BBC Sounds - Podcasts

1. Why Haven’t You Heard About This?

The untold story of the murder of a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997.

• 28 mins

1. The Returning Soldier

Why are more boys born in certain years? One researcher is on a quest to find out why.

• 14 mins

Beware of Alligators: Jeffrey Heim

Searching for shark teeth, Jeffrey enters the territory of a deadly reptillian predator.

• 40 mins

Surrounded by Cuteness

Joshua Paul Dale, a pioneer in cuteness studies, explores cuteness as a global phenomenon.

• 14 mins

Episode One

Ola and Michael's wedding approaches, but an online post makes them question everything.

• 15 mins

1. The Day Ordinary Life Changed

Abi Morgan's memoir begins on a seemingly ordinary day in June.

• 15 mins

Bonus Episode: A New Lead

Cheryl Grimmer's family are determined to get her case back into court.

• 34 mins

The Handler - Series 2: 6 Months in Hell

Episode 4: To Catch a Ghost

A dramatized memoir of a Special Branch officer. James hunts an elusive explosives expert.

• 29 mins

Series 1

7. No Tears Left

Poonam comes home to break the news to Ash.

• 33 mins

The Joni Mitchell Story

5. Dog Eat Dog

A time of hard knocks and bad omens for Joni.

• 28 mins

Million Dollar Lover – Ep 10: Final Plot

A death leaves people trying to make some sense of what happened between Carolyn and Dave

• 37 mins

Snowboard Misadventure: Last Man on the Mountain (Part 1 of 2)

A snowboarder gets lost in the wilderness, where the cold isn’t the only thing that bites.

• 45 mins

Winston Churchill

One of history's most recognisable names, what is the real Winston Churchill story?

• 50 mins

Introducing… Being Roman with Mary Beard

Mary Beard reveals some of the real people from the Roman Empire.

• 7 mins

Tanzania adopts Swahili to unite the country

Tanzania's leader, Julius Nyerere, made Swahili the official language in the early 1960s

• 9 mins

Series 28

The Monkeys meet The Sky at Night

Brian Cox and Robin Ince team up with the Sky at Night team for some backyard astronomy.

• 57 mins

Greed

A cold hard look at the psychology of the seven deadly sins. And today, it's greed.

• 28 mins

Series 1: Planet Chicken

5. Fine Print

Dr Chris van Tulleken asks if we can trust what's on the label when it comes to food.

• 28 mins

Series 28

The Monkeys meet The Sky at Night

Brian Cox and Robin Ince team up with the Sky at Night team for some backyard astronomy.

• 57 mins

#299 - Pylon Following, 50 Under 50 and Lou’s Big Birthday

With birthday girl Lou Sanders, who shares a BRAND NEW jingle that she’s created.

• 76 mins

The Package Holiday Problem

Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn tackle their listeners' problems.

• 28 mins

Real or fake?

Ugo, Ashy and Chris are talking Christmas, contracts and combinations.

• 49 mins

Mattchin The Mindreader

Mattchin shows off his cricketing mindreader skills.

• 40 mins

Welcome to My Mate's a Footballer

Joe Wilkinson wants to make footballer Patrick Bamford become his new best mate.

• 2 mins

Sadiq Khan on Alistair Darling, COP and Xmas Trees

And Matt Hancock faces the Covid inquiry

• 34 mins

Christmas Trees

Which Christmas tree is better for the environment - real or fake?

• 29 mins

26/11/2023

Contemporary drama in a rural setting

• 76 mins