Under the Weather Live: The weird weather of 2018
Simon King and Clare Nasir look back on the weird weather of 2018 - revisiting the 'Beast from the East' and our unusually scorching summer.
Dec 31, 2018•26 min
5 Live News Specials
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Apollo 8: Christmas on the Far Side of the Moon
For many, Christmas is for spending time close to loved ones. But in 1968, astronauts Frank Borman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell would spend their Christmas Day further away from home than any human had ever done before. With the help of archive material, former NASA employees, author Robert Kurson and the astronauts themselves, Anna Foster remembers the Apollo 8 mission on its 50th anniversary. The mission was everything to Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman. For him, beating the Soviets in the spac...
Dec 24, 2018•49 min
Laura Whitmore: Losing My Religion
Presenter Laura Whitmore, like many Millennials, is beginning to question what she believes in. Is she still the Catholic she was brought up as? Over the course of this documentary she goes on a journey of discovery to find out if she is losing her religion, and if so, can she find what else is out there? Laura speaks to those with faith about their beliefs, and to young people who claim to have no religion to see how they are now finding their spirituality elsewhere.
Dec 23, 2018•49 min
2018: The Year in Spoken Word
At the beginning of 2018, BBC Radio 5 Live decided to be the station that shone a light on Spoken Word. To highlight the huge wealth of young talent currently in the UK - the experiences they go through every day and crafting that into beautifully, honest reflections of their world. We focused on some of big news stories and talking points ranging from poverty to mental health, knife crime to Brexit and the Royal Wedding to the FA Cup Final and asked some of the UK’s emerging and established art...
Dec 20, 2018•42 min
Lemn Sissay: ‘Why do we Hate Kids in Care?’
Writer, performer and care leaver Lemn Sissay looks into attitudes to children in the care system.
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Theresa May answers your calls on her Brexit deal
The prime minister took calls from listeners in a special 5 Live programme presented by Emma Barnett. She was asked whether she had a plan B if MPs vote against her Brexit deal, the situation with Gibraltar and whether she'll be sending Jacob Rees-Mogg a Christmas card.
Nov 23, 2018•25 min
#sextakeover
Anna Foster is joined in Sunderland by a host of celebs, experts and an audience - for the UK’s biggest conversation about the nation’s sex life. How to do it well, and how to talk about it healthily. From STIs and health, using porn to sex ed in schools, consent to cheating, good sex, bad sex and how we can all become a bit more open and confident when it comes to our sex lives.
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Simon Thomas: I'm 'beginning' to live after wife's death
In November 2017, former Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas lost his wife Gemma, three days after she was diagnosed with cancer. A year on, Simon is in a new relationship. He says it’s not about replacing Gemma, but is "part of beginning to find life again".
Nov 06, 2018•47 min
The Real Lives of Spies
5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake meets six spies from the UK’s three main intelligence agencies, in the first ever joint interview with officers from MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. They explain what it’s like inside their agencies in the immediate aftermath of a terrorist attack, how they decide which friends and family members to tell about their jobs and what they think of TV shows like Bodyguard and Killing Eve.
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 1 min
A tribute to Aretha Franklin
Phil Williams hosts a special tribute to Aretha Franklin. He’s joined by "Blue" Lou Marini - the sax player from the Blues Brothers Band, fellow gospel singer and childhood friend Candi Staton, Corrine Drewery from Swing Out Sister, and David Hood - founder member of the legendary "Swampers”, who was a session musician in most of Aretha Franklin’s major recordings.
Aug 16, 2018•54 min
How can I stop being addicted to my phone?
We’re all spending more time tapping, swiping and staring at our smartphones. The Solutions Project finds out how we can stop being so obsessed with them.
Aug 09, 2018•26 min
Camilla Thurlow investigates online radicalisation
Love Island star Camilla Thurlow, a bomb disposal expert, investigates online radicalisation - and whether enough is being done to stop it.
Aug 02, 2018•44 min
Richard Bacon on Surviving Life-Threatening Infection
TV presenter Richard Bacon talks to Colin Paterson about the illness that saw him placed in a coma for 9 days.
Jul 23, 2018•26 min
Aimen Dean: Jihadi Turned Spy
Former Al Qaeda jihadi-turned-Mi6 spy Aimen Dean talks to Nihal Arthanayake about his time in Bosnia and Afghanistan, the moment he decided he had to bring the organisation down, and living a new life under the shadow of death threats. Nine Lives: My time as MI6's top spy inside Al-Qaeda by Aimen Dean with Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister is published by Oneworld.
Jun 07, 2018•46 min
The City Remembers
One year on from the terrorist attack that claimed 22 lives, 5 live asks how life in Manchester has changed. Please note: this podcast contains some upsetting scenes.
May 22, 2018•23 min
The #dadtakeover podcast
Comedians Russell Kane and Sam Avery, co-founder of Dads Matter UK Mark Williams, parenting expert Jen Edmondson and single parent Kevin Makwilkila join Phil Williams for an honest discussion on fatherhood.
May 01, 2018•50 min
The Women of Nasa
BBC Radio 5 live’s Anna Foster speaks to the female space scientists and engineers leading the way in space exploration.
Apr 19, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Amber Davies – Has sex become too casual?
Love Island winner Amber joins Nihal Arthanayake to explore young people’s changing attitudes to sex.
Apr 05, 2018•50 min
Why do we still know so little about ME/CFS?
Gary Burgess, a TV journalist who has ME/CFS, takes over 5 live to talk to experts and patients about why so little is still known about a potentially devastating condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK, and millions more around the world.
Mar 01, 2018•44 min
Excluded: Inside a Pupil Referral Unit
Nihal Arthanayake speaks to pupils excluded from mainstream education and their teachers at Newhaven School in Greenwich.
Jan 31, 2018•56 min
#mumtakeover podcast
Writer for Asian Mums Network, Aisha Ali-Khan, owner of Mums Advice, Gemma Potticary, Sophie McCartney, who runs Tired 'n Tested, and founder of The Motherload, Kate Dyson, are key online influencers from the world of motherhood. In this podcast, they share their ups, downs, plus the best and worst advice they've received.
Jan 12, 2018•26 min
Grenfell: After The Fire
Rory Carson follows the stories of the many victims and local residents as they try to rebuild their lives following the Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017. It contains content that some listeners may find distressing.
Dec 30, 2017•25 min
Stories from a women-only rehabilitation centre
Patients at the UK's newest women-only drug and alcohol rehab centre share their stories
May 18, 2017•32 min
15 minutes from South Sudan
Anna Foster reports from South Sudan, on the famine gripping parts of eastern Africa.
Apr 06, 2017•15 min
5 live Daily: David Miliband
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks to Emma Barnett about foreign aid and why he grieves for labour.
Apr 05, 2017•20 min
How you will remember Martin McGuinness? Peacemaker or paramilitary?
Stephen Nolan asks if you will remember the former IRA leader turned politician for his achievements in the Northern Ireland peace process or as one of the men who led the IRA?
Mar 21, 2017•50 min
15 minutes from Europe
Chris Warburton explores the European view of Brexit, reporting from five different countries. He speaks to people in Germany, Norway, Amsterdam, Valencia and Paris.
Mar 21, 2017•15 min
15 minutes from Sousse...
BBC Radio 5 live reporter Nick Garnett first visited Sousse in the aftermath of the terror attack in 2015. The mass shooting by a gunman in the resort left 38 people dead, including 30 British holidaymakers. A year-and-a-half on he returns to Tunisia to see how the resort of Sousse has changed, and how the events have affected people living there.
Mar 02, 2017•15 min
15 minutes from the White House
Anna Foster reports from Washington at the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. She spoke to Americans at the Inaugural Concert at Lincoln Memorial the night before, many had traveled from all over the country to see the event and support their new President. She also heard from those who are opposed to Trump's presidency and who were intended to march in protest. This podcast is taken from reports across 5 live on Friday 20th January 2017,
Jan 21, 2017•16 min
Your Call: Why don't we talk about mental health?
Your calls and views on mental health, the government's promise to improve mental health support at every stage of life.
Jan 09, 2017•45 min
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