Full coverage of the Covid Inquiry from its hearings in London and from around the UK. With Jim Reed, Lorna Gordon, Hywel Griffith and Jennifer O'Leary.
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They claim to cure video game addiction - but what's really going on? Mind-bending thriller from the makers of The Cipher, starring Armin Karima (Sex Education).
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A season of programmes from Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra exploring the Red Planet of our dreams and, maybe, our futures...
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Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations and argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
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Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare conducts in depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life.
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Will Self goes on a 700-mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.
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James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee
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Admiral Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy during the 20th century.
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Making a selection of objects from the British Museum and collections across the UK, Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories they tell about Shakespeare's world.
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Presenters recommend their favourite podcasts and speak to the people who make them.
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The week's news stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public.
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Kathy Willis considers our changing relationship with plants over the last 250 years - from tools to exploit, to objects of beauty, to being an essential resource we must conserve.
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In this chatty new podcast, comedians Michelle De Swarte and Laura Smyth review their weeks and share what they’re obsessed with, and whether it’s worth your time. Will having cold showers every morning make you a better person? (No, they will make you cold.) Are first class train tickets worth the extra £200 quid? (Sometimes.) Is it possible to upload a selfie to Instagram without looking like a d&*k? (Probably not but won’t stop us trying.) We’re going low brow, we’re going high brow. We’r ...
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Adam Zmith has found some lost sound recordings from 1930. As he listens to this archive of intriguing noises, he imagines a film that could have changed the world.
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Clare Balding presents a 30-part series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport
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Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.
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Melvyn Bragg explores the pivotal role of England's north in the shaping of modern Britain.
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Will Gompertz enters the Royal Collection to examine some of the objects that have adorned, defined and described the story of a thousand years of the British monarchy.
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An intimate portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin, the only British woman to win a Nobel Prize for science, for cracking the chemical structures of penicillin and vitamin B12.
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Downloads of Anderson Extra plus some of Gerry Anderson's classic podcasts. From BBC Radio Ulster's Remembering Gerry week
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* SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE episodes are added in batches of 100*. Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on Radio 4 Extra, Wednesdays 10.00 and Sundays 10.00.
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Jim Reed reports from another week of evidence at the Covid Inquiry. This week the session was shortened by illness - but in evidence given by paramedics, intensive care doctors and other frontline staff, the Inquiry heard about the difficult decisions made during the height of the pandemic.โดย BBC Radio 4
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32. 'Like A Terrorist Attack Every Day'
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Jim Reed reports from another week of evidence at the Covid Inquiry. This week senior health leaders described the scenes in intensive care units across the country, as frontline staff struggled through shortages of protective clothing and bed space. Alongside Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, the Inquiry heard from Professor Kev…
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31. 'Nurses were at the brunt of this'
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The public inquiry into the pandemic continues to take evidence about how the NHS responded - including crucial decisions over nursing ratios and prohibiting families from visiting patients. Jim Reed reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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30. 'Nobody gave her a chance'
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The public inquiry into the pandemic starts 10 weeks of hearings looking at the impact on patients, healthcare workers and the wider NHS. Jim Reed reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Baroness Hallett finds 'fatal strategic flaws'โดย BBC Radio 4
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In its final week of hearings in Belfast, the Covid Inquiry hears from First Minister Michelle O'Neill, former First Minister Baroness Foster, and former civil servant Sue Gray.โดย BBC Radio 4
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The Inquiry hears from politicians who worked in Stormont during the pandemic, and how one event led to deeply fractured relationships. Jennifer O’Leary reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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The Covid Inquiry moves to Belfast for three weeks of hearings about decision-making in Northern Ireland. Jennifer O'Leary reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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25. Extra: The Podcast Moves To Belfast
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As the Covid Inquiry moves to Belfast, Jim Reed talks to the BBC's Ireland correspondent Jennifer O'Leary about what to expect, as she takes over the podcast for three weeks.โดย BBC Radio 4
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In the final week of hearings in Cardiff, First Minister Mark Drakeford gives evidence to the Covid Inquiry. Hywel Griffith reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Hywel Griffith reports from week 2 of the Welsh Covid Inquiry hearing from senior civil servants and special advisers on the confusion during the first few weeks of the pandemic.โดย BBC Radio 4
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22. 'They Sat On Their Hands'
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The Covid Inquiry takes its first week of evidence in Cardiff, beginning with a focus on the loss of bereaved families. Hywel Griffith reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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As the Covid Inquiry moves to Cardiff, Jim Reed talks to the BBC's Wales correspondent Hywel Griffith about what to expect, as he takes over the podcast for three weeks.โดย BBC Radio 4
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The Covid Inquiry concludes its Edinburgh hearings, with evidence from Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and UK cabinet minister Michael Gove. Lorna Gordon reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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19. "She Actually Wants None Of Us"
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The Covid Inquiry hears its second week of evidence in Edinburgh, with questions over the deletion of Whatsapp messages. Lorna Gordon reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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The Covid Inquiry holds its first week of evidence in Edinburgh. Lorna Gordon reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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17. Extra: The Podcast Moves To Scotland
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As the Covid Inquiry moves to Edinburgh, Jim Reed talks to the BBC's Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon about what to expect, as she takes over the podcast for 3 weeks.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry, as it concludes its second module. The sole witness was Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.โดย BBC Radio 4
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There was only one person appearing at the Covid Inquiry this week: the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Jim Reed reports.โดย BBC Radio 4
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14. "Too Lenient And Too Late?"
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry, as former ministers Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock appear. Strong language.โดย BBC Radio 4
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13. "Guided By The Science"
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry, with testimony from Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry, with former Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel and Johnson advisers Ben Warner and Lord Lister.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry, from Lee Cain, Dominic Cummings, Helen MacNamara and Sir Simon Stevens. With some very strong language.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry - as private Whatsapp messages reveal divisions within the scientific community over government advice.โดย BBC Radio 4
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Jim Reed takes a look back at this week's evidence in the Covid Inquiry, which includes diary entries and Whatsapp messages from those working in Downing Street at the time.โดย BBC Radio 4
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