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Platinum Jubilee - the Queen marks 70 years on the throne
The Queen is the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
06 Feb 2022,5 mins
The making of Fairy Meadow - "a story I've become obsessed with"
Jon Kay on his powerful podcast series about a young girl's disappearance 52 years ago.
04 Feb 2022,5 mins
Burning Money - energy bills are rising again
The price cap's going up by a record amount in April. Can you do anything about it?
03 Feb 2022,5 mins
Children's Homes - "they are not a threat to society"
The writer, Lemn Sissay, on the "double trauma" suffered by children in care.
02 Feb 2022,5 mins
Wordle - what next for the game grabbing the nation?
Five letters, six attempts and a seven-figure sum. Wordle is sold to the New York Times.
01 Feb 2022,5 mins
Christian Eriksen - a remarkable comeback
"I can't wait to see him play again". Eriksen returns seven months on from cardiac arrest
31 Jan 2022,5 mins
A Gray day at Westminster
"Failures of leadership and judgement" - Sue Gray's first verdict on lockdown gatherings.
31 Jan 2022,5 mins
Making History - a thrilling 21st Grand Slam for Rafael Nadal
"One of my most emotional wins" - an epic comeback and the fight to get there.
30 Jan 2022,5 mins
"Born again" - Living life pain free after thirty years
A cure for sickle cell disease? Jimi Olaghere is "living life like a new person".
28 Jan 2022,5 mins
Barry Cryer - a legend of British comedy
“Wherever he went he brought laughter with him." Remembering the comic genius who's died.
27 Jan 2022,5 mins
Downing Street "Partygate" - the Met investigates
Met Police chief announces probe into Number 10 parties.
25 Jan 2022,5 mins
Trapped underground for 54 hours - Britain's longest cave rescue
Reunited: George says the "bloody mindedness" of hundreds of volunteers saved his life
25 Jan 2022,5 mins
Mercedes Gleitze - the untold story of a pioneering swimmer
The inspiring story of the first British woman to swim the Channel who became a recluse.
23 Jan 2022,5 mins
Meat Loaf - "the vaults of heaven will be ringing with rock"
Reflections of Lorraine Crosby - who dueted with the singer on "I'd do anything for love"
21 Jan 2022,5 mins
Cate Blanchett - "how we've lost the meaning of truth"
The actress on her film 'Nightmare Alley' and the confusion between fact and fiction.
20 Jan 2022,5 mins
Tracey Emin - "I want it taken down"
The artist tells Number 10 to remove her neon artwork "More Passion"
20 Jan 2022,5 mins
Keeping the heat on - the pinch in our pockets intensifies
The cost of living has soared again and is now at the highest rate in almost 30 years.
19 Jan 2022,5 mins
Making my Dad's Desert Island Discs - "it's emotional, but really special"
The BBC's Dan Johnson shares why the recording has been such a comfort.
17 Jan 2022,5 mins
Helping my community – “it’s like we’re in a war”
“Changing lives for the better” in one of the most deprived parts of England.
16 Jan 2022,5 mins
The spy game – China's tactics, the threat to the UK and how we respond
Christine Lee and MI5. A rare warning and what it says about Chinese influence in the UK.
14 Jan 2022,5 mins
Wham bam, thank you Van-Tam
Another side of the metaphor master, as he steps down as deputy chief medical officer
13 Jan 2022,5 mins
Parties in Downing Street – an admission, an apology, and calls for the PM to resign
After days of silence, Boris Johnson admits going to a Number 10 party during lockdown.
12 Jan 2022,5 mins
Prince Andrew – how that Newsnight interview could inform what happens next
Prince Andrew fails to get US civil case dismissed.
12 Jan 2022,5 mins
Afghanistan - a cold and hungry peacetime
One million children at risk from severe malnourishment as Afghanistan heads into winter.
11 Jan 2022,5 mins
Rory's story - overcoming date rape
How the BBC drama "Four Lives" is encouraging more male victims to seek help.
10 Jan 2022,5 mins
Novak Djokovic
Commentators Russell Fuller and Gigi Salmon on the "complex", "unorthodox" tennis star.
06 Jan 2022,5 mins
Sound of 2022 - who is PinkPantheress ?
The TikTok phenomenon - who made hits from her bedroom - wins the BBC Sound of 2022.
06 Jan 2022,5 mins
Omicron - your questions answered
Our experts answer some of your questions on the latest Covid 19 developments.
05 Jan 2022,5 mins
Elizabeth Holmes - the Silicon Valley fraudster
The rise and fall of America's youngest self-made billionaire.
04 Jan 2022,5 mins
The cruelty of gambling addiction
Sadie and Pete lost their son to it. Now they want to stop others staking their lives.
03 Jan 2022,5 mins