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The Private Eye editor talks news avoidance and humour when the news is grim
23 Dec 2022,·5 mins
Celebrating the Lionesses
What does England's Euro 2022 win mean for players and fans?
22 Dec 2022,·5 mins
The secret England fan
What was it like to be a gay man in Qatar where same-sex relationships are criminalised?
22 Dec 2022,·8 mins
Ukraine's Eurovision win
Why Europe's biggest pop fest meant so much to the Kalush Orchestra.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp - trial by TikTok
Why this was among the most talked about events of the year.
22 Dec 2022,·7 mins
Paul McCartney's Glasto show
Comedian Steve Coogan, a huge Beatles fan, reviews the set as it unfolds.
Life under Russian occupation
A secret recording by a Ukrainian father, as Russian tanks rolled into his home city.
Boris Johnson's resignation
"Them's the breaks" - Nick Robinson looks back at an extraordinary political moment.
"A meditative magic" - watching the Queen lying-in-state
Why Mark Savage became glued to the BBC's live feed of the public paying their respects.
Is the era of Christmas number ones, that are actually about Christmas, over?
The Burnley plumber driven by a promise to his late son to help those in need.
19 Dec 2022,·5 mins
Jonny Dymond on what we learned from the final three Netflix episodes.
15 Dec 2022,·5 mins
Morocco are the first Arab and African side to make it to the World Cup semi-finals.
13 Dec 2022,·5 mins
Top tips for Cardiff students, Georgia and Lucy, on how to keep costs down.
How a shortage of accessible homes is taking away disabled people's independence.
09 Dec 2022,·6 mins
"Unconscious bias" and press intrusion: what we've learnt from their Netflix series
08 Dec 2022,·6 mins
"I use my pocket money for school dinners instead of toys and treats".
07 Dec 2022,·5 mins
The star discusses her meteoric rise to fame and how it affected her as a teenager
05 Dec 2022,·6 mins
Amol Rajan investigates How to Crack the Class Ceiling for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
Abused and sexually exploited, Nicole was made to deliver drugs by criminal gangs
02 Dec 2022,·6 mins
GP and chef Dr Rupy Aujla on how to cook with cheap ingredients and low energy usage.
02 Dec 2022,·5 mins
From a unifying force in a football-mad country to a symbol of Iran's divisions
01 Dec 2022,·10 mins
Diaries of a gay England fan in Qatar - "It's such a taboo topic we're invisible".
29 Nov 2022,·6 mins
A victim's story - why campaigners want stalking offences to be taken more seriously.
25 Nov 2022,·6 mins
How a 'gifted' child's life was turned around by a pupil referral unit
16 Nov 2022,·5 mins
The former First Lady speaks about life, role models and not being seen.
15 Nov 2022,·5 mins
After 100 years, we look back at the first ever BBC broadcast.
14 Nov 2022,·6 mins
A Wren in naval intelligence and a bomber aircraft technician share memories of WWII.
11 Nov 2022,·6 mins
Thefts, vandalism and fly-tipping have forced Luke Palmer to take extraordinary measures.
10 Nov 2022,·6 mins
MPs face 3,000 abusive tweets daily. So could this be shaping policy in a dangerous way?
09 Nov 2022,·6 mins
