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How much does music in retail spaces influence our behaviour?
Dr Victoria Williamson talks about why 7/11 is playing opera outside their stores
30 Jan 2023,4 mins
Nicola Sturgeon: "The Gender Recognition Bill does not in any way change the system"
Nicola Sturgeon speaks to PM's Carolyn Quinn
25 Jan 2023,11 mins
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Democracy is 'struggling to recover' from political turmoil
House of Commons Speaker talks to Carolyn Quinn about a tumultuous year at Westminster.
27 Dec 2022,14 mins
Theresa May: "We need to ensure we don't reduce our world leading protections for victims of modern slavery.”
Theresa May speaks to PM's Carolyn Quinn about immigration, the mini-budget and more.
26 Dec 2022,4 mins
BBC 100: The 1990s
An extract of PM presented by Nigel Wrench & Jon Sopel, with a report about dog pampering
21 Oct 2022,2 mins
BBC 100: The 1980s
Martin Adeney speaks to Treasury Minister Leon Brittan on decade low inflation rates
20 Oct 2022,1 min
BBC 100: The 1970s
Margaret Thatcher spoke to John Barsby after the failed vote to restore the death penalty
18 Oct 2022,1 min
BBC 100: The 1960s
Broadcaster David Davis reads Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from the Jungle Book for 'Story Time'
17 Oct 2022,1 min
BBC 100: The 1950s
Allan Dixon records underwater for the 'Thrills for a Living' series on Children's Hour
13 Oct 2022,1 min
BBC 100: The 1940s
Evelyn Gibbs interviews singer Woody Guthrie and he performs 'The Wabash Cannonball'
12 Oct 2022,2 mins
BBC 100: The 1930s
Derek McCulloch interviews a young boy at Lords Cricket ground on Children's Hour in 1936
11 Oct 2022,1 min
BBC 100: The 1920s
Prof Jean Seaton, Official BBC historian, discusses the first decade of the corporation
11 Oct 2022,8 mins
Would you like a Bagpipe wake-up call?
At 6am each morning an Aberdeenshire village has been waking up to the sound of bagpipes.
01 Aug 2022,4 mins
Life inside A&E at Queen's Hospital, Romford
The hospital is finding ways to relieve pressure.
01 Aug 2022,15 mins
Mark Drakeford: "Westminster has gone from a zombie government to none at all"
The Welsh First Minister has had one direct conversation with Boris Johnson in a year.
22 Jul 2022,7 mins
A red weather warning issued
The Met Office warns of 40 degree highs, but John Hayes MP says it's snowflakery
15 Jul 2022,8 mins
Did Britain have a better pandemic than America?
President Trump’s Covid Task Leader, Dr Deborah Birx, says the UK got a lot right.
11 Jul 2022,17 mins
Energy bills could rise £1,400 by next year
Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis, says it's going to be a bleak winter.
08 Jul 2022,4 mins
Former Minister says Cabinet must decide PM's future
Nick Gibb says "it's for the cabinet to stand up for what they believe in."
9 mins
Is Number 10 exacerbating its political embarrassments?
Ministers need more robust answers, says Craig Oliver, former No 10 communications chief
05 Jul 2022,6 mins
The dinner party from hell?
A Tory donor has won an auction for dinner with former leaders – their advisers discuss
23 Jun 2022,8 mins
Resettling in the UK
Ahmad Al-Rashid and Joel Pambakian on resettling in the UK - as a refugee and 'host'.
10 Mar 2022,8 mins
A rabbi's flight from Kyiv
Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich describes fleeing Kyiv as her grandmother had done 80 years ago
05 Mar 2022,5 mins
Mariupol ceasefire 'lasted less than 30 minutes'
Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov says the ceasefire to evacuate civilians lasted half an hour.
05 Mar 2022,4 mins
Yuval Noah Harari: “Putin may win all the battles but still lose the war”
The author says the war in Ukraine is a major historical turning point.
02 Mar 2022,6 mins
Succession: Brian Cox
Brian Cox speaks to Evan Davis about the third season of Succession. Image credit: HBO
18 Oct 2021,6 mins,
Climate Clinic: How do I adapt to a changing climate?
Your questions on adapting to a changing climate, with Mike Berners-Lee and Lucy Siegle.
03 Aug 2021,8 mins
Climate Clinic: How do I reduce my carbon footprint?
Your climate questions answered with Professor Mike Berners-Lee and Lucy Siegle.
03 Aug 2021,18 mins
Traffic: Are we driving more after Covid?
Traffic on British roads is exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to official data.
14 Jun 2021,6 mins