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Miranda Sawyer

Shadow World looks into the lives destroyed by a dopamine drug

Noel Titheradge’s series hears from those affected by gambling and other addictions after taking prescription medicine

Sun 1 Mar 2026

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Crown of Blood moves Macbeth’s blasted heath to Yorubaland

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Crown of Blood moves Macbeth’s blasted heath to Yorubaland
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Remember Me? lets the once famous relive their time in the limelight

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Remember Me? lets the once famous relive their time in the limelight
Miranda Sawyer
How Did We Get Here? Israel and the Palestinians is a sobering history

Sat 14 Feb 2026

How Did We Get Here? Israel and the Palestinians is a sobering history
Miranda Sawyer
Blood Memory is the latest gem from a master of audio storytelling

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Blood Memory is the latest gem from a master of audio storytelling
Miranda Sawyer
Hanging Out with Ant & Dec: good vibes and not much else

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Hanging Out with Ant & Dec: good vibes and not much else
Miranda Sawyer
What the 1999 Russian apartment bombings teach us about Vladimir Putin

Sat 24 Jan 2026

What the 1999 Russian apartment bombings teach us about Vladimir Putin
Miranda Sawyer
Museum of Pop Culture is laugh-out-loud funny

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Museum of Pop Culture is laugh-out-loud funny
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Human Intelligence – the show that’s like a vitamin shot for the brain

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Human Intelligence – the show that’s like a vitamin shot for the brain
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BBC Radio’s week of Bowie

Thu 8 Jan 2026

BBC Radio’s week of Bowie
Miranda Sawyer
The best podcasts and radio to listen out for in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The best podcasts and radio to listen out for in 2026
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What to listen to this Christmas

Sun 21 Dec 2025

What to listen to this Christmas
Miranda Sawyer
Is culture for the many – or the few?

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Is culture for the many – or the few?
Miranda Sawyer
Sounds of the Christmas countdown, from the Jingle Bell Ball to Katherine Ryan

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Sounds of the Christmas countdown, from the Jingle Bell Ball to Katherine Ryan
Miranda Sawyer
The Rest is Science gives a lesson in chemistry

Sat 29 Nov 2025

The Rest is Science gives a lesson in chemistry
Miranda Sawyer
How men’s fashion began on the battlefield

Sat 22 Nov 2025

How men’s fashion began on the battlefield
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Adrift is a deep dive into the family who survived a shipwreck

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Adrift is a deep dive into the family who survived a shipwreck
Miranda Sawyer
Do we need Audible’s lavish take on Harry Potter?

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Do we need Audible’s lavish take on Harry Potter?
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Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life
Miranda Sawyer
The British Podcast awards are now the Oscars of the medium

Fri 3 Oct 2025

The British Podcast awards are now the Oscars of the medium
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Generation K: how ketamine became gen Z’s drug of choice

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Generation K: how ketamine became gen Z’s drug of choice
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‘MPs are outsourcing their morals’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘MPs are outsourcing their morals’
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‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell
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‘He was our grandfather’: crowds gather in Rome for the Pope's final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds gather in Rome for the Pope's final farewell
Tobias Jones
‘He was our grandfather’: crowds gather in Rome for the Pope's final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds gather in Rome for the Pope's final farewell

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