Podcasts
The week in audio: This Union; Neil Oliver’s Love Letter to the British Isles; Electric Ride UK and more
Radio 4’s season on the state of the UK stumbles over England, while Peter Curran sparks joy on a drive from Land’s End to John o’Groats
Miranda Sawyer
18, Sep, 2021 @4:00 PM
On my radar: Roy Williams’s cultural highlights
The renowned playwright on David Morrissey’s acting podcast, the joy of Marvel movies and the musician he listens to every day
Killian Fox
18, Sep, 2021 @2:00 PM
Triumphing over trauma with Munroe Bergdorf – podcasts of the week
The writer and activist’s new show focuses on stories of personal growth, from the likes of Mabel and Olly Alexander. Plus: a shocking unsolved case is reopened in Suspect
Hannah Verdier, Hannah J Davies and Hattie Moir
17, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
Dr Death review – a parade of mental and physical horrors
The story of a spinal surgeon who was more butcher than doctor has great performances from the likes of Joshua Jackson, but proves a surface-level look at a seeming sociopath
Lucy Mangan
12, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
The week in audio: 9/12; StoryCast 21: 9/11 Janice Brooks: Inside the South Tower and more
Dan Taberski examines the morning after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, while one British survivor recounts the day minute by minute. Plus, Shaun Keaveny’s last 6 Music show
Miranda Sawyer
11, Sep, 2021 @4:00 PM
On my radar: Cornelia Parker’s cultural highlights
The Turner prize shortlisted artist on funny cat videos, a giant pineapple and the song that makes her spine tingle
Killian Fox
11, Sep, 2021 @2:00 PM
Vogue goes back to the 2000s – podcasts of the week
Prepare for near-past nostalgia, as Anna Wintour and co hail Y2K, via Juicy tracksuits and Sarah Jessica Parker. Plus: a scripted sci-fi adventure with Kesha
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Danielle Stephens
10, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
The week in audio: The Birthday Cake Game; A Wish for Afghanistan; Finding Q; Dr Death: Miracle Man
Richard Osman returns with an underbaked Radio 4 show, while Lyse Doucet interviews key players in Afghanistan
Miranda Sawyer
04, Sep, 2021 @4:00 PM
9/11, and what happened next – podcasts of the week
Missing Richard Simmons’s Dan Taberski returns with a new series about the ripple effects of the attacks which took place 20 years ago this week. Plus: Philippa Perry on sibling stresses
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Shivani Dave
03, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
Joe Rogan has Covid – and his treatment will make health experts feel ill
The media host says he used ivermectin, a medication that the FDA has warned against
Matthew Cantor
02, Sep, 2021 @12:10 AM
The week in audio: Getting Better; The Fake Paralympians; Horrible Histories Podcast
Rhod Gilbert brings comic timing to a fine new drama about the creation of the NHS. Elsewhere, a powerful tale of cheating in sport
Jude Rogers
28, Aug, 2021 @4:00 PM
Tunnel 29 by Helena Merriman review – escape to the west
This thrilling page-turner digs into history of a tunnel beneath the ‘death strip’ and marks 60 years since the Berlin Wall was built
Philip Oltermann
27, Aug, 2021 @6:30 AM
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