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The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
The Police Federation calls for a U-turn as its public petition reaches 829,000. Lyse Doucet joins us from Kabul five years on from its takeover by the Taliban. We visit one of the country's oldest petrol stations, which will trial pre-payment at the pump to foil fuel thieves. We meet our listener who's walked all fifteen National Parks and swap tips on the hosepipe ban. And Chris Moss shares his untrodden alternatives to the UK's tourist traps. Our reviewers are Simon Calder Travel Guru, Hannah Betts from the Times and barrister Jasvir Singh.
With drought declared in England and Wales, we look at the impact of extreme weather. NFU President Tom Bradshaw calls for more government action on wildfires and reservoirs. Plus, two weeks into Andy Burnham's premiership, Paddy goes to the pub in search of a Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite. Tracy-Ann Oberman talks us through her role in a new gender-swapped production of Noel Coward's Present Laughter. And we celebrate the sound of cricket with Jonathan Agnew. Paper reviewers: Dame Mary Beard, Gyles Brandreth and Martha Newsom.
Anita Anand presents BH this week, Andy Burnham gives his first sit down interview as Prime Minister to Laura Kuenssberg, she reflects on his first week. Also on BH; an how to fight wildfires from the sky, Pepsi from Wham! on their tour of China in 1985, Snowman creator Raymond Brooks will donates his book collection to a charity shop. On the news review policing expert Parm Sandhu, comedian and author Cally Beaton and newspaper stalwart David Wooding.
As a new Prime Minister prepares to enter Number 10, Lord Blunkett tells us about the man he mentored. We visit a jail to ask if teaching barbering can cut reoffending and hear from the prisons minister Lord Timpson. With the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry, we celebrate the alternative embroideries on display across the country and hear your experience of the European Entry/Exit System on this getaway weekend.
Jude Bellingham's goals set up a clash with Argentina. Also today, the constitutional historian and former crossbench peer Peter Hennessy returns to BH to give Paddy his final broadcast interview, to mark his Radio 4 programme on decency in politics. Legend of the screen and stage Dame Helen Mirren speaks to us about Denville Hall, a retirement home for those who work in the performing arts. Our panellists are Olivier-award winning actor Dame Sheila Hancock, pastry chef Ravneet Gill, and Andrew Pierce, Consultant Editor for the Daily Mail.
Andy Burnham's path to Number 10 looks clear as he prepares to set out his vision for the economy. He could have just three weeks until taking office. Also on Broadcasting House, we meet teenage carers looking after their loved ones whilst sitting their exams, Harry Redknapp gives his half time report on the World Cup - and we hear moments that bring us together from Buckingham Palace to the pub piano.
Our news reviewers are Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times, relationship coach and therapist Lucy Cavendish, and DJ Fat Tony, author of 'Recover Me'.
We hear from Hostage Square as families await the return of their loved ones. Gazans looking for homes in the rubble and look ahead to the talks in Egypt tomorrow. Also on the programme, we celebrate a former Nobel laureate with a hopeless school report by asking the great and the good about theirs. And actor Tom Hollander talks to Paddy about acting and AI.
Amid growing hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza, we hear from Sharone Lifschitz, whose parents were taken hostage. The son of John Le Carre calls for other writers to tinker with George Smiley and reinvent him. Two authors discuss. Plus, Lord Kinnock on Labour woes. On the newspaper review – the broadcaster Kay Burley, the actor Adam Pearson and the classicist Natalie Haynes.
What will change when the UK and other allies declare that Palestine is a state? Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran and Lord Walney discuss. Plus, Steve Rosenberg on the Intervision red carpet and a call for music listening devices designed for dementia patients. Michael Gove, Stephen Bush and Karin Von Hippel review the papers.
Emily Maitlis tell us how Peter Mandelson’s interview this week evoked Prince Andrew on Newsnight; We hear from the men who arranged and sang the Proms’ orchestral version of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody; And the government’s economic direction is criticised by businessman and Labour donor John Caudwell, who reviews the papers alongside Kate Adie and ITV’s Paul Brand.
A look at new tactics by French police to stop boats crossing the Channel ahead of the arrival of President Macron in the UK for a state visit. Plus: are there too many celebrity-penned thrillers being published?
The health secretary explains his new plan to cut calories in our weekly shop. We track temperatures across the UK and Sir Tim Rice casts his verdict on a new twist to Evita.
The US strikes three nuclear sites in Iran, President Trump calls it a military success. BH reports on what is known from the region, and provides analysis of the wider impact.
Paddy O'Connell and Lyse Doucet present this week’s Broadcasting House as the conflict between Israel and Iran ramps up. Cabinet minister Darren Jones discusses the UK's role, as well as the announcement of national inquiry into grooming gangs. Plus, the hyperglot who speaks more than 15 languages, and the BH press review with Alice Bunn of UK Space, George Parker of the Financial Times, and writer and broadcaster Maria McErlane.
We analyse what's likely to be in the government's imminent defence review with the head of the RUSI think tank, and we hear about at the threats facing Europe and the UK with Poland's foreign minister Radek Sikorski. Plus, Björn Ulvaeus from Abba pays tribute to the band's sound engineer, who's died at the age of 80.
South Western Railway becomes the first train company to be renationalised under Labour. Also, we visit the PM’s constituency and Labour MPs debate welfare cuts.
Protests are planned for next week - we go down on the farm and discuss the arguments. Plus has David Attenborough's voice been cloned? The BH press panel reviews the news.
A status report on the presidential race as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris approach the finish line. Plus: as Kemi Badenoch is elected the leader of the Conservatives, her mentor Michael Gove tells us why he thinks she is the right person to head up the opposition.
Ahead of Rachel Reeves' first budget, BH brings you a guide on what to look out for. Plus, are e-bikes strewn on pavements a sign of social decline? And how verbal dyspraxia patient Christian Wilson got a new voice restored his confidence.
Will the killing of of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah create a return to war? Lebanon veteran Jim Muir gives his assessment. Also Rory Bremner on Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.
As Labour Conference commences in Liverpool, can the new government move on from the gloomy message? Paddy O'Connell is joined by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Plus James May on single-file queues in pubs and one woman's mission to kayak all the points of the shipping forecast.
UEFA warns that a new regulator for English football could lead to England being banned by from their own Euros. Also: Ken Bruce on creating Popmaster and do you know your fish?
Health Secretary Wes Streeting joins Paddy to discuss the NHS ahead of a new report. Plus, three listeners go without their smartphones for a week - how did they get on?
Ahead of the report into the Grenfell fire, the head of the Fire Brigades Union warns thousands are still living in unsafe high rise buildings in England. Plus Israel recovers the bodies of six more hostages.
The Prison Governors Association warns a sharp rise in prisoner numbers caused by the riots mean new curbs on court hearings are likely this week. Plus, we walk with Sir Ed Davey along the Thames and Sarah Rainsford reflects on being thrown out of Russia.
Paddy O'Connell and guests celebrate the joy of the Olympics with highlights from the games and a postcard from Paris. Plus the government on rebuilding after the riots.
Palma prepares for protests against tourists as the British holiday season begins. Plus Broadcasting House waves off Team GB as they head to Paris for the Olympic Games.
Latest reaction from the US after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally.
A legends panel analyse the general election, Parliament's youngest MP, and Harry Redknapp on England's penalties victory.
BH listeners report from around the UK on missing postal votes. Also today, favourite sporting theme tunes. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
The Tories say they will bring back national service if they win the general election. Plus D-Day memories. Paddy O'Connell presents.
The infected blood scandal report is released tomorrow. Do public inquiries bring justice? Also, the programme goes live to Rochester Cathedral, to hear choirs 100 years apart.
As the Tories seek to discredit Natalie Elphicke, another defector describes the abuse they received after leaving for Labour. Plus, Brian Blessed reflects on the Northern Lights.
A debrief of the weekend's local elections results. Also on the programme, we discuss the decline of the dawn chorus and hear from the director of the National Gallery.
Blowtorch Brits are booking flights into the heatwave. Presented by Paddy O’Connell. Defence procurement is broken says a new report, and should Sunday mowing be banned? On the news review George Monbiot, Alison Phillips and Ade Adepitan.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme presented by Paddy O'ConnellReaction to the King's coronation. Paper review with guests, Adjoa Ando, Lucy Fisher and Simon Heffer.
News with James Naughtie, including a new Conservative leader is elected - how long will they last? On the news review Isabel Hardman, Samuel Kasumu and Richard Eyre.
Paddy speaks to Andy Cook, who coached two of England's star footballers. We preview this weekend's Prom featuring the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and launch our summer book stories with a focus this week on characters that stay with us. And we hear calls to ban disposable barbeques as the prospect of a second summer heatwave arises. On the news review - Frances O'Grady - General Secretary of the TUC, Caroline Wheeler - Political Editor of The Sunday Times and Jo Tanner - Political Strategist.
News with Paddy O'Connell, including travel chaos - is it because of Brexit? On the news review: Steve Richards, Inaya Folarin Iman and Kate Mosse.
News with Paddy O'Connell with discussion of MPs' behaviour. This programme has been edited since broadcast.
Paddy returns this week, and speaks to the boss of the RMT Union Mick Lynch about this week's planned rail strikes. We launch a BH Festival just in time for Glastonbury, with music, comedy and astrology. We speak to the wife of James Brokenshire, who died of lung cancer last year, as part of our series examining grief. On the papers, Janine Gibson of the Financial Times, bestseller Joanne Harris and broadcaster Luke Jones.
Adam Fleming steps in for Paddy. He meets families in the Grenfell area ahead of the five year anniversary, gets advice on creating the perfect profile from two dating apps and works out the value of email addresses for companies marketing their products. On the papers – actor Fiona Shaw, columnist Sarah Vine and political correspondent Aletha Adu.
Live discussion as Sue Gray is about to publish her report, also after a week of dangerous pitch invasions at the football, what can be done to control fan behaviour? Sunday headliners are Andrew Neil on his first return to the BBC, Val McDermid and Victor Adebowale. Presented by Paddy O’Connell.
Sir Billy Connolly will be honoured with a BAFTA fellowship; his old friends Dame Judi Dench and Sir Michael Parkinson tell us why.
We've the UK wide verdict of the recent elections from Sir John Curtice. We ask if a new Left Leaning alliance is on the way with the co-leader of the Greens, and the latest on beergate.
It's ten years since the coastal path was opened in Wales - we roam the Bangor section in our ongoing series.
A BH listener solves the frequent drop outs on Radio Four news programmes. Hello Are You there?
Our headliners - activist Ash Sarkar, former footballer Nedum Onuoha and Patrick Maguire, Times Red Box editor.
We meet British fighters in Ukraine with an exclusive report from Jonah Fischer. Lyse Doucet will be live in Kiev. We profile Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as rumours swirl over President Putin's inner circle. A ten year old refugee starting a new school in Dublin updates us on her first week. Ahead of the Oscars, our coverage is led not from Los Angeles but from Belfast .. where the city watches the film of the same name. Our headliners - Emily Thornberry, Karen Krizanovitch and Roya Nikkah.
Seventy years to the day that the Queen acceded to the throne, Paddy O'Connell and guests reflect on seven turbulent decades and the Jubilee year ahead. Also in the programme, we look at the theatres added to the at risk register and the efforts to reopen them. After a week of accusations in parliament, why can't you call someone a liar in parliament? Author Caleb Azumah Nelson, FT political editor George Parker, and royal journalist Daisy McAndrew review the news.
Dating in the age of corona, Batman in Liverpool, a united Manchester and Brexit. With Dame Esther Rantzen, Val McDermid and Alistair Barrie on the paper review. bh@bbc.co.uk
Paddy O'Connell explains what the Prime Minister's letters to the EU mean. The Latvian foreign minister gives his take on how the EU will respond. Steve Rosenberg takes a tour of East Berlin with the last communist leader of the GDR, thirty years on from the fall of the Berlin wall. And the press review with Richard Quest of CNN, Sathnam Sanghera of The Times and the economist Ruth Lea.
Paddy O'Connell examines a difficult week for Boris Johnson and his biographer puts him in the psychiatrist's chair. The threat to native trees and a celebration of a 90 year old conductor's last concert at the Proms. Papers reviewed by Elinor Goodman, Matthew Wright and House of Commons Chaplain Rose Hudson-Wilkin.
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.