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There's plenty of treasures, national and otherwise in this week's Loose Ends. Joanna Lumley describes selecting from a lifetime's worth of lists, poems and anecdotes to create a thoughtful, moving and often hilarious anthology that she says describes the workings of her mind per ... Show More

Loose Ends this week is full of people who aren't afraid to say or do difficult things in the name of entertainment. The actor Nigel Planer will forever be associated with the character Neil from The Young Ones, so much so that Nigel's Mum thought he was vegetarian because Neil w ... Show More

Edith Bowman is your host for a special Loose Ends live at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival in Bradford. Guests include the celebrated actor - from Sherlock to Mission Impossible - and writer - from Dr Who to Bookish - Mark Gatiss. He's at the festival starring in a Ra ... Show More

“Everything is upside down!” The Midnight Miracle crew is back—they, along with guests Jon Stewart and Q-Tip, get real on what's f'd-up in America today. Featuring: Bill Murray, Arthur Jaffa, Pharoahe Monch, Jon Stewart, and Q-Tip  Contains audio clips featuring Maya Angelou, and ... Show More

Today we welcome the writer, broadcaster and journalist Jimi Famurewa. Martin Roberts, the broadcaster, property expert and host of BBC Television series Homes Under the Hammer. And the founder of the Tuneless Choir, Nadine Cooper. Plus, we’ll hear the Inheritance Tracks from 'ki ... Show More

[This episode (aka "Napa, Act 1") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.] “Art is the perfect place to talk it out–in fact, maybe the last place.” The crew reflects on how nuance and purpose is lost in a culture that favors judgment over debate. Executive Produ ... Show More

Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood discusses all things music with Tamino, Caroline Polachek, and Robert Glasper. Together, they’ll be attempt to solve the riddle of how they keep the creative flame alive, overcoming the voice of the inner critic, and why you need a plan B – a get out p ... Show More

On March 4, 2016, Shapearl Wells wakes up to a bamming at her door. It’s the police, telling her that her 22-year-old son, Courtney Copeland, has been shot. Detectives tell her Courtney drove his BMW to a police station for help. But Shapearl’s grief turns into suspicion when pol ... Show More

International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. On this episode we’re hearing a compilation from our award-winning podcast series How I Found My Voice which explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling – and unique – communicators. Our ... Show More

This episode (aka "Napa Act 2") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival. “It’s not that I don't love America. I do love America. Does America love me?” —yasiin bey Dave, Talib, and yasiin don’t know how to feel about America right now. Where do we go from here? E ... Show More

Doja Cat is upset with Noah Schnapp after he shared her private DMs regarding Joseph Quinn (7:30) and Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are expecting their second child together via surrogate (12:30). This week's Cringe Mode is the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen classic ‘Passport ... Show More

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got married in Italy and made a lot of strange fashion choices (1:00). Kelly Clarkson is finally releasing an EP of cover songs (19:18). This week's Cringe Mode is 'Senior Year' starring Rebel Wilson (24:45), and did the ghost of Elvis try to ... Show More

Delia Smith CH CBE is one of Britain’s most popular and successful cookery writers and broadcasters. Her first book, How to Cheat at Cooking, was published in 1971 and she presented her first television series, Family Fare, two years later. Since then she has presented many more ... Show More