Showing results by author "BBC" in All Categories

Cecil Beaton was a portrait and fashion photographer, as well as a diarist and Oscar-winning designer. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: At Home: Cecil Beaton, broadcast on BBC Radio, 7th May 1957 (featuring Hywel Davies)...

Dim ond chwerthin sydd yn Y Fangre Hon, wrth i Trystan, Emma a’r tîm ddod at ei gilydd i drafod straeon mawr y dydd ac i geisio ateb cwestiynau mawr bywyd yn eu ffordd unigryw eu hunain.

DJ Edu catches up with the biggest names in music from across Africa, and meets the stars of afrobeats, amapiano, afrohouse and more. Tyla and Black Coffee from South Africa, Davido, Burna Boy, Rema and Tems from Nigeria, Sarkodie from Ghana and Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania are now international superstars selling out at major venues around the world. One of the most respected club DJs from Africa, Edu has been there from the beginning of the afrobeats journey, bringing Africa's music to the world. This is Africa podcast brings you unmissable interviews and reveals the personalities behind ...

A h-uile dùil, dòchas agus fealla-dhà - thig còmhla ri Calum MacIlleathain agus Hannah McKirdy ‘son sùil spòrsail air Cupa na Cruinne 2026.

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Journey into the neurodivergent mind and discover the impact of noise in everyday life. From taking the bus into work to going to sleep at night, every sound has an invisible cost. Hear how overwhelming a quiet office can be, how stressful it is to be out of control or how having fun can increase noise tolerance. Every neurodivergent experience is different, and the impact might not be noticeable, but it's there and with our cast of neurodivergent contributors we hear what that sounds like.It's So Loud In Here! was a BBC Audio North Production with BBC Sounds Audio Lab.Producer and Presenter -...

Born in China, raised in the UK, Eva Brookes asks how transracial adoption has shaped her. Found in China as a newborn and adopted by a white British family 13 months later, Eva grew up in Essex feeling British. But that's not always how other people perceived her. For most of her life, Eva didn't ask how that impacted her. She just tried to fit in - as a child, that felt safer than standing out. Now, she wants to understand how her experience as a transracial adoptee has shaped her understanding of herself today. In this series, Eva explores the political, cultural and social forces that ...

A tribute to the enduring legacy of "your favourite rapper's favourite rapper", MF DOOM: Long Island To Leeds tells the tale of the surprising circumstances that led to one of the rap world's most idiosyncratic figures living out his final years in Yorkshire, England. AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty tell the story of how a New York-based icon of hip hop found himself living in relative obscurity in the north of England, with the help of guest appearances from well-known fans and celebrated contemporaries such as Romesh Ranganathan and MC Paul Barman. MF DOOM features a specially composed ...

Motherhood can feel full of judgement - sometimes over the smallest decisions, sometimes over the ones that change everything. But what happens when the stakes couldn't be higher? In Judged: A Mother's Love, Katie Bridget Murphy explores three extraordinary stories of mothers facing impossible choices - choices that shaped birth, everyday life, and even death. These decisions didn't just transform their families; they variously uncovered hidden truths, challenged laws, and helped changed society itself. Through powerful testimony and expert insight, this series asks: what happens when ...

A further collection of tales from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices. The First Doctor faces The Devil Birds of Corbo when he lands the TARDIS on a swamp-infested planet, and then the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe are caught in a Grip of Ice...

A stellar line-up and non-stop laughs from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show It’s the show that needs no introduction! Probably because one wouldn’t really help… Listen now to the 2025 series of Radio 4's multi award-winning ‘antidote to panel games’, hosted by reluctant...

Two series of the hilarious award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show It’s the show that needs no introduction! Probably because one wouldn’t really help… A show with guaranteed quality, desk-based entertainment for all the family, hosted by the inimitable Jack Dee. A delight for new listeners...

The Salt Path became a global phenomenon, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable. It’s left fans divided, those that still believe, and those feeling deceived.

When London boutique owner Bridget Hutchcroft befriends a glamorous client at her Knightsbridge dress agency, she believes she has met a Russian socialite with vast wealth and powerful connections. Ekaterina Barrett glides through luxury apartments, London’s finest hotels and European high society dinners with unwavering confidence. Chauffeurs wait outside. Extravagant goods pile up. Money, it seems, is no object. Until it vanishes. Bridget generously lends her wealthy new friend more than a million pounds, but it proves to be a disastrous mistake. When Ekaterina refuses to pay the money ...

Every legend has a twist. From pop culture icons to music and comedy greats, award-winning journalists Kai Wright and Emmanuel Dzotsi dig into the BBC archive to unpick the story behind the icons who shape our culture. Each week on Big Lives, Kai and Emmanuel take an iconic figure — from musical trailblazers like David Bowie, Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner to stars of the screen like Richard Pryor, Meg Ryan and Jane Fonda — and dissect their lives. Join them as they see these icons in a new light, uncover deep cuts from the BBC's archive, and learn how each legend set the stage for our ...

Willkommen bei Courtside, dem offiziellen Podcast rund um den BBC Bayreuth Basketball. Alle zwei Wochen spricht Host Carlo Steiner über alles, was Basketball bewegt – auf und neben dem Court. Freut euch auf spannende Gespräche mit Spielern, Fans, Sponsoren und Unterstützern des Vereins. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Spiele, Taktik und aktuelle Entwicklungen, sondern auch um persönliche Geschichten, Einblicke hinter die Kulissen und die Leidenschaft, die den Basketball in Bayreuth ausmacht. Ob eingefleischter Fan, aktiver Spieler oder einfach basketballinteressiert – Courtside bringt euch ...

The deep back-stories behind the most consequential events in the world right now.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, April 2026 JUST ONE THING VOLUME TWO brings together 40 brand new tips for a healthy lifestyle that are easy to implement and scientifically proven to improve your health and wellbeing. Each chapter brings to life these new, quick, easy and often unexpected hacks which...

Getting answers, righting wrongs and making things better for consumers everywhere.If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back, email cfb@bbc.co.uk

In this film noir parody, Private Detective Howard Dick is called to Belfast to crack a case for his old flame.