What Makes Us Human with Jeremy Vine

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Jeremy Vine explores what makes us human in this landmark BBC Radio 2 series.Guests deliver their thoughts on the essence of human existence, reflecting on their own lives.

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    • Jan 26, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 176 EPISODES


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    Phil Jones: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 24:32


    The Editor of Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 answers the question for the final time. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Martin Lewis: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 27:42


    The financial journalist and broadcaster answers the question. Producer: Patrick Thomas

    Lady Hale: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 25:45


    The first female president of the Supreme Court answers the question. Producer: Patrick Thomas

    Dr Richard Shepherd: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 19:11


    The forensic pathologist answers the question. Producer: Patrick Thomas

    Peggy Seeger: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 24:49


    Peggy Seeger, one of folk music's greatest musicians, answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Arlene Phillips: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 20:18


    The choreographer and former Strictly judge joins us to answer the question.

    Lord Sumption: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 21:32


    The historian and former Supreme Court Judge answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Rory Stewart: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 27:34


    The politician and adventurer joins Victoria Derbyshire to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Christopher Biggins: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 23:14


    The actor and performer tells Vanessa Feltz that laughter makes us human. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Janet Ellis: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 22:08


    The legendary Blue Peter presenter joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Christie Watson: What Makes Us Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 21:59


    The nurse joins Vanessa Feltz to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Arthur Edwards: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 24:32


    The royal photographer answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Dr Sarah Jarvis: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 21:17


    Our resident GP joins us. She says caring for others makes us human. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Owen Jones: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 27:24


    The journalist and left-wing campaigner answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Yuval Noah Harari: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 23:12


    The historian and philosopher joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Mahamed Hashi: What Makes Us Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 23:00


    The community leader who has been shot and stabbed joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Nazir Afzal: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 21:48


    The lawyer joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Sinead Burke: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 22:01


    The disability activist and fashion blogger joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    George Alagiah: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 27:18


    The broadcaster and journalist answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Sir Paul Smith: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 24:17


    The legendary fashion designer joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Bernardine Evaristo: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 20:44


    The Booker Prize winning author joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Samantha Cristoforetti: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 23:48


    The Italian astronaut, who was the first person to make an espresso in space, joins us. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Julia Donaldson: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 17:55


    The legendary children's author answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Richard Madeley: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 25:09


    The broadcaster says it's self-awareness that makes us human. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Amanda Owen: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 23:24


    The Yorkshire Shepherdess answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Anne Hegerty: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 23:31


    The champion quizzer answers the question. She says it's our DNA that makes us human. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Lord Sebastian Coe: What Makes Us Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 26:44


    The Olympic champion and former politician tells us that it is jazz that makes us human. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Anne Longfield: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 21:37


    The Children's Commissioner for England joins Vanessa Feltz to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson.

    Peter Bleksley: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 28:52


    The writer, former undercover cop and Radio 2 policeman answers the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Caroline Criado-Perez: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 25:01


    The writer and campaigner joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Steve Jones: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 25:41


    The leading geneticist joins us. He says the answer is in our genes. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Kate Adie: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 22:02


    One of the country's greatest war correspondents joins us to answer the question. Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Robin Knox-Johnston: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 24:30


    The veteran sailor joins us to answer the question. He says adventure makes us human.

    Robert Winston: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 24:51


    The scientist and television presenter joins us to answer the question. Presenter: Jeremy Vine Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Rose Hudson-Wilkin: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 24:07


    The first female black bishop joins us to answer the question. Presenter: Jeremy Vine Producer: Ryan Wilson

    Michael Morpurgo: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 26:34


    The children's author joins us to answer the question.

    Pam Ayres: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 26:16


    The poet Pam Ayres joins Amol Rajan to answer the question. She says creativity.

    Naomi Klein: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 27:38


    The journalist, author and activist joins us to answer the question.

    Cerys Matthews: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 22:40


    The singer and broadcaster says it is the small things in life that make us human.

    Neil Oliver: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 22:23


    The historian and archaeologist answers the question. He says time makes us human.

    Billy Bragg: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 23:03


    The singer and political activist joins us to answer the question.

    Roger McGough: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 24:10


    The poet joins us to answer the question.

    Anthony Loyd: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 26:03


    The war reporter answers the question.

    Stephen Fry: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 23:46


    The actor and comedian joins us to answer the question.

    George Osborne: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 26:44


    The former Chancellor answers the question, with Amol Rajan.

    Mary Portas: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 23:42


    The businesswoman and retail guru answers the question.

    Judy Murray: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 25:21


    The tennis coach joins us to answer the question.

    Ben Elton: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 26:52


    The writer and comedian joins us to answer the question.

    Steven Pinker: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 26:33


    The cognitive psychologist and Harvard professor joins us to answer the question.

    Hella Pick: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 24:27


    The veteran journalist answers the question.

    Charlie Higson: What Makes Us Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 22:19


    The author and 500 Words judge joins us to answer the question. BBC Radio 2’s ‘500 Words’ competition is now open, and will close on Friday 8th March at 7pm. If you’re looking to send us a story, or to sign-up as a public judge – head to bbc.co.uk/500Words!

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