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I know how cruel motor neurone disease can be – the Dimbleby interview is the most powerful thing I've heard
Jonathan Dimbleby talked to his brother Nicholas about living with the disease and their thoughts on life after death
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If the future of radio is artificial intelligence, then I'm switching off now
This week on the airwaves, Fleur East gets replaced by AI on Hits Radio, while gossipy podcast Keys to the Kingdom uncovers Disney secrets
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Malarial cures and a horse’s anus: the strange history of the cocktail
From the mysterious etymological root of the term 'cocktail' to the curious reasons for mixing up alcoholic concoctions in the first place
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Teenage girls being sent hysterical by pop stars is all a normal part of growing up
Worried your teenage daughter has been sent doolally by Styles or Swift? Don't be – as this week's radio explained, it's perfectly natural
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Times Radio presenter condemned for saying Hamas showed 'bravery'
Chloe Tilley commented on the “incredible ability” of Hamas “to go for Israel in such a way that we have never seen before”.
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Chummy banter aside, The Today Podcast is a shot in the arm for Radio 4
Kicking off with an interview with Rishi Sunak, Nick Robinson and Amol Rajan's lighthearted podcast could be just what the BBC needs
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The tale of a dragon who swallowed a boat and blew up
Fire-breathing foe or scaly signs of good fortune — were legends surrounding these creatures inspired by real-life giant serpents?
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Our cities are filled with faceless buildings – and it's making us sick
In Radio 4's Building Soul, Thomas Heatherwick presents a fascinating argument about the impact of mundane urban architecture
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Richard Herring: My rules of the perfect podcast? There are no rules
Podcasts about anything and by anyone are now big business – but how do you make one? The comedian and expert podcaster explains
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Want to win the next election, Rishi and Keir? Listen to Radio 4
In Cleo Watson's fascinating series, Dominic Cummings shares what makes the electorate tick – and Momentum reveal why Labour keep losing
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When the ladies of Bedford bought Jesus a terraced house
In 1919, a woman in Bedford believed herself to be the incarnation of a prophetess – a curiously large society of believers grew around her
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Oh, look, just what we needed – another cross-party political podcast
George Osborne and Ed Balls' Political Currency certainly isn't short on ego, but it's refreshingly considered about Britain's future
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A fresh look at Spitting Image – and my grandpa
The Reunion's look back at Spitting Image reminded us why the Radio 4 show is essential listening. Plus: Intrigue gets obsessed with ageing
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Steven Bartlett: ‘It sounds crazy but my masseuse usually comes over at 11pm’
The Dragons’ Den star and Diary of a CEO host, 31, on sleep-tracking, date nights and extreme screen time
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Who killed the operatic ‘bel canto’?
The Italian singing style was so popular by the 18th century that 4,000 boys were castrated each year. Who was behind its curious demise?
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Suffering from true-crime podcast fatigue? The bizarre world of art heists might be your answer
BBC Sounds offers a captivating look at when Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Yarnwinder was stolen from a Scottish castle in 2003
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My teenage self was wrong – there was no poet more electrifying, nor generous, than Seamus Heaney
Radio 4's The Four Sides of Seamus Heaney is a deeply beautiful, personal series re-examining the Irish poet's early life and acclaimed work
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The Piltdown hoax that fooled the world for 40 years
In 1912, the ‘missing link’ between man and ape was discovered – except it turned out to be a fraud. Who was behind it?
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The secrets of England’s most ruthless super spy
Francis Walsingham persuaded Elizabeth I to execute her cousin and was instrumental in the Spanish Armada's defeat
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The five most dramatic on-air resignations of all time
Helen Skelton’s Radio 5 Live exit was a dignified affair – which is more than can be said of these memorable broadcast departures
