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We’re offering up your money’s worth this week with a full hour of podcast excellence to be had. Toby and James open the show with a discussion of efficiently managing their time between work, family and devotion to “kicky-ball” teams like QPR, (Toby’s substack can be found here) and Team GB’s strong showing in this year’s Tokyo Games keeps us in a sporting mood as James aims for Paris 2024. Will we be well past Covid lockdowns by then? James has a birthday and gets a new suit (Can you get a new birthday suit?) and Culture Corner brings us deeper into Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Toby gives a thumbs up for A Quiet Place: Part II. This week’s opening sound is Professor Neil Ferguson on the BBC’s Today Programme.

Press freedom is under attack from Priti Patel's draconian plans to tighten the Official Secrets Act, which would criminalise the “onward disclosure” of leaked material, putting journalists at increased risk of imprisonment. Meanwhile the Government routinely stonewalls Freedom of Information requests – making it harder to hold them to account. How did our rights to freedom of information become so eroded, with government able to skirt the law by simply blacklisting journalists? Former BBC journalist and FOI expert Martin Rosenbaum tells Alex Andreou about the need for strong FOI rights, the infamous ‘Clearing House' where FoI requests go to die – and the dangers of “outsourcing” scrutiny of government to hard-up pressure groups.“Blair introduced the FOI Act and later said he was a complete idiot for doing so.”“There's no enthusiasm for Freedom of Information in central government at all.” “There's no law saying you have to appear on the Today Programme. But there is a law that you have to respond to an FOI request.”Presented by Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

England prop Joe Marler has called for mental health support for British and Irish Lions players on this summer's tour of South Africa. Marler, an extrovert in looks and character, is also a man who has faced mental demons all of his own. He highlights the potential for issues to arise during the Lions Tour of South Africa this summer - players isolated, quarantined, on top of the pressures and physical challenges on the pitch. The player told the Today Programme’s Rob Bonnet he believed Lions coaches would "address" the mental difficulties of the tour before the squad departs. (Image: Joe Marler; Credit: Press Association Wires)

Hunter Biden's business dealings and personal life were frequently used by the Trump campaign against his father US President Joe Biden. To mark the publication of his memoir 'Beautiful Things', he spoke to the Today Programme's Mishal Husain about business, politics and the trauma he says led to his battle with drug and alcohol addiction.

Andrew Edward’s 2015 autobiography, one of his three books, received glowing testimonials from Michael Atherton OBE, 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winner Will Greenwood MBE, Sky Sports’ Hayley McQueen amongst many others. He was for many years a statistician for Manchester United’s TV channel, has been invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden party in celebration of his work as well as interviewed by John Humphries on the Today Programme no less. What makes these achievements exceptional is that Andrew Edwards is autistic and has had to use every ounce of determination and will to overcome the odds and succeed. His autobiography is entitled I’ve got a Stat for you. My life with Autism. Listen here as he tells @tonybishop1 his inspiring story of triumph over adversity.   To get exclusive access to all our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket

In this week’s Book Club podcast, my guest is the former editor of the Today Programme, Sarah Sands. Sarah tells me how an addiction to the buzz of news and gossip gave way in her to a fascination for the opposite, as described in her new book The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons From Monastic Life. Come for the revelations about grifting nuns and what happened to Boris Johnson’s dongle; stay for her discoveries about how we can all bring a little of the peace of the cloister into our hectic secular lives.

In this week’s Book Club podcast, Sam's guest is the former editor of the Today Programme, Sarah Sands. Sarah tells him how an addiction to the buzz of news and gossip gave way in her to a fascination for the opposite, as described in her new book The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons From Monastic Life. Come for the revelations about grifting nuns and what happened to Boris Johnson’s dongle; stay for her discoveries about how we can all bring a little of the peace of the cloister into our hectic secular lives.

Glastonbury Festival 2021 being cancelled "wasn’t a surprise," says Radiohead's bassist Colin Greenwood. Now that the festival has been cancelled for a second time in a row, organisers say that many more events around the country are also at risk. Today Programme's Martha Kearney spoke to the musician on how he's adjusted to the coronavirus lockdown and his hopes for the future. (Image: Glastonbury Festival; Credit: Reuters

Julian Worricker on the film-maker Michael Apted, famous for his work on the 7UP documentary series, but who also directed nearly 30 feature films. Kay Ullrich, an MSP after the first elections to the Scottish parliament, who Nicola Sturgeon described as one of the most influential figures in her life. Katharine Whitehorn, whose column in the Observer revolutionised the journalism that women wrote....and read. And the Vatican Latinist, Reginald Foster, who served four Popes, and who would never acknowledge that the language he was expert in was anything other than alive. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Claire Lewis Interviewed guest: Shelley Joffre Interviewed guest: Nicola Sturgeon Interviewed guest: Julie Welch Interviewed guest: David Willey Archive from: Today Programme, Radio 4 TX 8.1.2021; On Top of A Column, Radio 4 TX 14.7.1971; A Point of View, Radio 4 TX 12.9.2008; Reginald Foster, High Priest of Latin, Radio 4 TX 16.4.1992; Today Programme, Radio 4 TX 27.12.2008; A World in Your Ear, Radio 4 TX 19.12.2003

With a new strain of coronavirus spreading across large parts of the South-East of England and London, to what extent has Covid-19 affected how we view politicians, society and the scientists themselves? Today Programme's Justin Webb spoke to Professor John Edmunds, an infectious diseases expert at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and member of Sage - the government's scientific advisory group, Professor Tim Spector, Principal Investigator of ZOE Covid Symptom Study app, and Professor Fiona Watt, Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council. (Photo: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre; Credit: Reuters)

As the world faces upheaval in the uprooting of statues, culture wars and industrial globalisation, we ask, what is happening to tradition in art, media and urban communities? How does photography capture all of this?    Guests include photographer Rena Effendi, authors Roman Krznaric and Ekow Eshun, and former Editor of the London Evening Standard and editor of the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4, Sarah Sands.    Don’t miss the accompanying e-book illustrating this episode: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/99173/   

Should you change your career direction to better suit your skills, personality and passions? In Episode 30 I interview Alex Deane, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting. Alex is the Head of UK Public Affairs at FTI Consulting, and the former Director of the campaigning organisation Big Brother Watch. He delivers political advisory services for a wide range of UK and international businesses, leading a large team of public affairs professionals as part of FTI Consulting's Strategic Communications division. He regularly appears on UK TV, most often reviewing the headlines for Sky News or on BBC Dateline London. His Broadcast experience includes BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Newsnight, ITN, Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News, CNBC, Today Programme, Jeremy Vine and now the Career Move Secrets Podcast! Alex thought he wanted to be Barrister whilst debating and University so he set his sights on a career in Law. He went through the lengthy, costly and prestigious pupillage process and was called eventually to the bar. However he realised that the role of a Barrister didn't really suit him so despite the considerable investment in this career he changed direction. Listen in to this episode to find out why and how. How sure are you about your current career direction?

The outgoing Editor of Radio 4's Today Programme is heading off to a monastery in France. Has three years of editing the BBC‘s flagship radio news programme led to her taking the veil? Sarah Sands reflects on her tenure and brings an ‘outsider's' view of Today and the BBC - and explains she's going on retreat to write a book. Presenter: Roger Bolton Producer: Kate Dixon Executive Producer: Samir Shah A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4

During the coronavirus crisis, the Today Programme has featured some of the BBC's most well-known voices reading poetry which has brought them comfort and hope during their lives. In this episode: Allan Little reads 'Sonnet 116' by William Shakespeare. Mishal Husain reads 'On Time' from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. John Simpson reads 'Adlestrop' by Edward Thomas.

During the coronavirus crisis, the Today Programme has featured some of the BBC's most well-known voices reading poetry which has brought them comfort and hope during their lives. In this episode: Justin Webb reads 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost. Actor, director and writer Adjoa Andoh reads 'Atlas' by U.A. Fanthorpe. Frank Gardner reads 'There Will Come Soft Rains' by Sara Teasdale. (Image: Justin Webb, Adjoa Andoh, Frank Gardner. Credit: BBC)

During the coronavirus crisis, the Today Programme has featured some of the BBC's most well-known voices reading poetry which has brought them comfort and hope during their lives. In this episode: Lyse Doucet reads ‘The Cure At Troy’ by Seamus Heaney. Jim Naughtie reads ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy. NHS surgeon David Nott reads 'Yr Arwr' (The Hero) by Hedd Wyn. (Image: Lyse Doucet, Jim Naughtie, David Nott. Credit: BBC)

During the coronavirus crisis, the Today Programme has featured some of the BBC's most well-known voices reading poetry which has brought them comfort and hope during their lives. In this episode: Clive Myrie reads the opening of 'Endymion' Book 1 by John Keats. James Landale reads: ‘Patrick' by Sandy Landale. Martha Kearney reads: 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' by William Butler Yeats. (Image: Martha Kearney, James Landale, Clive Myrie. Credit: BBC)

During the Coronvirus crisis, the Today Programme has featured some of the BBC's most well-known voices reading poetry which has brought them comfort and hope during their lives. In this episode: Fergal Keane reads from 'Benedictus: A Book of Blessings' by John O'Donohue. Katya Adler and her daughter Sofia read: 'The Stolen Orange’ by Brian Patten. Jeremy Bowen reads the first and last verses of 'Fern Hill' by Dylan Thomas.

Gillian Wearing’s portrait of Shami Chakrabarti, taken with a large-format camera, shows its sitter holding a wax mask of her own face. Wearing has said that the idea was inspired by Chakrabarti’s own comment about her “mask-like” public persona, often interpreted as “grim, worthy and strident”. A barrister, and former director of the civil rights group Liberty, Chakrabarti is now a Labour Party politician, and a member of the House of Lords. In her frequent appearances on the BBC’s Question Time and Radio 4’s Today Programme, among others, she has been consistently passionate and committed in her defence of civil liberties, particularly in areas of anti-terrorism measures and immigration. More recently she has been at the heart of the complex debate surrounding the UK’s departure from Europe. Laura Barton meets Chakrabarti in a park close to the House of Lords, where even on a dreary autumn morning demonstrators have gathered at the gates with placards. This podcast is a collaboration between TOAST and the National Portrait Gallery. All views expressed are the subject's own, and not necessarily those of TOAST or the National Portrait Gallery.

The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome journalist and author Marie LeConte to discuss these themes from her new book Haven't You Heard? Gossip, Power, and How Politics Really Works. She was joined on the panel by: Matthew O'Toole, journalist and former civil servant in Number 10 and HM Treasury Tara O'Reilly, founder of Women in Westminster and co-ordinator for the Labour Tribune MPs Group. Duncan Robinson, political correspondent for The Economist. The event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. There was an opportunity for audience questions. Marie Le Conte is a political journalist who writes for publications including Prospect Magazine, Guardian, GQ and the New Statesman. She has appeared on Any Questions, Today Programme, Newsnight, and many others.

Alysia is a freelance video producer and writer. She's presented for IGN, Nintendo, Sky, and BAFTA, and has appeared on Channel 4 News, Al Jazeera and the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme as a video games expert. Her written work has been published in The Guardian, BBC, PC Gamer and Official PlayStation Magazine Andrew K. Przybylski and Netta Weinstein https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.171474 Music by @petebill

Roger Bolton talks to former Radio 4 Controller Mark Damazer about the challenges and joys facing whoever takes the job next, James Runcie reflects on his role as commissioning editor for arts on Radio 4, and we hear your responses to a slate of new breakfast shows. Zoe Ball and Lauren Laverne are the new voices of Radio 2 and Radio 6music's breakfast shows, and John Humphrys has announced his departure from the Today Programme. Listeners give their reactions to changing sounds of early morning BBC radio. In January, Gwyneth Williams announced her departure from the BBC as Radio 4's controller. Now the job is up for grabs, former controller Mark Damazer speaks to Roger about the joys, hurdles and room for experimentation open to whoever takes on the role next. What makes a good arts programme? In the first part of Roger's interview with Radio 4's Commissioning Editor for Arts James Runcie, he hears listener reactions to the programmes he's put on air since he took the job in 2016, and discusses his hopes for inclusion and diversity. And the presenter and co-producer of Beyond Tara and George, Audrey Gillan, discusses the difficulties of being both a friend and journalist to the homeless couple at the heart of her series. Presenter: Roger Bolton Producer: Robert Nicholson Executive Producer: Will Yates A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

Mishal Husain comes fresh from the Today Programme studio to the Fortunately pizza where she’s lucky to catch Jane on fresh patch Thursday. They discuss the art of interrupting, Mishal’s new book on workplace skills for women, and detective dramas. Plus, coming soon, Fi and Jane’s new Emergency Advice for Young Adults Festival.

After 8 years on the Radio 2 breakfast show, having assumed the throne after Wogan's departure, Chris Evans announced he would move on in his show on 3rd September 2018.  Hear here his announcement - followed by coverage on Radio 2 news, Radio 4 news, the Today Programme, World at One and the 6 O Clock News - and the announcement in Virgin Radio news of his impending arrival. In the US, talent often crosses town and takes the audience - in the UK traditionally, it's been more challenging. Chris, however, delivered huge personal growth for Virgin in his first audience research sweep, consolidated by his second.

BBC political correspondent Chris Mason examines the changing accents of politics and politics of accents, with help from politicians, language experts and an impersonator. The programme examines the ways that stereotypes and prejudices can be loaded onto accents, how the voting public responds to different voices, and what politicians can do and have done about it all. With the help of the archive, the former Labour leader Neil Kinnock and former Conservative minister Edwina Currie reflect on the political soundtrack of their lifetimes. How have their voices, those of their contemporaries and the sound of the national political conversation changed? How is it possible and when it is sensible to change your accent? Chris is joined by Steve Nallon, who impersonated Lady Thatcher on Spitting Image, to listen back to her as a new backbencher and later as Prime Minister. And what about the sound of political reporting? The archive allows the former Today Programme presenter Jack Di Manio to give Chris (a son of the Yorkshire dales) a lesson in speaking 'properly'. So are we really becoming more open minded about this aspect of political communication? The programme hears from two MPs who say they still struggle to be understood in the Commons today. Producer: Joey D'Urso.

Photo: Peter Stringfellow Tina Daheley on the nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow, who introduced nude table dancing to Britain. Graham Corbett, the first Chairman of Postcomm, and Eurotunnel's chief financial officer. Kate Spade, American fashion designer who rose to fame with her range of handbags in the 1990s. John Julius Norwich, aristocratic man of letters, historian, travel writer and broadcaster. Eli Avivi, self-proclaimed president of the independent state of Achzivland in Israel. Interviewed guest: Fiona Lafferty Interviewed guest: Anne Corbett Interviewed guest: Robert Peston Interviewed guest: Artemis Cooper Interviewed guest: Raffi Berg Archive clips from: BBC Radio Sheffield, 2012; Archive Hour: Clubbin', 21/09/2002 Radio 4; God of the Week, 01/01/94 Radio 1; Richard Bacon: Peter Stringfellow and Adam Henson, 01/03/2011 5 Live; The Today Programme, 26/03/2001 Radio 4; The Today Programme, 03/10/02 Radio 4; Chronicle: The Fall of Constantinople, 25/11/1967 BBC TV; Round Britain Quiz, 20/09/93 Radio 4; Frogmore House: A Royal Retreat, 09/08/90 BBC TV; Desert Island Discs, 02/11/97 Radio 4.

Kate Carpenter, member of CIHT Road Safety Panel and Fellow of CIHT discusses the safety of autonomous vehicles following the news that Uber halts self-driving car tests. Kate was interviewed about the issue on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme.

Kate Carpenter, member of CIHT Road Safety Panel and Fellow of CIHT discusses the safety of autonomous vehicles following the news that Uber halts self-driving car tests. Kate was interviewed about the issue on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme.

Kate Carpenter, member of CIHT Road Safety Panel and Fellow of CIHT discusses the safety of autonomous vehicles following the news that Uber halts self-driving car tests. Kate was interviewed about the issue on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme.

Photo: Professor Stephen Hawking Matthew Bannister on Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's best known scientists who carried out pioneering research into black holes. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees pays tribute. Hubert de Givenchy, the French fashion designer who dressed Audrey Hepburn. Michele Hanson who wrote a popular newspaper column about her struggles to bring up her teenage daughter. That daughter - Amy - pays tribute. Sir John Sulston, the biologist who led the project to sequence the human genome. And the comedian Sir Ken Dodd, whose shows could last into the early hours of the morning. Archive clips from:TODAY PROGRAMME, RADIO 4 14/3/2018; THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE:THE SEARCH FOR THE LAWS OF CREATION, BBC TV 27/01/1977; KEN DODD:HOW TICKLED I'VE BEEN, RADIO 2 03/11/2007; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 03/06/1990; HOME TRUTHS, RADIO 4 03/01/2004; LATE NIGHT WOMAN’S HOUR, RADIO 4 26/05/2017; THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC, RADIO 4 29/11/2011; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 13/05/2001

Matthew Bannister on Barry Norman - best known for presenting the BBC television's Film programme,on radio he also fronted the Today Programme and the News Quiz. Gordon Wilson, the leader who re-built the Scottish National Party after electoral defeat and internal division. Jazz pianist and composer Geri Allen who played in a wide range of styles and was committed to the advancement of women in jazz. John Thompson, the regulator who presided over the introduction of independent local radio in the UK. And Jack O'Neill who made a successful business out of his obsession with surfing. Producer: Neil George.

Recorded live at Waterstones, London on May 11th, 2017. Emily Reynolds is a writer and author, based in London, specialising in features and opinion on mental health, tech, science and gender. She has bylines at NY Mag, the Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, BBC and many more. She has appeared on Newstalk, the FiveThirtyEight podcast, Radio 4's Today Programme and Woman's Hour. Her first book, A Beginner's Guide To Losing Your Mind, was released in February 2017. In 2016 she co-founded the Words by Women Awards, the only general UK awards for women journalists. It received thousands of nominations and had press coverage on Radio 4 and in the Telegraph, Guardian, Spectator and more. The Society of Editors formed an advisory group to deal with diversity following the success of the awards. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Robertson picks his way through the links and threads that tie all these topics together... The New Fascism. The New Judge? Same Sex Marriage in the Churches of Norway and England. Transgender Reversion. UK Parliament votes to begin Article 50 Brexit negotiations. Tam Dayell. The Doomsday Clock. Euthenasia murder. Anti-Theist murder.     |   LINKS  |     The New Fascism. The Guardian - When they go low, going high is not enough – video CNN - Berkeley: '150 masked agitators' ahead of Milo Yiannopoulos talk    The new Judge? Gorsuch, abortion and the danger of confirmation bias in world views BBC World News - Neil Gorsuch: The man who could shape American law for decades BBC News - Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court Desiring God- http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/wise-women-build Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell interviewed on Fox News about SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch and abortion.     Same Sex Marriage in the Churches of Norway and England Archbishop Cranmer - House of Bishops upholds canon law: marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman   Pink News - Church of Norway approves same-sex-inclusive liturgy    BBC Radio 4  - Today Programme 26th January 2017   Transgender Reversion The Telegraph - Don't call pregnant women 'expectant mothers' as it might offend transgender people, BMA says  Mercatornet - Transgender identities are not always permanent - A man who lived as a woman for years shares his traumatic experience - Walt Heyer UK Parliament votes to begin Article 50 Brexit negotiations   Tam Dayell - His basic principles   The Doomsday Clock Christian Today - As Doomsday Draws Near And The Devil Seeks To Swallow Us Up, The Only Answer Is In Jesus Trump's Ban TheWeeFlea.com - Donald Trump, the American Immigration Crisis and the Hummus Revolution   Euthenasia murder The Telegraph - Panel clears Dutch doctor who asked family to hold patient down as she carried out euthanasia procedure   The Daily Mail - Female Dutch doctor drugged a patient's coffee then asked her family to hold her down as she fought not to be killed - but did not break the country's euthanasia laws    Anti-Theist Murders Christian TheLocal.de - 'Antitheist' given life sentence for killing Christian flatmate over religion   Christian Today - Christian Woman Stabbed To Death By Man Who Called Himself An 'Anti-Theist,' Someone Opposed To All Religions

Roger Bolton follows up the issues that are concerning listeners and asks if the BBC Reality Check team can combat the spread of 'fake news'. With audiences across the world getting caught out by viral stories, and dodgy statistics and shocking facts beginning to have a direct impact on politics, the BBC is responding with concrete efforts to tackle the growing phenomena of 'fake news'. The corporation has established a permanent statistic verification team called Reality Check. From the central newsroom of the BBC, News Editor James Stephenson details the inner workings of this group and what he hopes they will achieve, and discusses how much attention the BBC should give to stories based on 'fake news'. Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the USA, Michael Gove was invited onto Radio 4's Today Programme to discuss his exclusive interview with the President Elect. But some listeners were left scratching their heads over the heavyweight 8:10am slot being given to a backbencher - and the lengthy time he was allocated. Listeners have also been expressing their dismay at the news that Radio 2 are axing live overnight presenters Alex Lester and Janice Long from the After Midnight show - to be replaced with repeats and pre-recorded playlists. Roger Bolton asks Lewis Carnie, the relatively new head of BBC Radio 2, to justify the cutbacks. And can music be the flame to ignite radio drama? Listeners give their poignant and personal reflections to recent Radio 4 drama On Kosovo Field, which was inspired by and written from previously unreleased music by PJ Harvey. Writer Fin Kennedy explains how he translated emotive lyrics into dramatic narratives. Producer: Karen Pirie A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

As Norway prepares (Jan 2017) to turn off its FM and be the first country to go digital in quite that way, Ford Ennals, Chief Executive Officer Digital Radio UK, spoke to John Humphrys on the Radio 4 Today Programme

Radio 4's Today Programme on Monday morning focused largely on the shooting at a gay club in Orlando. Unfolding details were assessed by a variety of interviewees, but some listeners felt the discussions failed to explore questions around homophobia. They called for Radio 4 aficionado Luke Howard tells Roger Bolton why he felt particularly let down and calls for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender views to be discussed as much as topics on gun laws, terrorism and IS. The Queen's 90th birthday inspired a more traditional and simple service from Radio 4's Sunday Worship. The broadcast from the church in Sandringham evoked reactions of joy and delight from those listening - as they ask for services in this style to be aired more often. Series producer Philip Billson explains the decisions behind this and whether it's an approach the team will take again. And, while the latest series of award-winning comedy Fags, Mags and Bags has recently come to an end, listeners have been in touch throughout to declare it a unique, hilarious and addictive listen. Comedy writers Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary respond to praise over the multi-ethnic cast - as well as to criticism over possible stereotypes and complicated language. Produced by Kate Dixon A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

In this episode Sean Kneese talks to political spoken word artist Agnes Torok. Torok has appeared on Ted Talks, BBC Radio Scotland and The Today Programme. She has won awards for her two one woman shows "Sorry I Don’t Speak Culture’ and ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It Take This Survey’. In this interview she talks about her poetry, happiness research, her views about political and social issues, and her work as a poetry workshop leader. Agnes's Website: http://www.agnestorok.orgAgnes's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet?ty=h

In this podcast guest interviewer and multi-lingual writer and translator Jessica Johannesson Gaitán talks to 3 bilingual poets about what it means to have more than one mother tongue, feeling guilty or not about writing in big languages, translating one’s own poetry and much more! Featuring: Juana Adcock is a poet and translator working in English and Spanish. Her work has appeared in publications such as Magma Poetry, Gutter, Glasgow Review of Books,Asymptote and Words Without Borders. Her first book, Manca, explores the anatomy of violence in Mexico and was named by Reforma‘s distinguished critic Sergio González Rodríguez as one of the best poetry books published in 2014. http://jennivora.com/ Ioannis Kalkounos was born in Greece. He works at the Edinburgh City Libraries. In 2012 he read two short stories at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (Story Shop). His first collection of poems, dakryma, was published in 2011 (Athens, Dromon Publications). Agnes Török is a spoken word performer, poetry workshop leader, poetry event organiser and Loud Poet. She is the winner of multiple Poetry Slams in three different countries and two different languages. Török has been featured as a TED speaker, on The Today Programme and BBC Radio Scotland. At 2014’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she was a BBC Poetry Slam finalist and her collaborative spoken word show with the Loud Poets received several five-star reviews. Her one-woman spoken word show ‘Sorry I Don’t Speak Culture’ was awarded Best International Spoken Word Show at the Edinburgh Fringe (PBH). Török is premiering her newest project ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It – Take This Survey’, a one-woman show about the science of happiness, at the Edinburgh Fringe on the 16th – 24th of august. The show is an expansion of her TED talk on studying happiness. http://agnestorok.org/ Jessica Johannesson Gaitán grew up in Sweden and Colombia and currently lives in Bath. Her poems and stories have appeared in Gutter and The Stinging Fly among other publications. She writes about translations at therookeryinthebookery.org Many thanks to James Iremonger for the music in this podcast. https://jamesiremonger.wordpress.com/tabla/

The Government has opened the public consultation period on the future of the BBC - but how much impact will your views have on their decision? The BBC Trust has also launched its own public consultation. Some Feedback listeners say they're confused about the process and what they're being consulted on. Roger Bolton sheds some light on the process. For the last three weeks, Radio 4's One to One interview has featured Selina Scott looking at the world of ghostly apparitions. The series has drawn criticism from some listeners, who felt that a more scientific and challenging approach was needed. Series Producer Lucy Lunt discusses whether there is a place on Radio 4 for the spiritual and non-scientific. Feedback about the quality of science reporting often appears in our inbox - some listeners cry 'oversimplification' and 'sensationalism'. But in this week's programme we hear from a listener with cautious praise for a Today Programme report on a possible link between tobacco and psychosis. Journalists dealing with health and science have to report in a world of competitive academia and commercial pharmaceuticals, with reports and studies vying for influence and publicity. Roger speaks to the BBC's Health Correspondent Jane Dreaper, to find out how she approaches reporting scientific research and potential medical breakthroughs. And finally, Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher sat down with Kirtsy Young to choose his Desert Island Discs this week. While some listeners thought that the Britpop Mancunian wasn't really Desert Island Discs material, many others praised the programme for revealing Gallagher's softer side. Producer: Katherine Godfrey A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

It's five weeks to Polling Day. As part of our investigation into how different BBC networks are covering the election, Roger Bolton talks to the political team of Radio 1's Newsbeat. Young listeners ask editor Louisa Compton how the coverage will be tailored to the age and interests of the Radio 1 audience. And what effect did the sounds of a glacier, a football crowd and a dawn chorus have on our listeners? Sound recordist Chris Watson produced a series of audio postcards - each Exploring the sound of a spectacular natural event in compressed time. Chris Watson explains how he risked life and limb in the middle of the Kalahari Desert - but which of the sounds was the most challenging to record? Sound also infiltrated the Today Programme this week. Sarah Montague visited the café of the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle as part of their coverage of '100 constituencies in 100 days' - but did clattering background noise make it too difficult to listen. Radio 4 Drama 'Far Side of the Moore' brought astronomer and former BBC presenter Patrick Moore's voice back to life. Listeners praise actor Tom Hollander for his authentic portrayal of the late astronomer's quirks and eccentricity. And the results of the Feedback twitter challenge are revealed - did anyone correctly guess which animal inspired our alternative Tweet of the Day? Producer: Karen Pirie A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

This Lecture was recorded at The Academy 2014. You can find out about the Academy 2015 here: http://www.instituteofideas.com/event...About the speaker Frank Furedi is Emeritus professor of Sociology, University of Kent and Visiting Professor, Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London.During the past 15 years Furedi’s studies have been devoted to an exploration of the cultural developments that influence the construction of contemporary risk consciousness. During the past decade his research has been oriented towards the way that risk and uncertainty is managed by contemporary culture. He has published widely about controversies relating to issues such as health, parenting children, food and new technology. His Invitation to Terror; Expanding the Empire of the Unknown (2007) explores the way in which the threat of terrorism has become amplified through the ascendancy of possibilistic thinking. It develops the arguments contained in two previous books The Culture of Fear (2003) and Paranoid Parenting (2001). Both of these works investigate the interaction between risk consciousness and perceptions of fear, trust relations and social capital in contemporary society. His work on trust has been developed through a historical investigation of the meaning of authority, which was published by Cambridge University Press in October 2013 as Authority, A Sociological History. His latest book; First World War: Still No End in Sight was published earlier this year.Furedi’s books and articles provide an authoritative yet lively account of key developments in contemporary cultural life. Using his insight as a professional sociologist, Furedi has produced a series of agenda-setting books that have been widely discussed in the media. Furedi regularly comments on radio and television. In the past year he has appeared on Newsnight, Sky and BBC News, The Today Programme, Moral Maze and a variety of other radio television shows. His has been interviewed by the media in Australia, Canada, the United States, Poland, Holland, Belgium, Brazil, and Germany and other countries.

July 2014 On 26 and 27 July 1939 one of the most important events in the history of intelligence took place in the woods outside Warsaw. Just three weeks before the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) moved to its War Station at Bletchley Park, its Head, Alastair Denniston, and its Chief Cryptanalyst, Dilly Knox, travelled to Warsaw to meet their Polish and French equivalents to share all they knew about Enigma. At a commemorative ceremony in Warsaw held earlier this month, BBC Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera spoke to the GCHQ Departmental Historian, on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme. Many thanks to the BBC for letting us share this interview. Gordon’s original article can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28167071 Picture: GC&CS Commander Alastair Denniston’s passport shows he travelled through Nazi Germany to the meeting in Poland and is on display in his office in the Mansion at Bletchley Park. ©Bletchley Park Trust #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #enigma

Radio 4 Today Programme presenter John Humphrys makes a surprise appearance on Danny Baker's Radio 5 Live Show for the legendary Sausage Sandwich Game. #dannybaker

A clip from the Today Programme about the practise of public schools sending out emails to education correspondents inviting them to take snaps of their damned sexy their A-level students.

On the day he faces The Iraq Inquiry, former Prime Minister Tony Blair talks exclusively to Chris Skinner in an interview that has remained under embargo for several years...apart from the two times we uploaded it to the feed by mistake and left it there for the best part of a year. You don't get this sort of thing on The Today Programme, do you?