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Evan and Sarah ask: What power do central banks have?
The Radio 4 presenters discuss the Trump and Jerome Powell row
24 Apr 2025,10 mins
Evan and Sarah ask ‘Who owns Britain?’
The Radio 4 presenters ask whether foreign ownership matters
17 Apr 2025,8 mins
Abused by your child
The World At One's Sarah Montague explores the issue
03 Apr 2025,37 mins
Le Pen co-defendant says judgement is 'a denial of democracy'
Sarah Montague speaks to Bruno Gollnisch, and Prof Philippe Marlière
31 Mar 2025,8 mins
A Life in the Day Of: Simon Armitage's ode to probation officers
The Poet Laureate has written a new poem for the Probation Service and its officers
20 Mar 2025,2 mins
Tips and tricks for the perfect Christmas dinner
Sarah Montague talks with UK chef’s about how to make the perfect Christmas dinner
20 Dec 2024,12 mins
Lord Timpson: 'I do believe in second chances'
Sarah Montague talks to prisons minister Lord Timpson
11 Dec 2024,9 mins
Syria: A former Saydnaya prisoner and Assad's cousin
Sarah Montague speaks to Omar Alshogre and Ribal al-Assad
09 Dec 2024,11 mins
Wicked author talks film adaptation
Gregory Maguire talks to PM's Sarah Montague about the upcoming film adaptation
18 Nov 2024,5 mins
Israel's Unrwa ban: 'This is a new way of killing children'
Former UN diplomat Martin Griffiths says Israel's ban of the agency 'must be challenged'
29 Oct 2024,10 mins
General denies Israel is starving Gazans
General Giora Eiland denies Israel is following a plan he devised to lay siege to Gaza.
17 Oct 2024,13 mins
Experts call for Letby inquiry changes
Experts who believe Lucy Letby's conviction is unsafe want the public inquiry revised.
29 Aug 2024,11 mins
Israel's Gaza aid effort "incredibly frustrating"
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron on why the UK is joining allies shipping aid to Gaza.
08 Mar 2024,13 mins
'Slave Play' to host all-black audience nights
Playwright Jeremy O Harris on why black audiences must be 'radically invited' to shows.
27 Feb 2024,13 mins
'Israel' crossed out on baby's birth certificate
A father says his family no longer feel welcome in the UK.
21 Feb 2024,5 mins
Gaza conflict "illustrates the cruelty and cowardice of war"
British surgeon Graeme Groom is performing 20 operations a day, many on Gaza's children.
04 Jan 2024,5 mins
The 18-year hunt for an elusive whale
Jennifer McCullough is searching for a whale that's been heard but not seen.
03 Jan 2024,5 mins
"There is the inevitable ghastly lullaby of bombs"
British surgeon Graeme Groom on treating the most complex patients in a Gaza hospital.
28 Dec 2023,7 mins
Abuse of MPs 'becoming almost uncontrollable'
MP Mike Freer says a fire at his office is one of a long list of attacks he's endured.
27 Dec 2023,4 mins
"Since the incident he has become a very anxious child."
Kayleigh Kilptrick's 3 year old escaped nursery and wandered the streets of Aberdeen.
15 Dec 2023,5 mins
Is age just a number?
Emma Flint told us about the reactions she and her older partner get from other people.
14 Dec 2023,5 mins
Scientists identify the gene that causes morning sickness.
Charlotte Howden runs Pregnancy Sickness Support following her debilitating experience.
14 Dec 2023,4 mins
"Teachers are trying to gain extra qualifications to deal with this."
Gavin English, Deputy Head pastoral at Alleyn’s School, on mental health in schools.
13 Dec 2023,4 mins
"It's very rare to be able to combine immense gravity with immense humour."
Andre Braugher, known as Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died aged 61.
13 Dec 2023,3 mins
How much of a deterrent would the Rwanda policy be?
The government points to Australia's migration rules. Peter Walsh looks at the numbers.
12 Dec 2023,5 mins
COP28 - on the brink?
The summit has run overtime without reaching a commitment on phasing out fossil fuels.
12 Dec 2023,6 mins
Aid agencies are struggling to help hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in Gaza.
Israeli government says agencies must "get their act together and provide the support."
08 Dec 2023,13 mins
Lord Howard: "It would be foolish for the House of Lord's to obstruct it."
Former Conservative party leader Lord Howard on Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill.
07 Dec 2023,6 mins
"He is everything that I believe a poet should be."
Writer Lemn Sissay pays tribute to his friend and fellow poet, Benjamin Zephaniah.
07 Dec 2023,6 mins
"We've basically been told you cannot fall in love with a foreigner"
Under new government rules Raquel doesn't earn enough for her husband to live in the UK.
05 Dec 2023,4 mins