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Cold Cases
Case 3: The White Mountain UFO
Danny Robins has a close encounter with the original UFO abduction case.
21 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Jo Whiley on Couch to 5k, Coercive control and suicide, Queen's legacy
As the Couch to 5k app turns 10, we hear from its most popular coach, Jo Whiley.
21 Apr 2026,·56 mins
40 years to find my birth father
Dr Sian Williams talks to a woman whose long search for her birth father ends just in time
15 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Donna Langley
Lauren Laverne talks to film studio executive Dame Donna Langley in a programme from 2023.
19 Apr 2026,·35 mins
Indian Ocean Castaways: Epic Voyage (Part 1 of 2)
In Sri Lanka, Gordon Brace and his wife Elisabeth join the trip of a lifetime...
16 Apr 2026,·45 mins
Helen Hastie on the future of human-robot relations
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
Why Are Young People Abandoning the Political Centre? (Your Radical Questions with Adrian Wooldridge)
The columnist and author answers questions on liberalism, collectivism, and nostalgia.
20 Apr 2026,·27 mins
Listen Bitch! The Cunning Linguist
Miquita and Jordan answer your questions about etymology.
20 Apr 2026,·32 mins
Graham's thoughts on Ozempic
Graham and Maria discuss the pros and cons of Ozempic
20 Apr 2026,·36 mins
I was taken as a baby…I didn’t know who I was, part 2
Jackie makes sporting history for Ireland and uncovers the truth about her past
20 Apr 2026,·39 mins
The Lab Detective
4. Myths and Monsters
Rachel investigates a new case where genetic science could change the story.
25 Mar 2026,·34 mins
Behind the Fake Profiles
How tech is under attack from criminals.
16 Apr 2026,·28 mins
David Szalay
Booker prize-winning author David Szalay reveals his creative influences.
16 Apr 2026,·43 mins
Reminiscence recordings
How one charity is helping people record their life stories for loved ones to keep.
20 Apr 2026,·13 mins
Andy Mycock: Named, Unashamed
Reflections on life with a terrible surname.
19 Apr 2026,·29 mins
I Don’t Speak to My Family with Shaheen Hashmat
In her 20s, Shaheen Hashmat made the decision to become fully estranged from her family.
17 Apr 2026,·52 mins
Elizabeth Day: The Cigarette Case
What will Dilly discover when she unpacks three items from Elizabeth Day?
21 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
GK Barry SHOCKS Joe With Her Oversharing
GK Barry and Joe face their wildest overshares - but who's the worst offender?
16 Apr 2026,·34 mins
Haunted Pubs
Nat explores haunted pubs from Biggleswade.
13 Apr 2026,·68 mins
The False Dawn of the Electric Car
Sir Clive Sinclair was a visionary who could do no wrong...
21 Apr 2026,·35 mins
Band of Mothers
Can an all-female Oxfordshire band in their mid-50s recreate their student success?
03 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Europe’s long drought of 2011
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River
21 Apr 2026,·9 mins
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
7. The Diagnosis
The Salt Path was a global hit, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable
19 Mar 2026,·32 mins
Series 4
60. True Crime on Trial
Lucy Worsley puts true crime on trial and asks are we so obsessed with true crime?
17 Feb 2026,·28 mins
6. The Remembrance
Where are the IUIC ex-members today?
09 Dec 2025,·45 mins
Winning the Booker Prize and discovering a lost fairytale
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
18 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Film critic Mark Kermode: ‘My stag night consisted of going to see The Exorcist on my own’
Mark told Robert in 2013 how his film obsession permeates all aspects of his life.
Episode 5
Once more, on a bitter December, night the lifeboat is sent to assist a sinking dinghy.
10 Apr 2026,·14 mins
