Ruth Perry - Remembering my sister

An inquest opens into the death of a headteacher left broken after an Ofsted report.

• 6 mins

Now That's What I Call a 40th Birthday!

As Now! turns 40, we hear from super-fans about why they love the compilation series.

• 4 mins

Starting school speechless – A pandemic legacy

The clinic helping children to make themselves understood.

• 5 mins

Beware of Borrowing from "Friends"

How to avoid loan sharks - some top tips and a salutary tale.

• 6 mins

South Africa's new fight for justice

Fergal Keane returns to South Africa 30 years after reporting on the end of Apartheid.

• 5 mins

Panda Parting

Edinburgh bids farewell to two very special guests.

• 4 mins

The Covid Whistleblower – "humiliated" out of her job

A senior doctor says her boss tried to "break" her after raising COVID concerns.

• 5 mins

Benjamin Zephaniah - "He was everything a poet should be”

Lemn Sissay's tribute to his friend and fellow poet, who's died.

• 5 mins

Ireland's farewell to Shane MacGowan

Singing in the streets & dancing down the aisles celebrating the Poet of Punk's life.

• 5 mins

Sports Personality of the Year - who gets your vote?

Clare Balding on this year's runners and riders.

• 6 mins

Being a Young Jew in Britain

How life has changed since the 7th October attacks in Israel.

• 4 mins

Shoplifting: The Small Shop Fightback

Independent retailers say they fear a large spike in shoplifting over the festive period.

• 5 mins

"Rats have forced me out of my rented home"

The social housing tenants left "powerless and traumatised" by rat infestations.

• 5 mins

Brianna - a life cut short

Brianna Ghey was murdered by two teenagers in a park.

• 4 mins

Sobriety at Christmas

Hear why more and more of us are choosing alcohol-free drinks over the festive period.

• 5 mins

Sir Bobby Charlton – A life well lived

Reflections from friends on this “gentleman” of football.

• 4 mins

Tina Turner – A life well lived

Reflections from friends on “the queen of rock and roll”

• 5 mins

Betty Boothroyd – A life well lived

Reflections from friends on this “working class aristocrat”.

• 5 mins

Sir Michael Parkinson – A life well lived

Reflections from friends on “the king of the chat show”.

• 5 mins

Glenda Jackson – A life well lived

Reflections from friends on this “magical” actor turned politician.

• 5 mins

Chris Mason looks ahead to 2024 – election year

Our political editor looks at what's at stake for the parties – and when we might vote.

• 8 mins

Liverpool’s £1 Houses – Did they work?

Reviewing Liverpool City Council's scheme to buy a house for £1...ten years on.

• 6 mins

The Shipping Forecast - 100 years on air

The radio broadcast celebrates a centenary of keeping sailors safe on air.

• 5 mins

Getting your finances back on track

Top tips after the Christmas blowout.

• 5 mins

Chris Mason on Rishi Sunak's Big Election Hint

Has a spring date been ruled out and if so why? Analysis from the BBC's political editor.

• 4 mins

Declared Innocent after 48 years in Jail

It took nearly 50 years, but Glynn Simmons tells us he never gave up hope.

• 5 mins

The Lost Opera

Why we're being asked to check our lofts for a Gilbert and Sullivan treasure.

• 5 mins

Britain's biggest crime bust

Police share the inside story of the network where criminals thought they were safe,

• 5 mins

The Painter - Margo in Margate

The career changing artist who gained a huge fanbase.

• 5 mins

Nine stories - the Post Office victims

In a powerful BBC Breakfast special former sub-postmasters share their stories.

• 5 mins

University Challenge gets the Drum & Bass treatment

Fans remix host Amol Rajan... and with some interesting results.

• 4 mins

Kneecap – Northern Ireland’s rapping sensation

From stage to screen - rappers Kneecap make their debut at the Sundance Film Festival.

• 5 mins

"I want my stolen money back" - The 91-year-old Post Office victim

Betty Brown, the oldest victim of the Post Office scandal, is still waiting to be repaid.

• 5 mins

The Do-si-do's and don'ts - dancing on Burns Night

Expert William Williamson takes Paddy O'Connell through the moves of a country dance.

• 5 mins

Bikes for Likes

The reckless drivers chasing likes on social media

• 6 mins

Somerset's Stark Choices

Closing public loos or switching off CCTV in a bid to save £100 million pounds.

• 5 mins

The Return of Ghana's Looted Treasures

Cultural and spiritual treasures that were once indelibly linked to British colonialism.

• 5 mins

Separated at Birth, Reunited by Tiktok

Twins Amy and Ano were sold as babies and found each other, by chance, on social media.

• 5 mins

The Rise of the Far-Right in Germany

Why tens of thousands are demonstrating against the populist AfD party.

• 5 mins

Faking Porn

Taylor Swift and the deepfake problem.

• 5 mins

The XL Bully Ban - "My dog has done nothing wrong"

As rules for owning XL bullies kick in, we meet a woman who refuses to give up her pet.

• 5 mins

Working at the Post Office - life behind the counter

Staff are still struggling with the IT system and say it's hard to make ends meet.

• 5 mins

Widowed and Young

The widowed parents who risk missing out on an estimated £175m worth of benefit payments.

• 5 mins

A Historic Week for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has its first Irish nationalist first minister.

• 5 mins

5 Live's Key Questions to Rishi Sunak

The wide range of questions shows the task ahead in this election year.

• 5 mins

Capturing the photographic 'sweet spot'

An expert eye on this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

• 5 mins

Taylor Swift: Queen of the Super Bowl?

She's not performing or, even, definitely showing up - so why all the hype?

• 5 mins

Dealing with Life and Death as a Paramedic in Gaza

BBC Arabic spent more than a month with an ambulance crew in northern Gaza.

• 5 mins

Steve Wright: Remembering a Legend of the Airwaves

5 Live's Nicky Campbell and other BBC presenters share their memories of a radio great.

• 5 mins

Ukraine War Two Years On: Returning to Lviv

Fergal Keane goes back to the railway station from where thousands fled Ukraine.

• 5 mins

A Safer Internet - Our Lifetime Commitment

Esther Ghey and Ian Russell - united by grief and a drive for change.

• 5 mins

50 years of Dungeons and Dragons

How D&D became one of the most popular role-playing games in the world.

• 5 mins

The women defying Iran's hijab laws

The BBC's Caroline Hawley speaks to women and girls going against their country's laws.

• 5 mins

Yulia Navalnaya - "My fight for a free Russia"

A "deliberate and dramatic step into the political spotlight" by Alexei Navalny's widow.

• 5 mins

"Sound Keeps Me Prisoner"

Karen Cook shares what it's like to live with a painful sensitivity to sound.

• 4 mins

Inside Gaza's stricken Nasser hospital

The BBC's Paul Adams on the mission to rescue the sickest patients.

• 5 mins

The Donor Who Saved My Life

A doctor who's saved the lives of thousands of babies has met the man who saved HIS life.

• 5 mins

How Russians feel two years into Ukraine war

The catalogue of drama, bloodshed and tragedy: a report from the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

• 5 mins

Swearing with Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley

The BBC talks profanity with the cast of Wicked Little Letters.

• 5 mins

Farnham Town’s Flawless Record

The non-league side say they've had the best start to the season of any club in the UK.

• 5 mins

Rock's Greatest Love Triangle

Pattie Boyd reveals 'love triangle' letters from George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

• 5 mins

Councils in Crisis

A report suggests more than half of England's councils may go bust within five years.

• 5 mins

A Killer Up Close: My interviews with Iain Packer

How interviews by BBC reporter Sam Poling lead police to a killer.

• 5 mins

Why YOU could work for MI6

The BBC has been given rare access to go inside MI6 in central London.

• 5 mins

The Robot Ships Roaming our Seas

It sounds futuristic, but ships are already sailing with little or no crew on board.

• 5 mins

AI's Next Top Model

How artificial intelligence is changing the fashion industry.

• 5 mins

Zone of Interest: Creating an Oscar-winning soundscape

A sound designer explains how he used audio to re-create the horrors of the Holocaust.

• 5 mins

The Egg Freezing Boom

A BBC investigation has been looking into success rates of private UK fertility clinics.

• 5 mins

Russia's election: The picture on the street

Millions of Russian are heading to the polls this weekend in an election.

• 7 mins

The young men driving themselves to death

The brother of a teenager who was killed in a drink-driving crash tells his story.

• 6 mins

Can you really personalise your diet?

Doctors raise concerns about the growing use of blood sugar-monitors.

• 5 mins

Olympic champion - 'it's time to hang up that bike'

Dame Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympian, announces her retirement.

• 6 mins

Pontins: 'Run Down and Ruined'

Wendy Jones was crushed by a collapsed ceiling in 2019. Her family still want answers.

• 5 mins

Sheridan Smith: 'The public always stood by me'

The Olivier Award-winning actress on her new play and past struggles with mental health.

• 5 mins

The headteacher tackling ‘extreme’ pupil behaviour

"A never-ending battle" for many schools. But one head teacher thinks she's cracked it.

• 6 mins

"Life changing" - the artificial pancreas for diabetes

How new technology is revolutionising the way people with diabetes manage their condition.

• 5 mins

Policing Stalking - A 'postcode lottery'

How some forces are failing potential victims of stalking.

• 5 mins

Zinchenko: 'I'd leave Arsenal to fight for Ukraine'

Ukrainian footballer says he would sign up to fight after the mobilisation rules changed.

• 5 mins

Accused by the Post Office: It's time to tell my story

As the inquiry into the Post Office scandal resumes, one postmistress tells her story.

• 5 mins

The Israeli students fighting in Gaza

Jeremy Bowen speaks to three reservists back at university after months in combat units.

• 7 mins

Free dental bus breaking a lifetime of decay

The charity Dentaid are offering free healthcare to those in need.

• 5 mins

A big night for British games

The highlights from the 20th edition of the Bafta Games Awards in central London.

• 5 mins

Blood Money: The doctor who gave me contaminated blood

How one of the NHS's most senior haemophilia experts gave infected blood to children.

• 5 mins

Young and addicted: Generation Ketamine

Latest figures estimate ketamine use in England and Wales has doubled since 2016.

• 5 mins

'I feel like my son was murdered by his drug dealer'

Investigating a rise in the use of the synthetic opioid nitazene on the street and online.

• 5 mins

The kidney swap scheme that saved my daughter's life

Why are black patients waiting longer for organ transplants?

• 5 mins

Neurodiversity, School and Me - Erin's Story

Before Covid, Erin was happy at school. But since lockdown she has struggled to settle.

• 5 mins

Reporting Gaza: My War, My Home

The BBC Arabic journalist Adnan El-Bursh has kept a video diary of his time in Gaza.

• 5 mins