The stories of the biggest artists in the world. We delve deep into the BBC archive and speak to the people who were there, as we look back on their most iconic eras.
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All the best, and sometimes more questionable, bits from Scott's weekday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2. Including the Music Police, Birthday Game and anything else that makes the cut.
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The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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Can you make it all the way to the top in Radio 2's mid-morning music quiz with Vernon Kay?
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Big name interviews, and a weekly fix of Friends Round Friday, all in one place! Zoe speaks to some of the world’s most loved movie stars, singer-songwriters, performers, and all-round icons in special one-off interviews exclusive to the Breakfast Show. Plus, there’s all the best bits from a fabulous trio of showbiz guests on Friends Round Friday.
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100 Years of the BBC, Radio and Life as We Know It. Be informed, educated and entertained by the amazing true story of radio’s forgotten pioneers. With host Paul Kerensa, great guests and rare archive from broadcasting’s golden era. Original music by Will Farmer. www.paulkerensa.com/oldradio
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How digital tech shapes our behaviour.
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When sport collides with true crime.
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Dramas for English language learners from BBC World Service. Improve your English with retellings of stories classic and new. Each episode is between 6 and 10 minutes long.
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Helena Bonham Carter shines light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.
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BBC Radio 2’s official Audioboo channel. Follow us for highlights of Radio 2’s programmes, live events, teaser clips and occasional exclusive extras.
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In an extended podcast, Jo and Simon hear listeners' shameful secrets, including ones that were too shocking for radio! Plus more of listener’ letters from the Parish Notice Board and another archive story in ‘Confession From The Crypt’.
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Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.
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Bedtime stories for kids, written by kids. A selection of sensational stories from the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show 500 Words competition.
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Mark Kermode conducts a very personal tour of the last 60 years of pop music in cinema
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David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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A simple guide to the US 2024 election.
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Graham Norton entertaining the nation, with a vibrant mix of celeb guests and chat. From BBC Radio 2
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Daily highlights from Steve Wright's afternoon show on BBC Radio 2. Featuring chat with top showbiz guests.
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Jeremy Vine explores what makes us human in this landmark BBC Radio 2 series. Guests deliver their thoughts on the essence of human existence, reflecting on their own lives.
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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
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The definitive Blue Army podcast with dedicated and in-depth analysis on all things Leicester City. Catch current and former Foxes stars, top guests and access right to the beating heart of King Power Stadium. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Leicester.
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It's CBeebies for your ears! CBeebies Radio takes you to a world of sound and music where you can share imaginative adventures and listen to stories and songs with your favourite CBeebies friends and characters. CBeebies Radio is BBC Radio for pre-school children and can help to develop their listening skills and imaginations. It is only available in the UK. A podcast consisting of an array of classic and iconic CBeebies characters and shows will be available every Monday from 6am.
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Mark Kermode leads a tour through soundtracks from his favourite movies, including orchestral scores, electronic music, songs from musicals and sound effects from another world
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Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines, chat to the people making them and ask you, the audience, what you think? From BBC Radio Ulster
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Clip of Shaun's phone in to the Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo Radio 2 request show on Friday 22.06.2018 on the way to the Ferry in Liverpool at the start of our Ride Ireland Challenge
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Highlights of BBC Radio Leicester's Leicester Tigers coverage including a weekly post-match round-ups and analysis.
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An investigation into witchcraft, the occult and secret government operations. From H.P. Lovecraft.
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Political journalist Jonathan Pie gets a radio phone-in show and as his personal and professional worlds collide we see why he's so incredibly angry about absolutely everything.
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James Bond Radio is the podcast for 007 fans. Every Friday, join lifelong Bond fanatics Tom Sears & Chris Wright, as they explore the world of 007. From celebrity interviews with the likes of Sir Roger Moore, Bruce Glover, John Glen, and Peter Lamont, to all the latest news and reviews. With 5 years of faithful service to the Bond community and features in Variety, The Times and on BBC Radio 2, James Bond Radio is your guide to all things Bond. Disclaimer: James Bond Radio is an unofficial e ...
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The podcast of David Eagle, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year and member of three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winning group The Young'uns.
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Gary Barlow extends his personal conversations with some of the world’s most exciting songwriters as he delves beyond the melodies and lyrics to discover the stories behind the songs. What really makes a great song? Gary Barlow has written some of the most beloved of the last few decades, and in this new series he meets fellow musicians and songwriters to get the inside story on what really makes the magic happen in the studio. From Barry Gibb to MNEK, Paloma Faith to Robbie Williams and man ...
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Ugo Monye, Chris Jones, Danny Care and Chris Ashton bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in rugby union. Sara Orchard also delivers news, interviews and reaction from the 2024 Women's Six Nations. Get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media or email rugbyunionweekly@bbc.co.uk, and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews.
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A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. The news remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on. The multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy returns to twist itself into these turbulent times. With contributions from brand new and diverse audio talent, The Skewer is the sound the abyss makes as it stares back at you through your ears. 'A kind of concept album made of music and news. T ...
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Never Mind The Bollocks! Let's tell it As It Is!! A light-hearted podcast show with selective special guests talking about many of Nick's personal things... Along with some controversial subjects, topics and things from the day.
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The final shortlist of winning carols in the Breakfast Christmas Carol Competition. Composed by listeners, a setting of a poem by Susan Hill specially written for Radio 3
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Dave Tomlinson is an Anglican priest and founder of The Holy Shed community He's the author of many books including How To Be A Bad Christian, Black Sheep & Prodigals and The Post-Evangelical. Dave's a popular speaker and regular contributor to Pause For Thought on BBC Radio 2.
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Delve into the world of tennis with in-depth interviews from experts both on court and off court. Find out what makes a good tennis commentator, learn top tennis tips from the pros, and discover what it's like behind the scenes at Wimbledon. Powered by the Caversham Lawn Tennis Club (www.cavershamltc.co.uk) in Reading, England, this podcast is for anyone with a passion for tennis, no matter where in the world. So, come in, sit down, and make yourself comfortable as host Linda Serck, a former ...
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Primary Drama: Key Stage 2 offers simple-to-use drama resources for primary school children aged 7 to 11 which are linked to popular curriculum topics. The drama sessions are intended to be easy for non-specialist teachers to use, providing opportunities to extend classroom work through the exciting possibilities offered by drama activities. Each session has a carefully balanced mix of movement, speaking and listening activities and role play. The Teachers' Notes include clear instructions f ...
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Enter the world of The Young’uns, the three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning band from Teesside. The Young’uns Podcast includes highlights and the occasional embarrassing lowlight from Young’uns gigs, observations and recordings from on tour, live music and chat with guests, including top names in folk, and an array of irreverent features.
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Frank Renton has doubtless the best known voice in the world of brass, and his experience as a player, conductor, composer, arranger and commentator, as well as 23 years presenting BBC Radio 2’s primary brass band programme, has given him an unrivalled background to share his love and knowledge for all things Brass.
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Biker Radio Rodcast is a podcast on motorcycling in India, celebrating her heroic riders, legendary mechanics and iconic builders through stories told by members of the community, one legend at a time. These are portraits in audio of the people who ride, fix and build motorcycles; their journey and their enlightening learnings from the road they have travelled on. Awarded The Whickers in the UK and with a BBC Sounds audio documentary to boot, the RODcast (Radio On Demand) is a proven example ...
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Artists, musicians and composers introduce fifty key pieces of classical music composed between 1950 and 2000. As featured in the BBC Radio 3 programme, Hear & Now.
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Dive into an alternative world of humour and wonderment. This is a permanent archive featuring some of Gerry’s best shows from 1984 onwards, 2 episodes added each week. Part of BBC Radio Foyle’s 40th birthday celebrations
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Fantasy writer Rhianna Pratchett takes us across an enchanted British Isles to discover mythical creatures that lurk in all corners of the land. She uncovers what they can tell us about our history, our world and our lives today.
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If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. In Jon Ronson’s award winning first series of Things Fell Apart, he explored the origin stories of these culture wars which have divided us so toxically for decades. But now new battle lines have been drawn. Many of them are linked by one extraordinary thing: they all snowballed within days o ...
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Take a seat, grab your sheet, let's get quizzin!
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Sarah in Wellingborough and Stuart in Scotland gave it a go, but who reigned victorious?By BBC Radio 2
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#085 The Earliest BBC Recording and The First Monarch On Air
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On 23 April 1924, a landmark broadcast took place - the biggest so far. And on day of podcast release, it's the centenary! 100 years ago at time of writing, King George V opened the Empire Exhibition at Wembley, becoming the first monarch to broadcast. It also stands as the oldest surviving recording of a BBC broadcast - and the only excerpt of the…
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2024 is the year of elections. According to one estimate just under 50% of all the people on earth live in countries where by December 31st there will have been a national vote. In terms of population size there are none bigger than the six week exercise that got underway last Friday. The world’s biggest democracy - India - has gone to the polls an…
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Hear from Conor Coady & Hamza Choudhury as Owynn is joined by Pipes & City fan Kate.By BBC Radio Leicester
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We're talking reunions on this week's pod after Ugo's trip to see Blue in Liverpool. If there was one team or player in their prime you could pay to watch, who would it be? Bristol get some love after crashing the top four party in the Premiership and that's time of year where we start to talk end of season awards. We get Danny to run the rule over…
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By Ed Sellek. Valentine’s Day 2025. The UK awakes to financial catastrophe and no one can access any money. As the country descends into chaos, some see opportunity, but the powerful want to cling to the status quo. The fate of the country’s economy now lies in the hands of the UK’s Prime Minister. A fast-paced satirical drama starring Robert Bathu…
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New week, new score chart, bring on the quiz!
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Jess in Parkgate and Robbie in Pamber Heath give themselves a worthy Monday challenge.By BBC Radio 2
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It's CBeebies for your ears! Listen to all of April's best bits of CBeebies Radio in one go! Ubercorn and the Radio Recruits learn all about the Blackpool Tower and Andy and the Band sing a fun song about Arts and Crafts. There are also more stories and songs from Yakka Dee, Supertato: The Tato Radio Show, Hey Duggee and Bitz and Bob.…
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A group of Native American soldiers use their language to devise a secret code for the Allies. Can the Navajo code help win one of the fiercest battles of the war? Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage. A BBC Studios Audio productio…
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After establishing themselves as one of music’s pop giants, the ABBA legacy continues in an exciting new chapter - ABBA Voyage. The futuristic and visually groundbreaking show ignites a new love for ABBA, once again. In Episode 5, Sara Cox sits down with the producers of ABBA Voyage - Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson (who is also Benny from the ban…
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Post-Match: Arsenal Women 3-0 Leicester City Women
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Hear from Jennifer Foster & Sam Tierney after defeat in the capital for the Foxes.By BBC Radio Leicester
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CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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It's Shakespeare and CBeebies for your ears! We have a bonus CBeebies podcast this week to mark National Shakespeare Day as William Shakespeare narrates his classic play, full of music, magic and muddles.By CBeebies Radio
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Sara Orchard and World Cup winner Kat Merchant react to England getting a record win over Ireland. Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne both scored hat-tricks in front of 48,778 fans at Twickenham to remain on course for the Grand Slam.By BBC Radio 5 Live
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Post Match: Northampton Saints 40-17 Leicester Tigers
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Post match analysis with Tom Varndell, Dan McKellar, Julian Montoya & Finn Carnduff.By BBC Radio Leicester
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Post Match: Leicester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
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Post match analysis with Matt Piper plus reaction from City boss Enzo Maresca.By BBC Radio Leicester
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Hear from Enzo Maresca & Ricardo as Owynn Palmer-Atkin is joined by Rob Tanner.By BBC Radio Leicester
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Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: The White Rabbit's house
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Alice is too big to fit inside the White Rabbit's house. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS?Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English✔️ News Review✔️ The English We Speak They're all available by s…
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Adam and Ian hear from Dan McKellar and Charlie Clare ahead Tigers' game at Northampton.By BBC Radio Leicester
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Lesley in Norfolk and Christopher in North Wales did just that, but how did they get on?By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Flashback… with Rupert Grint, Claire Foy and Iain Stirling!
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Dodgy accents and reality TV… It’s another chance to hear a Friends Round Friday from the Breakfast Show archive, from January 2023. Zoe chats to an awesome trio of Rupert Grint, Claire Foy, plus the hilarious birthday boy Iain Stirling!By BBC Radio 2
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Begin the build up to the East Midlands Derby with Adam Whitty & Tom Varndell.By BBC Radio Leicester
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by Kamal Kaan and Mary CooperEpisode 1 - Naila's Story Naila is a bright teenager in Bradford. Her parents want her to go to university to study medicine, and they don't want any distractions. But Naila loves cricket, and gets involved in the nascent school female cricket team. Three of the girls become firm friends and call themselves 'Bat Girls'.…
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Welcome to officially the second least distracting radio show in the world! It's official... and we're not taking offense. Perrie Edwards pops in to see Scott - she's gone solo after Little Mix and talks wedding planning and kids TV. As well as a bit about her new music. Meet The Netherlands' entry for Eurovision 2024... the mullet-loving Joost Kle…
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Sara Orchard and World Cup winner Kat Merchant are at Twickenham chatting to Megan Jones and Maud Muir ahead of Ireland on Saturday. Megan and Maud talk the Twickenham noise and how the team have been preparing for the loud atmosphere. Plus Sara has been catching up with Ireland co-captains Edel McMahon and Sam Monaghan and how they think their fam…
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Hear from Abdul Fatawu as Owynn is joined by Steve Howard and City fan Kate.By BBC Radio Leicester
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David Aaronovitch and guests explore the thinking behind Iran's decision to attack Israel and ask what the short and long term aims of the Iranian regime are. Guests: Shashank Joshi, Defence editor at The EconomistAli Vaez, Iran Project Director at International Crisis GroupDr Roxane Farmanfarmaian, lecturer specialising in the politics of Iran and…
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Ahead of the verdict, we hear from one of the families who lost a loved one at Stardust.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Liz in Tenbury Wells takes on Chris In Chippenham but who will be victorious?By BBC Radio 2
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GAA president talks about inclusivity, the sport’s role in encouraging unionist members and who should pay for Casement Park
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The Jarlath Burns interview on TalkbackBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Welcome Hayley in Oxford and Carl in Leeds. Let the battle commence.By BBC Radio 2
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In the fifth episode, as the WWE takes over the American market, Bruiser turns to the even more high octane and raw world of wrestling in Puerto Rico - where he once again encounters Invader One, a local hero who he’s feuded with before. Bruiser Brody was a wrestling star in the 1970s and 1980s; a classic villain of the ring, and a foil for wrestli…
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Is the 2-child limit on Universal Credit harming our children?
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MLAs called for the cap to be lifted in the assembly today.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Singer Tara in Market Harborough and theatre fan Katie in Kent pit their wits in the quizBy BBC Radio 2
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Nick is joined for the first time in 2 years by his UK PA Annie Brookes where that talk films, projects and of course F1 and the Monaco GP..By Nick Elliott Podcasts
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Former Derry priest Denis Bradley chats to William about his role in helping to bring the Troubles to an end
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Denis Bradley reveals how he helped bring peace to Troubles torn Northern Ireland.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Hear from James Justin as Owynn & Pipes are joined by tactical guru Dominic Wells.By BBC Radio Leicester
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We're at full strength on the pod this week with Ugo, Danny, Ashy and Chris all on the sofa to review the Champions Cup quarter-final weekend. We had to start with the thriller in Bordeaux, friend of the pod Marcus Smith drops by to give us - and Danny - the lowdown on that epic win. Is it working having the South African teams in the competition? …
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And Eamon in Bristol takes on Jane in Blackpool in another quiz battle.By BBC Radio 2
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It's CBeebies for your ears! Listen to all of April's best bits of CBeebies Radio in one go! Feel the love for the earth with Hey Duggee's Mrs Weaver and Supertato and co-host are joined by Broccoli who will host a quiz even though she only has the quiz answers and not the questions - this spurs on a Supermarket mission in the Tatto Radio Show! The…
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13. Christine Granville: The Spy Who Skied In from the Cold
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Thrill-seeker Christine Granville offers to ski across enemy lines and over the deadly Carpathian mountains, into Nazi-occupied Poland to gather intelligence for the British. Churchill would later call her his favourite spy. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, …
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Post Match: Tottenham Hotspur Women 2-1 Leicester City Women (AET)
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Post match analysis with Chloe Jones plus reaction from Foxes manager Jennifer Foster.By BBC Radio Leicester
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