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74 episodes
Updated Dec 26, 2024

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Dec 26, 2024 · 9 min
I have terminal cancer but 'I'm as happy as ever’
Simon Boas, whose newspaper essays about death went viral, speaks to Emma Barnett.
Oct 11, 2024 · 39 min
Best of Today: What should children learn?
How should we rethink England's curriculum and assessment?
Sep 19, 2024 · 9 min
Today Listener Series: Young people and politics
Today listeners look at an issue that matters to them
Sep 18, 2024 · 13 min
Today Listener Series: NHS Forensic Psychology centre in Liverpool
Today gets access to the only NHS unit of its kind
Sep 17, 2024 · 17 min
Today Listener Series: Is university worth it?
Today listeners look at an issue that matters to them
Sep 16, 2024 · 16 min
Today Listener Series: Where's my bus?
Today listeners look at an issue that matters to them
Sep 16, 2024 · 12 min
Today Listener Series: The disappearing children
Today listeners look at an issue that matters to them
Sep 9, 2024 · 7 min
Garry Richardson's 50 years at the BBC
Garry Richardson has finished his last sports bulletin on Radio 4's Today programme.
Jul 12, 2024 · 15 min
Dr Clare Bailey Mosley: We want to honour Michael’s work
Dr Clare Bailey Mosley talks to Today about her late husband’s life and legacy.
Feb 13, 2024 · 36 min
The Today Debate: Is justice delayed, justice denied?
Mishal Husain looks at the impact of court delays in the Today Debate.
Jan 23, 2024 · 12 min
Theresa May: 'During PMQs my blood sugar went up'
The former Prime Minister tells R4 Today about her experience living with type 1 diabetes
Jan 1, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min
Dame Emma Walmsley Guest Edits Today
In the last of our Christmas series Dame Emma Walmsley guest edits Today
Dec 30, 2023 · 53 min
Professor Jason Arday Guest Edits Today
Professor Jason Arday is our latest Christmas guest editor
Dec 29, 2023 · 49 min
Andrew Malkinson Guest Edits Today
Andrew Malkinson, victim of a major miscarriage of justice, guest edits Today
Dec 28, 2023 · 46 min
Ellie Goulding Guest Edits Today
Singer and UN environment ambassador Ellie Goulding guest edits the Today programme
Dec 27, 2023 · 44 min
James May Guest Edits Today
Grand Tour and former Top Gear presenter James May guest edits the Today programme
Dec 26, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
Hanif Kureishi Guest Edits Today
The writer Hanif Kureishi is the second of our Christmas guest editors this year.
Dec 23, 2023 · 39 min
Dr Nicola Fox Guest Edits Today
Dr Nicola Fox, Head of Science for NASA, is our first Christmas guest editor this year.
Oct 24, 2023 · 23 min
'To see my mum again is an incredible thing'
The daughter of one of the hostages freed by Hamas says her mother is 'very sharp'
Oct 20, 2023 · 11 min
Emma Raducanu on her return to tennis
The star tells Today about her much anticipated return to competitive action