CoronaCast - Edition 4

Our final edition comes from the Nature Discovery Centre in Thatcham which is where we started. In this edition, we’ll be hearing from the manager of a local charity for disabled children and young people about how it has had to adapt to the Coronavirus lockdown. We’ll be catchin ... Show More

In this edition, we’ll be hearing from a single mum in Newbury about how she’s been trying to take care of her child while holding down a full-time job during lockdown. A local youth training organisation is struggling financially due to Coronavirus; we speak to the centre manage ... Show More

In this edition, we hear from the leader of Newbury Town Council about how the Council has had to adapt to help the community. The landlord of the Newbury Inn talks about how he turned his gin distillery into a hand sanitiser factory. Laura Farris MP tells us what she thinks abou ... Show More

It’s the BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat takeover with Pria Rai and Calum Leslie.Chris Mason drops in to impart his advice on presenting Newscast, and to give an update on what’s been happening in parliament today.Health correspondent James Gallagher talks through some of the big health sto ... Show More

The market for mental wellness products is booming, as the pandemic has gotten on just about everyone's last nerve. Dan digs in with Michael Acton Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of meditation app Calm, about how mental wellness differs from mental health, the B2B of mental wellness ... Show More

Sarah-Jane Mee is joined by Sir David Nicholson, who used to run the NHS in England, as they explore ‘How to fix the NHS’ - a new mini podcast series for 2024 from the Sky News Daily. This time, Sarah-Jane and Sir David tackle the issue of mental health and a growing demand on se ... Show More

Sarah-Jane Mee is joined by Sir David Nicholson, who used to run the NHS in England, as they explore ‘How to fix the NHS’ - a new mini podcast series for 2024 from the Sky News Daily. On this week’s final episode, Sarah-Jane and Sir David explore the work going on in public healt ... Show More

Since 2001 the UK has lost a quarter of its pubs. They've shut their doors for good. High taxes, high prices, supermarket competition, even the smoking ban have all been blamed. But there are new types of pub, the micropub, and community-owned pubs, which are bucking the trend. W ... Show More

Today we look at the news that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer.Buckingham Palace announced that he began “regular treatments” on Monday.The statement also said that the King “remains wholly positive about his treatment", but has stepped back from public duties.Roy ... Show More

As the pandemic was changing all of our lives, the most private of men was forced into the pressure cooker of public life, facing increasing public harassment. Sixteen months on, how well do any of us really know the doctor charged with keeping the country safe? This podcast was ... Show More

Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and this year’s theme is a topic very close to my heart: loneliness. Most people who experience mental health issues tend to have one thing in common – they all feel extremely lonely in their daily struggle. To help ... Show More

Ray Osheroff was a successful doctor in the DC area until his depression became debilitating. The way he was treated — and not treated — changed psychiatry. Rachel Aviv tells the surprising story of the rise of psychiatric medication.Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan and e ... Show More