Broadcasting House

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• Keir Starmer is 'reflecting on political reality' 21.06.2026 50min

  We get the latest on the prime minister's future from Henry Zeffman - as business secretary Peter Kyle tells the BBC that Keir Starmer is 'reflecting on political reality'. Dame Mary Beard draws parallels between the politicians of today and those of the classical world, and we get advice on political instability from Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini. Also, we mark the moment of the summer solstice with Scotland's astronomer royal, Professor Catherine Heymans; Frank Gardner talks about rare butterflies, and we review the papers with journalists Joey D'Urso and Stephen Bush, and TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp.
• Royal Marine Commandos board an oil tanker in the English Channel 14.06.2026 51min

  Royal Marine Commandos fast rope onto a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel. Scotland win their first World Cup match in 36 years. Radio 4 favourites Mark Steel, Sian Williams, Deborah Meadon and Giles Brandreth describe their secret holiday spots. Lemn Sissay returns to his childhood stomping ground Makerfield, who's by election is this week. On the news review Neil McIntosh, Cathy Newman and Alexander Dragonetti. Reverend Brian Anderson reflects on a traumatic week in Belfast. The Femmes De La Mer sing a sea shanty to mark the Falmouth sea shanty festival.
• Defence spending delays "undermining country's credibility" 07.06.2026 39min

  MPs warn the hold-up on a plan for defence spending is harming relations with the UK's allies, as the Prime Minister prepares to host European allies in Downing Street. Plus: the death of the proper football anthem is mourned by Keith Allen, the man behind several classics. Rachel Burden presents.
• Essay fever BH 31.05.2026 51min

  Why has the political world gone mad for essays? Professor Edith Hall and Radio 4 wordsmith Michael Rosen discuss the literary form and its history. It was heartbreak for Arsenal in the Champions League - ex-Gunners goalie Bob Wilson tells us about the pain of penalties. We look ahead to Elon Musk's SpaceX going public - are the heavens being privatised? And we celebrate the Starman, David Bowie, with a new immersive exhibition celebrating his life and legacy. Simon Jack presents.
• The UK sends jets to the Middle East as Israel and Iran exchange air strikes 18.08.2025 58min

  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.
• 01/11/2020 01.11.2020 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 25/10/2020 25.10.2020 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 18/10/2020 18.10.2020 1h

  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
• 04/10/2020 04.10.2020 58min

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 19/07/2020 19.07.2020 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 22/03/2020 22.03.2020 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 17/11/2019 22.11.2019 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 13/10/2019 25.10.2019 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 20/10/2019 25.10.2019 1h

  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.
• 08/09/2019 23.09.2019 1h

  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.
• 25/08/2019 09.09.2019 1h 2min

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 18/08/2019 09.09.2019 1h

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 01/09/2019 09.09.2019 1h 2min

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 16/06/2019 16.06.2019 1h 1min

  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
• 31/03/2019 31.03.2019 1h 10min

  Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.