Showcasing BBC Radio 5 Live's news specials, including in-depth interviews.
Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on periods. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social.
Parliament is once again under fire over complaints about sexual harassment and bullying, with MPs suspended from their parties and claims of a toxic workplace culture going unchecked. 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty speaks to staff members and MPs who give their accounts of sexual harassment and bullying. Exactly five years after parliament set up a new system to deal with complaints, many of those campaigning to clean up the House have lost faith in it, saying it is too slow and complex. Contains some...
5 Live presenter Colin Murray has brought together three of his friends, actor James Nesbit, presenter Patrick Kielty and journalist Holly Hamilton to discuss their feelings about Northern Ireland. Their conversation came after dissident republican group the New IRA has admitted it shot Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in Omagh. He has suffered life-changing injuries and remains in a stable, but critical condition in hospital.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has a cochlear implant - a small, electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. It has two parts: one worn like a hearing aid behind the ear and the other surgically implanted. The implant turns sounds into electrical signals, instead of simply making sounds louder, like a conventional hearing aid would. So it's an option for some adults and children when a normal hearing aid won't work. W...
Has your accent helped or hindered you? A new study has found one in four people say they've been mocked for their accents at work.
19-year-old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg joins BBC 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake and answers listeners questions like ‘What do you find most frustrating about human behaviour?’ and ‘What can kids do about climate change?’
Dr Waheed Arian arrived alone in the UK aged 15 as an Afghan refugee, he’s now an NHS doctor and author. He gives Radio 5 Live’s Clare McDonnell his view on the issues at Manston migrant centre.
Scott Mitchell, husband to the late Dame Barbara Windsor, says the day a loved one is diagnosed with dementia is the “day most people begin their grieving”. Speaking to Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty, the Alzheimer’s Research UK ambassador shared memories of his life with “Babs”, how she reacted to her diagnosis and his thoughts on social care.
As the Prime Minister is interviewed for the first time since her government announced a raft of controversial economic measures, 5 Live's Nicky Campbell asks listeners if she has their trust. After hearing some of the eight interviews the Prime Minister gave to BBC Local Radio stations, Nicky asks callers if they are reassured that her government's economic decisions have put the UK on the right track, or do they want her to reverse course after days of market instability and warnings about the...
People from around the UK pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as the nation mourns her death.
New Prime Minister Liz Truss and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer faced each other for the first time at Prime Minister's Questions. Chris Warburton was joined by Joey Jones, a former spokesman for Theresa May, and John McTernan, a former political secretary to Tony Blair, to get their thoughts, analysis and reaction to the events in the House of Commons. You can listen to PMQs in full on 5 Live every Wednesday at 12:00 via the BBC Sounds app.
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer joins Nicky Campbell to answer questions from 5 Live listeners in a special phone-in that was also broadcast on the BBC News Channel.
TikTok was founded just six years ago and is already one of the leading social media platforms, becoming the world’s most downloaded app in 2020. It has more than one billon monthly active users and is especially popular with teens and young adults, with 42% of TikTok users aged between 18 and 24. 5 Live Breakfast has been looking at the impact of TikTok as the platform’s popularity continues to rise. TOPICS: 01:43 – Shiona McCallum, a BBC Technology Reporter 04:03 – Jan Gerber, CEO and founder ...
On Tuesday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's premiership plunged into crisis following the dramatic resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid. They quit within minutes of each other on following a row over Mr Johnson's decision to appoint Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip earlier this year. After a further flurry of resignations on Wednesday morning, the prime minister faced fierce questioning in the House of Commons for what was sure to be a heated edition of ...
Former elite gymnast Clare Heafford, Guardian sports reporter Sean Ingle and Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse US Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse, join Colin Murray to discuss The Whyte Review.
Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has recently finished a round of chemotherapy for bowel cancer and is now living with a stoma. She spoke to 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty about everything from naming her stoma, feeling sexy again and how cancer treatment has changed her relationship with her body.
Dr Waheed Arian, a former refugee from Afghanistan, now an A&E doctor, wanted to hear stories from other people like him. He is working to help improve the accessibility of mental health services for refugees like himself. One of the people he spoke to was Nataliia from Ukraine, who arrived in the UK along with her six-year-old daughter a couple of months ago.
BBC Bitesize, in partnership with Netmums, present a live panel to discuss how parents feel about child & parental mental health in 2022. Hosted by 5 Live's Rachel Burden with experts, Dr Ranj and Laverne Antrobus and special guests Carrie Grant and David Grant (broadcasters & vocal coaches), Kelle Bryan (singer & actress) and Annie O’Leary (Netmums Editorial Director). #MentalHealthAwareness
We’re used to seeing security tags on alcohol, electronics and razorblades, but now the Co-op have put anti-theft devices on blocks of cheese – it’s seen as a sign shoplifting is on the increase as the cost of living deepens. Radio 5 Live’s Stephen Nolan asked his listeners if we should be understanding and compassionate towards people who are so desperate they resort to crimes such as shoplifting at times of crisis, or is it important to come down hard?
5 Live Breakfast and BBC Breakfast answer your questions about the war in Ukraine in a joint broadcast. Rachel Burden is joined by the BBC’s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, Russia Editor for BBC Monitoring Vitaly Shevchenko, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet live from Kyiv and the economist and broadcaster Linda Yueh. She also hears from some of those who have fled Ukraine over the past fortnight and whose lives have been devastated by the Russian invasion. Origianall...
Listen back in full to a rowdy PMQs, as Labour leader Keir Starmer accuses prime minister Boris Johnson of showing "nothing but contempt" for the public over Downing Street lockdown parties. The PM again says he won't resign and insists his government "gets the big calls right" in its handling of the Covid pandemic. It comes as the PM expects to receive Sue Gray's report into parties at Downing Street during lockdown some time later today. Naga Munchetty hears analysis and reaction from Parliame...
Boris Johnson faced a rowdy Commons, a day after he was accused of misleading MPs about parties. Labour leader Keir Starmer pressed Johnson on if he was warned that a May 2020 drinks party risked breaking rules. In a dramatic moment, Tory MP Christian Wakeford quit the Conservatives and walked across the floor to join Labour, as well as veteran Conservative and former minister David Davis telling the PM: "In the name of God, go" Naga Munchetty also hears analysis and reaction from the BBC’s Depu...
Boris Johnson admits - for the first time - that he attended a drinks party at No 10 during the first lockdown. Speaking at PMQs, he offered a "heartfelt apology" but said he had believed it to be a work event. Naga Munchetty hears reaction from BBC parliamentary correspondent Alicia McCarthy, Conservative writer and commentator Jo-Anne Nadler and 5 Live callers. First broadcast at 12:00 on Naga Munchetty's BBC Radio 5 Live show on 12 January 2022.
Warning: This programme contains adult themes and discussions of a sexual nature. BBC Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty and BBC Scotland’s Amy Irons host a live audience and panel of expert guests at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, for a frank and honest discussion about how the pandemic has impacted the sex lives and relationships of UK adults. Part 2 of the podcast examines the impact on our relationships, and how the virus has changed dating habits for many people.
Warning: This programme contains adult themes and discussions of a sexual nature. BBC Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty and BBC Scotland’s Amy Irons host a live audience and panel of expert guests at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, for a frank and honest discussion about how the pandemic has impacted the sex lives and relationships of UK adults. Part 1 of the podcast investigates how the pandemic has impacted on the frequency and quality of our sex lives, as well as hearing from people who have become more...
MPs question Boris Johnson in PMQs about an alleged lockdown party at Downing Street in 2020 - after a video emerged of the PM's staff appearing to joke about it. Plus, 5 Live's Naga Munchetty hears reaction from BBC parliamentary correspondent Sean Curran, The House Magazine editor Rosa Prince, and Westminster Insider host and Politico political editor Tom Blanchard. First broadcast at 12:00 on Naga Munchetty's BBC Radio 5 Live show on 8 Dec 2021
A video has emerged showing Downing Street staff joking about an alleged lockdown Christmas party in No 10, amid mounting public fury. The party took place on 18 December, with a source telling the BBC "several dozen" people attended. But the Covid restrictions operating at the time banned such events. In PMQs he shared people's anger and had ordered an inquiry into whether rules had been broken. But what does the audience think? Nicky opened the 5 Live phone lines to find out. First broadcast a...
5 Live listeners tell us how they are feeling as COP26 gets underway in Glasgow. The UK is hosting the climate change summit amid mounting concern among scientists that countries are not doing enough to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases, which have caused average global temperatures to rise. The 2015 Paris climate conference called for average temperatures to rise by well below 2C, and preferably only 1.5C, when compared to pre-industrial averages. World leaders have started arriving at th...
In the second part of 5 Live’s ‘Word Matters’ series you’ll hear personal stories from those affected by poor literacy and how being given access to learning is benefitting their lives, including those in prison or serving in the military.
On Tuesday 11 September 2001 suicide attackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of people. The attack remains one of the most traumatic events of the century, not only for Americans but also for the world. For Brian Leavey, it was the day he lost his father. Joseph Leavey was one of the 343 fire fighters who died on the day. Brian was 16 at the time. 20 years on, Brian tells 5 Live's Nihal Arthanayake about how he dealt with his father's ...
