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Miranda Sawyer

The making of Madonna

Bandsplain’s deep dive into the singer’s journey from a drummer living off peanuts to the planet’s bestselling female artist makes for fascinating listening. Plus, Bad Chat with Greg James and Alice Levine shows promise

Sun 17 May 2026

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How In the Psychiatrist’s Chair got inside the minds of stars

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How In the Psychiatrist’s Chair got inside the minds of stars
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Broken Veil - always expect the unexpected

Sun 3 May 2026

Broken Veil - always expect the unexpected
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Is AI taking over podcasting?

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Is AI taking over podcasting?
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Radio 4 explores what it means to be a girl

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Radio 4 explores what it means to be a girl
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Serial’s The Idiot explores a dark family rift

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Serial’s The Idiot explores a dark family rift
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The Overturn makes you lose faith in the justice system

Sat 28 Mar 2026

The Overturn makes you lose faith in the justice system
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Life after the Coldplay kiss cam

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Life after the Coldplay kiss cam
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Everything is fake – does anybody care?

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Everything is fake – does anybody care?
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Don’t Say A Word doesn’t say enough

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Don’t Say A Word doesn’t say enough
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Shadow World looks into the lives destroyed by a dopamine drug

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Shadow World looks into the lives destroyed by a dopamine drug
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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
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Nitazene, a drug 500 times stronger than heroin, is flooding the UK

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Nitazene, a drug 500 times stronger than heroin, is flooding the UK
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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
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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
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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
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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

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