5 Live News Specials

Showcasing BBC Radio 5 Live's news specials, including in-depth interviews.

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War in Ukraine: Your Questions Answered
5 Live Breakfast and BBC Breakfast answer your questions about the war in Ukraine.
11 Mar 2022,32 mins
PMQs: Johnson says he won’t resign
Boris Johnson faces an angry Prime Minister's Questions.
26 Jan 2022,51 mins
PMQs: Tory MP defects as ex-minister tells Johnson to go
Boris Johnson faces a rowdy Commons, a day after he was accused of misleading MPs.
19 Jan 2022,61 mins
PMQs: PM apologises over attending lockdown party
Boris Johnson admits he attended a drinks party at No 10 during the first lockdown.
12 Jan 2022,61 mins
Sex and the Pandemic Part 2: Relationships
Naga Munchetty and Amy Irons host part one of the Sex and the Pandemic special.
15 Dec 2021,46 mins,
Sex and the Pandemic Part 1: Sexual Exploration
Naga Munchetty and Amy Irons host part one of the Sex and the Pandemic special.
15 Dec 2021,45 mins,
PMQs: Johnson orders inquiry amid Christmas party fury
MPs question Boris Johnson about an alleged lockdown party at Downing Street in 2020.
08 Dec 2021,62 mins
Christmas party politics: Does it matter to you?
Callers respond to a video showing Downing Street staff joking about a lockdown 'party'.
08 Dec 2021,47 mins
COP26 - How optimistic are you?
5 Live listeners tell us how they are feeling as COP26 gets underway in Glasgow.
01 Nov 2021,45 mins
5 Live follows the stories of people talking about their struggle to read and write
Hear personal stories from those affected by poor literacy.
11 Oct 2021,56 mins
Voices of Afghanistan: Obaidullah’s story
Obaidullah, thinks his country must engage with the Taliban and will not leave his home.
14 Sep 2021,19 mins
Children of 9/11: Remembering my brave fire fighter dad
Nihal speaks to Brian Leavey, whose dad died in the September 11 attacks, 20 years ago.
10 Sep 2021,23 mins
Voices of Afghanistan: Fatima’s story
Fatima, a British-Afghan woman trapped and afraid for her life in Kabul.
08 Sep 2021,17 mins
Voices of Afghanistan: Peymana’s story
Peymana Assad describes her terrifying journey to Kabul airport.
05 Sep 2021,22 mins
Voices of Afghanistan: Siyar’s story
Afghan journalist Siyar Sirat describes the five day ordeal of escaping Kabul airport.
04 Sep 2021,20 mins
Voices of Afghanistan: Arefa’s story
Arefa speaks to Naga Munchetty about leaving her old life in Aghanistan behind.
03 Sep 2021,24 mins
LGBT+ later in life: Your experiences
Chris, Bernard and Penny talk about getting older within the LGBT+ community.
22 Jun 2021,54 mins
Naga: ‘IUD fitting was a traumatic experience’
Naga Munchetty opens up about her “traumatic” IUD fitting
21 Jun 2021,27 mins
Sophie: Duke's death left giant-sized hole in our lives
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, talks about lockdown life.
17 Jun 2021,61 mins
5 Live follows the stories of people talking about their struggle to read and write.
To find out more about our project on adult literacy, go to http://bbc.co.uk/wordmatters
15 Jun 2021,53 mins
An Israeli teen and a young Palestinian talk
An Israeli teen and a young Palestinian talk to each other for the first time.
18 May 2021,23 mins,
RAF pilot: 'utterly horrific' drone warfare gave me PTSD
A former military drone pilot says he has PTSD after years of "psychological harm".
29 Apr 2021,38 mins
How did you spend the last days before lockdown?
5 Live listeners share their stories about their final days of 'normal life'.
18 Mar 2021,46 mins
How can women feel safer?
We take a look at the issue of the safety of women after the death of Sarah Everard.
15 Mar 2021,49 mins
Do you feel safe going about your business?
Nicky Campbell asks whether you feel safe?
11 Mar 2021,47 mins
British ambassador on royals, negotiations and chocolates
Naga Munchetty speaks to Barbara Woodward, Britain's representative to the United Nations
10 Mar 2021,27 mins
Is it time to talk about our mental health?
Nicky Campbell asks if it's time to have a proper conversation about our mental health?
10 Mar 2021,46 mins,
Having children in care 'doesn't make you a bad person'
Naga Munchetty speaks to three mothers who have 12 children in the care system.
23 Feb 2021,25 mins
The families torn apart by Uighur detention camps
A former detainee describes what it's like in China's 're-education' camps.
19 Feb 2021,49 mins,
"No one should have to see their daughter like that"
Emily Jones: Killed child's father- “No one should have to see their daughter like that”
17 Feb 2021,29 mins