally AI movie, and the controversy it caused.
22 Oct 2026,·49 mins
Gulliver's Travels - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at Jonathan Swift’s 1726 satirical masterpiece.
25 Oct 2026,·14 mins
Babita Sharma
Babita Sharma presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
25 Oct 2026,·42 mins
What's So Good About Democracy?
Matthew Sweet and guests look at democracy past and present.
23 Oct 2026,·57 mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Author and academic Viet Thanh Nguyen on his formative influences and experiences.
08 Oct 2026,·43 mins
Is TV news still fit for purpose? Celebrity media injunction and Blue Planet III returns
Is TV news fit for purpose? Celebrity injunction legal case and Blue Planet III returns.
28 Oct 2026,·43 mins
Antisocial behaviour - a comparison
Antisocial behaviour - how different countries' attitudes compare.
27 Oct 2026,·6 mins
Who will win The Booker Prize?
Sara runs through the Booker Prize shortlist with book influencer, Simon Savidge.
27 Oct 2026,·10 mins
Solo
Rodrigo’s Three Spanish Pieces
Guitarist Sean Shibe prepares to play a celebrated solo piece of classical repertoire.
27 Oct 2026,·14 mins
BBC National Short Story Award 2026
Two Minutes to Midnight by Laura Beatty
Two Minutes to Midnight by Laura Beatty is up for this award for the short story.
18 Sep 2026,·28 mins
The Verb - where the poetry kettle is always on
Ian McMillan puts on the poetry kettle and gets out the cups - one stanza or two?
