The World at One Highlights

The most important moments from our flagship current affairs show, The World at One.

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How does Test Match Special commentate for 7 hours with no cricket?
After rain stopped play at Old Trafford, we hear from commentator Alison Mitchell
24 Jul 2023,5 mins
George Alagiah: 'His great strength was empathy'
Sian Williams and Alan Little reflect on the life of BBC newsreader George Alagiah
24 Jul 2023,10 mins
"The state made us doubt our honour"
Kevin Bazeley, who lost his RAF post, welcomes the apology for the ban on gay servicemen.
19 Jul 2023,5 mins
Nigel Farage: Coutts lied about why it closed my account
Former UKIP leader obtains documents describing his values as "at odds" with the bank's.
19 Jul 2023,10 mins
Illegal Migration Bill 'breaks international law'
The UN refugee agency's Vicky Tennant explains why the UNHCR wants the new laws changed.
18 Jul 2023,8 mins
Nick Read: Scale of Horizon scandal "beyond expectations"
The Post Office CEO insists it's not dragging its feet on compensation for post masters.
17 Jul 2023,13 mins
What does the future look like for house building firms?
We hear from Ian Burns, chief executive of Cameron Homes
14 Jul 2023,4 mins
Millionaire's plasma exchange with son 'had no benefit'
Bryan Johnson is spending $2m a year on reversing ageing but not every treatment works.
12 Jul 2023,6 mins
What's the best music to listen to after a tough day?
After Sir Keir Starmer says Beethoven, we hear from some friends of Radio 4.
12 Jul 2023,4 mins
Tim Davie: BBC always treated presenter allegations "seriously"
Director general insists the complaints system worked despite delay in quizzing star.
11 Jul 2023,16 mins
Why has the BBC presenter not been named?
Former editor Kelvin MacKenzie says advertising worries may stop the Sun naming the star.
10 Jul 2023,6 mins
Could Jackie Maguire's death have been prevented?
Muriel Maguire has been campaigning for an inquest to investigate her daughter's carers.
07 Jul 2023,4 mins
Stephen Lawrence: retired detectives will not face prosecution
The Crown Prosecution Service said it understood its news "may be deeply disappointing"
06 Jul 2023,12 mins
Chancellor denies pay dispute undermine NHS plan
Jeremy Hunt insists pay restraint doesn't undermine plans for thousands more NHS staff.
30 Jun 2023,16 mins
Lord Goldsmith: PM 'uninterested' in climate change
As the Tory minister quits, climate negotiator Rachel Kyte voices support for his claim.
30 Jun 2023,7 mins
Thames Water: Govt preparing for a 'range of scenarios'
Is the water industry fit for purpose? We ask Jonathan Portes and Sir Vince Cable.
28 Jun 2023,14 mins
Jasvinder Sanghera: Church "frustrated" safeguarding panel's work
Independent Safeguarding Board member disputes bishops' accounts of her sacking.
26 Jun 2023,6 mins
Stephen Lawrence murder "could have been solved in hours"
Sir Peter Bottomley criticises the Met police for discounting Duwayne Brooks's evidence.
26 Jun 2023,6 mins
Mutiny gives Russian opposition hope
Former Duma MP Boris Nadezhdin believes President Putin may not stand for re-election.
26 Jun 2023,4 mins
Junior doctors defy pay restraint call with new strike
Dr Vivek Trivedi insists the BMA's 35% pay demand would not add to inflation.
23 Jun 2023,7 mins
Bishop: "I don’t entirely trust" Church on abuse
Bishop Julie Conalty & Alison Coulter on the sacking of the Church's safeguarding panel.
22 Jun 2023,10 mins
"Windrush Glowing on the Strand"
Sir Ben Okri reflects on 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush.
22 Jun 2023,5 mins
Small recession "not the end of the world"
Former chancellor Lord Lamont believes a recession may be necessary to cut inflation.
21 Jun 2023,10 mins
Jim Gamble: Child Q is still asking, "Why me?"
The investigator's update on progress made since the black teen was strip-searched.
20 Jun 2023,6 mins
Search for missing submersible expands to deeper waters
We hear from David Mearns, founder of Bluewater Recoveries who knows two of those onboard
20 Jun 2023,5 mins
Is the Windrush Compensation Scheme working?
We hear from a complainant and Professor Martin Levermore
19 Jun 2023,7 mins
"When you're writing history, you're writing the present"
Lucy Cardwell on winning the Walter Scott prize for historical fiction with 'These Days'.
16 Jun 2023,3 mins
Could sunk migrant ship have been saved?
Activists claim a hostility to NGOs contributes to deaths of migrants crossing the Med.
16 Jun 2023,12 mins
Jack Thorne on the early days of BBC
One of the country's best drama writers, Jack Thorne, talks about impartiality.
13 Jun 2023,7 mins
Ukraine's counter-offensive
Lord Richards talks to the World at One as Ukraine's counter-offensive intensifies.
12 Jun 2023,4 mins