Sinopsis
Showcasing BBC Radio 5 live's news specials, including in-depth interviews and documentaries.
Episodios
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15 minutes from Sousse...
02/03/2017 Duración: 15minBBC Radio 5 live reporter Nick Garnett first visited Sousse in the aftermath of the terror attack in 2015.The mass shooting by a gunman in the resort left 38 people dead, including 30 British holidaymakers.A year-and-a-half on he returns to Tunisia to see how the resort of Sousse has changed, and how the events have affected people living there.
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15 minutes from the White House
21/01/2017 Duración: 15minAnna Foster reports from Washington at the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. She spoke to Americans at the Inaugural Concert at Lincoln Memorial the night before, many had traveled from all over the country to see the event and support their new President. She also heard from those who are opposed to Trump's presidency and who were intended to march in protest.This podcast is taken from reports across 5 live on Friday 20th January 2017,
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Your Call: Why don't we talk about mental health?
09/01/2017 Duración: 45minYour calls and views on mental health, the government's promise to improve mental health support at every stage of life.
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Looking for Life
01/01/2017 Duración: 49min2016 was the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to reach Europe. More than 3,000 people died trying to cross from Libya to Italy. BBC Radio 5 live's Lucy Grey reflects on the 12 days she spent broadcasting live from a search and rescue ship as it pulled nearly 400 people from the sea near the Libyan coast. She hears harrowing descriptions of rape and brutality, families separated by gunfire as they try to flee the people-smugglers, and hears the story of a heavily pregnant mother who set out on this incredibly risky journey.
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I Was There: The 1963 Lakonia Cruise Ship Disaster
21/12/2016 Duración: 01h16min5 live Daily's Adrian Chiles reunites the survivors and rescuers of a forgotten cruise ship tragedy, which claimed the lives of 95 passengers, most of them British, and 33 crew.
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15 minutes from Mosul
13/12/2016 Duración: 15min'15 minutes from Mosul' tells the stories of people who've escaped a life of violence under the so called Islamic State terrorist group in Northern Iraq, in the time it takes to travel from IS-controlled Mosul to the safety of the refugee camps. Mosul has been sealed off from the outside world for more than two years, and in this podcast 5 live presenter Anna Foster hears for the first time from men, women and children who only days earlier were trapped inside the city. The podcast follows the journey of new arrivals inside the refugee camps, as well as taking listeners into the bombed shell of a former IS stronghold village where many of the inhabitants have returned to try and make a new life for themselves in the ruins.
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Prostate Cancer
06/12/2016 Duración: 48minMore than 11,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK each year - that's one man every hour. Figures from the charity - Prostate Cancer UK - also reveal that you're more at risk if you are black - with a quarter of black men likely to be diagnosed with it at some point in their lives, compared to 1 in 8 white men. Men over 50 and those with a family history of prostate cancer all face a higher than average risk of the disease. Errol McKellar is a mechanic. He runs a garage here in Hackney in the East End of London. He's had prostate cancer. He took over Afternoon Edition to talk about Prostate Cancer and men's health.
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5 live Daily: What does your hair mean to you?
06/12/2016 Duración: 22minAs part of the BBC's 100 women season, Adrian Chiles speaks to Claire, Emma and Denise about what their hair means to them, and how it defines them.
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How I cycled, ran & swam 4200 miles in 85 days
01/12/2016 Duración: 21minExtreme adventurer & ultra-triathlete Sean Conway tells Dotun Adebayo how he managed to cycle, run & swim 4200 miles around the coast of Britain.
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Life as a millennial woman turning 30
30/11/2016 Duración: 21minIs 30 the new 20? Four women on the cusp of turning 30 speak to Dotun Adebayo about what it means to them.
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Salem's homeless talk about the future of the USA
29/11/2016 Duración: 18minRhod Sharp goes to a shelter for the homeless in Salem, Massachusetts, on the day after Thanksgiving to find out what people expect from a Donald Trump Presidency. He finds mixed opinions, political activism and some very personal stories, from a group of people who were barely talked about during the election campaign.
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Why aren’t there more women in manual trades?
23/11/2016 Duración: 49minSteph Leese, AKA “the pink plasterer” guest edits the programme and asks why aren’t there more women working in manual trades? A charity has told 5 live they make up less than 2% of the workforce in jobs like plumbing and construction.
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Having it all: Motherhood and career success
23/11/2016 Duración: 19min84% of women told a 5 live survey that it was more difficult for women than men to have a successful career and raise a family. Anna Foster and Tony Livesey discuss with a panel of guests, including Dragon’s Den star Sarah Willingham, why that might be.
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Your Call: Planet Earth 2 - how does it make you feel?
21/11/2016 Duración: 44minYour calls and views on the wildlife documentary everyone's talking about...
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France: One Year On From The Paris Attacks
13/11/2016 Duración: 52minStephen Nolan speaks to survivors, emergency workers and the families of those who died about the day that changed their lives forever.Warning: You may find some of the audio distressing.
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US Election: How significant is the Supreme Court?
03/11/2016 Duración: 15minExperts explain why the Supreme Court is so significant during this election race.
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US 2016: West Wing's 'Toby Ziegler' - The Campaign
28/10/2016 Duración: 14minActor Richard Schiff discusses the US Election with Calum Macdonald. He's been campaigning for Hillary Clinton.
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US 2016: Influencing the Result - Black Lives Matter
21/10/2016 Duración: 24minSamuel Singyangwe, Dr Harry Edwards, Nomiki Konst and Harlan Hill join Dotun Adebayo and Calum Macdonald to discuss whether the Black Lives Matter movement may influence the outcome of the US Election 2016.
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Star Trek actor George Takei on his life and career
19/10/2016 Duración: 42minGeorge Takei talks about Star Trek, being in a internment camp during WW2, what it was like working with John Wayne and his views on the US election.
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Small Town Angst
18/10/2016 Duración: 46minIn Marblehead, Massachusetts, a bitterly fought election causes dismay in a cradle of the American Revolution.