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Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn't Read.
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Local politics, properly explained, with Ben Weisz.. Originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Produced by BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex.
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Personal stories of lives linked to history.
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Police Officer Mark Kennedy aka ‘Mark Stone’ is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on. Andy Whittaker investigates how he and other ‘spycops’ operated. Presenter / Producer: Andy Whittaker. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison. Executive Editor, BBC Radio Nottingham: Chris Pegg. Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.
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Darryl Morris, Jack Dearden and Maggie Tetlow with your Bolton Wanderers banter. Rumours and reaction from the terraces. Produced by BBC Radio Manchester.
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Surprising stories from communities across England who are pulling together during these uncertain times. Originally broadcast on local BBC radio. Find out more on bbc.co.uk/makeadifference.
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Telling the unheard stories from the sporting community in the North East.
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Exploring 'the new normal' and how Covid-19 is changing the world around us. Hosted by Adam Clarkson. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Tees. Upload your voice notes via bbc.co.uk/makeadifference.
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Making what happens in Westminster relevant to people in the North. Featuring a great guest from our region and insight from our very own northern political team.
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Taking a look at LGBTQ+ issues in sport. Hosted by Jack Murley, BBC Radio Cornwall.
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Deep dives, insider info and access all areas with stars, supporters and those behind the scenes.
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In this new series, Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci investigate which political buzzwords are strong and stable and which are a crock of covfefe. Each week Helen and Armando will crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to decode the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried? You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political la ...
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UK Netball Podcast - The Netball Show Extra Interviews. Netball in the UK has never been as popular and these are some my longer interviews that have featured as part of The Netball Show podcast based in the UK and BBC local radio stations.
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A 25-year-old estate agent disappears in 1992 on a routine house viewing in the West Midlands. Andy Whittaker and criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw look back on all the twists in this sinister story with a mixture of contemporary interviews, audio drama and BBC archive. There’s graphic descriptions of violence. For details of help and support in the UK, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. Michael Sams is played by Anthony Lewis. Julie Dart is played by Joanne Moore. Producer: Andy Whittaker. Onlin ...
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Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has Motor Neurone Disease, he asks questions to guests using his eye-gaze machine. Inspired by the number seven, which Burrow wore on his back when playing, episodes explore how sporting greats deal with adversity and how to celebrate the good at every opportunity. Producer: Tracy Gee Digital Producer: Lewis Deighton, Hana Kelly and Jacob Tomlinson Station Sound Producer: Dan Purvis Operations Engineer: Richard Biddulph and Ross Collier Online producer: Rachael ...
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Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.
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PR by day, BBC local radio host and avid podcaster by night, Laura Crompton is on a journey of a lifetime as she looks to relocate to sunny LA from not-so-sunny Manchester, UK, with her 9-year-old son. Join her and a series of fascinating guests to learn what moving to the city of stars is really like.
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The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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From community to county level, a story of how grassroots Asian cricket went professional. Yorkshire based journalist and cricket fan Nasser Hanif explores recordings he made for the archive project “From Parks to Pavilions” which documented how Asian community cricket developed from its roots on the backstreets through to the formation of the first leagues and up to county level and beyond. It’s a story that reflects society at the time, looks into immigration and cultural differences and a ...
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Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.
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Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories. **Important Update: The BBC will soon be implementing major changes to Sounds, making it available only to listeners within the UK. As this is an unofficial podcast feed hosted outside the UK, these changes are expected to have an impact, though the extent remains uncertain. Every effort will be made to keep the service running.
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A missing British tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the untold story of how a local celebrity became an international fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him.
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Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day: an unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment. From BBC Radio Ulster
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Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.
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JTP Theatre is a multi-award-winning group, producing their own material at festivals and other events, as well as on BBC Radio and local radio. Our podcast will bring you short comedy or drama plays and monologues every week. You can follow JTP Theatre on Instagram and Facebook.
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The funniest bits of the week from Toby’s weekday breakfast show on BBC Radio Sheffield, with topical chat and the best callers in local radio!
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The story of how in 1983 a Welsh fishing village and its local police force foil a daring international drug smuggling plot worth millions.
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Essential listening for the broadcast production, journalism and technology communities. Your guide to everything from editorial and craft skills to taking your next step in the industry. Practical advice on all aspects of TV, radio, journalism.
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Radio people tell their stories - in their own words - alone.
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The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world
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Roberto Forzoni is one of the world’s leading authorities on performance psychology and an acclaimed speaker. Before starting his successful consultancy, Roberto coached football at Crystal Palace, Brentford and Brighton. Whilst helping West Ham United get into Europe and an FA Cup Final, he was invited to take up the National Performance Psychologist role at the Lawn Tennis Association. He regularly appears on BBC TV, SKY TV and other news networks and is an expert adviser to BBC Radio, whe ...
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Becky Milligan tells the story of how one woman, in her sixties, discovered a secret which lay beneath the ground of an old Mother and Baby Home in the west of Ireland. Standing up to the state, church and local opposition, she doggedly went on until she found out the truth. It is a moving and shocking story which sparked headlines around the world.
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Inspired by real events – the discovery of three human skulls placed around the tropical paradise of Mahé island in Seychelles – British expatriate journalist Patrick Muirhead’s fictional tale sets him to investigate a mystery in the Indian Ocean. He soon uncovers a white aristocratic family’s dark secrets and clues to an unsolved murder committed 20 years earlier. When links emerge between the family and the illegitimate birth of a mixed-race baby, a local Catholic priest admits to killing ...
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NOTE: The MP3 files used by this podcast appear to be missing. They may have been removed permanently from their source location. Mark Steel's in Town is a stand-up comedy show on BBC Radio 4, co-written and performed by Mark Steel. The series, which was first broadcast on 18 March 2009, is recorded in various towns and cities in the United Kingdom and occasionally elsewhere. Each episode is tailored to the town in which it is recorded, and the show is performed in front of a local audience. ...
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Welcome to the LabourTALK Podcast. This podcast is produced by Glasgow Pollok Constituency Labour Party (CLP) member John Beattie. Subscribe for interviews from various Labour Party personnel discussing the current and relevant political issues from all levels of governance, including Local Authority, Scottish Parliament and Westminster. This is not an official Labour Party podcast. It is produced by Labour Party members to put forward progressive ideas and promote Labour Party policy, value ...
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Podcasts about Peoples relationships with technology, teletext, old Arcades and whatever else. Social History of technology, not always obvious.
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The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal)
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Zing Tsjeng, Jessica Fostekew and Pierre Novellie to unpack the upcoming local elections, the Conclave in the Vatican, Trump's planned UK visit, and Yorkshire Gladiators. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Chris Ballard, Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney and Alice Fraser.Producer: Rajiv KariaExe…
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Sinn Féin councillor stays silent when asked to translate contribution in Irish at Belfast City Council meeting
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Also, is it time to bring booze back to the NI football terraces? Nolan discusses.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Belfast City Airport 'no stop zones' row as one man fined £100 after friend forgot his bag
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Nolan also talks to listeners and hears about their experiences at airport.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Row continues over how trans issues will be treated in Northern Ireland following Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman
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Also - the camogie controversy over players being told to change from shorts to skorts.By BBC Radio Ulster
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We discuss the Russian president’s invitation to Ukraine for 'serious negotiations' next week, an intervention made hours after European leaders met in Kyiv to demand a ceasefire. Also, we speak to science minister Lord Vallance about how AI could revolutionise the health service.By BBC Radio 4
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The state of the parties leading to 2026, smartphones in schools, free movement of youth, and the threat of nuclear war
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Julie Morgan MS, Lord Wigley and Anthony Pickles dissect the latest polling with a year to go until the Senedd elections. Ian Gerrard, head of Ysgol Aberconwy discusses the use of smartphones in schools and their effect on behaviour. NUS Wales president Deio Owen talks about the possible plan to allow free movement of students across Europe and Dr …
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On the 8th May 1945, the Allies declared victory over Nazi Germany. How has war and the threat of war shaped society in the intervening years? Do 'war' and 'peace' mean the same things, 80 years on?Matthew Sweet is joined by political scientist David Runciman, peace negotiator Gabrielle Rifkind, historian Ashleigh Percival-Borley Producer: Luke Mul…
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Ria Lina, Ava Santina and Alasdair Beckett-King to break down the week in news. The panel discuss the results of the UK local elections, the reaching of a US-UK trade deal, the storm of online misinformation surrounding the India-Pakistan border stand-off, the statutes of statues, and the conclusion of the …
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Lucy Porter, Ed Byrne and Marie Le Conte to unpack the week in news. Topics include the loss of power in the Iberian Peninsula, the gaining of power in the Canadian election, the US-Ukraine mineral deal, cyberattacks on M&S, and the medical benefits of Champagne. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional ma…
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Local universities say they urgently need £1,000 a year more in tuition fees. Is it fair for students to foot the bill?
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Also - Pope Leo XIV is the first North American Pope – what can we expect?By BBC Radio Ulster
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80th anniversary of VE day - one of the UK's oldest veterans speaks to the Nolan Show
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Listeners also tell Stephen of their memories of World War IIBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. This week, following Reform's announcement they will remove all flags from all council buildings under their jurisdiction - other than the Union Flag and the St George's Cross - Helen and Armando are joined by Phil Wang to discuss Brit…
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Statue of IRA hunger striker being investigated by Belfast City Council after it was erected without planning permission
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Also, Stephen talks to a newly-wed couple who had 95 bridesmaids on their big dayBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Is it time for a new flag in Northern Ireland? Something that represents us all?
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Also, home heating oil is at its lowest price since 2021. Is now the time to buy?By BBC Radio Ulster
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Stephen Travers, who survived a UVF gun and bomb attack on the Miami Showband, tells of how that night changed his life
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Warning – this episode includes graphic detail about violence and injuries that some listeners might find upsetting. Stephen Travers, who survived a UVF gun and bomb attack on the Miami Showband, tells of how that night changed his life.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Local Elections mean the Government must deliver
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Labour’s Health Secretary says the local election results are disappointing and mean the Government must deliver. We hear one eyewitness account of the cyberattack at M&S. And BH kicks off the VE day commemorations by delving into the BBC archive.By BBC Radio 4
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Elections in England, Australia and Wales. And what are minerals?
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Professor Sir John Curtice takes us through the data on the closest by-election since the second world war and local elections in England. Niki Savva joins us from Canberra with the latest on the Australian general election. Neha Mukherjee explains why the US wants the deal on Ukrainian minerals so much. Professor Richard Wyn Jones looks ahead to t…
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Post local elections and pre VE day anniversary events across the UK, Shahidha Bari explores ideas about community. Mike Savage, Professor of Sociology at the LSE, explains how social capital enables networks and bonds among people. Selina Todd, Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, discusses the fracturing of working class commu…
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Lucy Porter, Ed Byrne and Marie Le Conte to unpack the week in news. Topics include the loss of power in the Iberian Peninsula, the gaining of power in the Canadian election, the US-Ukraine mineral deal, cyberattacks on M&S, and the medical benefits of Champagne. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional ma…
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Victim of so-called IRA ‘kneecap attack’ speaks for the first time and tells of the trauma…
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Liam Barker speaks alongside Prof Liam Kennedy. Stephen also speaks with Henry Robinson.By BBC Radio Ulster
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The real impact of new post-Brexit paperwork requirements on some businesses spelt out on Nolan
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BBC NI Economics and Business Editor John Campbell explainsBy BBC Radio Ulster
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The Official Language of the United States
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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. This week, a look over the pond at Trump's first 100 days. How have his administration used language to further their agenda? From the Gulf of America, to Making Showers Great Again, Helen and Armando examine how the US government is f…
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Belfast City Councillor tells Nolan Show he wants Kneecap banned from performing on council property
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UUP Cllr Jim Rodgers says "under no circumstances" they should be allowed to performBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Kneecap apologise to the families of two murdered MPs - but some say it does not go far enough
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Also - Spain and Portugal hit by massive power outage - could it ever happen here?By BBC Radio Ulster
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Belfast rappers Kneecap under pressure as Met police assess 'kill your local MP' video
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John Campbell also discusses Liverpool FC becoming Premier League champions.By BBC Radio Ulster
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The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'ConnellBy BBC Radio 4
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Ukraine peace? Hybu Cig Cymru, drugs in prisons, the Pope
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Will the peace talks lead to lasting peace in Ukraine? Journalist Irina Matviyishyn will give us the latest from Ukraine. Jose Peralta from Hybu Cig Cymru is with us to defend HCCs posts about agricultural emissions and Rory Francis from the Snowdonia Society explains why it's important to be scientific about climate change. After an unannounced in…
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Some people think we live in an age of decline. Matthew Sweet investigates, with guests including political journalist Tim Stanley, art critic Louisa Buck, Professor Jane Desmarais who is head of the decadence research centre at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Neville Morley, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exet…
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Series 117 - 2. Elections (Local and Papal)
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Zing Tsjeng, Jessica Fostekew and Pierre Novellie to unpack the upcoming local elections, the Conclave in the Vatican, Trump's planned UK visit, and Yorkshire Gladiators. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Chris Ballard, Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney and Alice Fraser. Producer: Rajiv Karia E…
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The News Quiz: Ep 1. Space, Steel and Strikes
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel, Athena Kugblenu and Hugo Rifkind to unpack bin workers strikes in Birmingham, pop stars popping to the stars, talks of tariffs, steeling oneself in Scunthorpe, and how Toby took his carvery one step too far. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Mike Shephard, Christina Riggs, Eve D…
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Fermanagh & Omagh Council first to say they will implement provisions of Supreme Court ruling on same sex spaces
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John Campbell gets reaction from political representatives and the publicBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Troubles legacy - can a price be put on truth and justice? Or is policing the past holding the PSNI back?
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Former Police Ombudsman Baroness Nuala O'Loan and DUP MP Gavin Robinson are among guestsBy BBC Radio Ulster
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How Much is a Pint of Milk? (with Rob Burley)
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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci are joined by the BBC's former Live Political Editor to discuss the art of the political interview. What's a valid question? What's a cheap gotcha? They also discuss Paxman's beard, the best political i…
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Flags hung on lampposts in new mixed-use housing development in Lisburn leaves some families feeling unsafe.
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More funding pressures for the PSNI - the Nolan Show can reveal it has to find another £7M from its cash strapped budget to pay for the rise in National Insurance contributions. And a former senior police officer warns about the impact on front line services and says Stormont must step in.By BBC Radio Ulster
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Catholics come to terms with the death of Pope Francis - how much change was delivered under his papacy?
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John Campbell get's reaction from religious & political figures who speak on his legacyBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Previewing President Trump's next trip to London
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The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'ConnellBy BBC Radio 4
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel, Athena Kugblenu and Hugo Rifkind to unpack bin workers strikes in Birmingham, pop stars popping to the stars, talks of tariffs, steeling oneself in Scunthorpe, and how Toby took his carvery one step too far. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Mike Shephard, Christina Riggs, Eve D…
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The Naked Week: Ep6. Tariffs, Theme Parks, and Twister.
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The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we mourn the death of globalisation, take a tour of Keir's new theme park, and play a game of BBC Balance Local Elections Naked Week Joke Twister. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew…
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A leading cancer expert says she 'feels sorry' for patients in NI and describes our cancer waiting times as 'shocking'
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And business owners hit out over closure of Belfast to Dublin trainline over EasterBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Concerns fake web address on rates bills contains malicious software - how did it happen?
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BBC scam expert Nick Stapleton and Prof Kevin Curran cyber security expert discussBy BBC Radio Ulster
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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. This week, Helen and Armando are joined by economist and journalist for the Financial Times, Soumaya Keynes. They take a look back on Liberation Day - what exactly was America being liberated from? What was the response in China to the…
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NIPSA threaten to bring Northern Ireland to a 'standstill' over welfare reforms.
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NIPSA say they won't tolerate the changes, and they want mitigations from the Executive. But with Stormont finances stretched to breaking point is that possible?By BBC Radio Ulster
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