Broadcasting House
The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Episodes
Keir Starmer is 'reflecting on political reality'
We get the latest on the prime minister's future from Henry Zeffman - as business secretary Peter Kyle tells the BBC that Keir Starmer is 'reflecting on political reality'. Dame Mary Beard draws parallels between the politicians of today and those of the classical world, and we get advice on political instability from Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini. Also, we mark the moment of the summer sol
Royal Marine Commandos board an oil tanker in the English Channel
Royal Marine Commandos fast rope onto a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel. Scotland win their first World Cup match in 36 years. Radio 4 favourites Mark Steel, Sian Williams, Deborah Meadon and Giles Brandreth describe their secret holiday spots. Lemn Sissay returns to his childhood stomping ground Makerfield, who's by election is this week. On the news review Neil McIntosh, C
Defence spending delays "undermining country's credibility"
MPs warn the hold-up on a plan for defence spending is harming relations with the UK's allies, as the Prime Minister prepares to host European allies in Downing Street. Plus: the death of the proper football anthem is mourned by Keith Allen, the man behind several classics. Rachel Burden presents.
Essay fever BH
Why has the political world gone mad for essays? Professor Edith Hall and Radio 4 wordsmith Michael Rosen discuss the literary form and its history. It was heartbreak for Arsenal in the Champions League - ex-Gunners goalie Bob Wilson tells us about the pain of penalties. We look ahead to Elon Musk's SpaceX going public - are the heavens being privatised? And we celebrate the Starman, David Bowie,
Is Keir Starmer's plan working? Can the PM survive?
Matt Chorley asks 'Is the Prime Minister's plan for the country working?' Can Keir Starmer survive? Matt visits a fair in Wokingham to get public opinion. Labour grandee Alan Johnson, former Theresa May advisor Lord Barwell and pollster Scarlett McGuire assess the PM's chances. Also a possible breakthrough between Iran and the US? Former Middle East Minister Alistair Birt reacts. We hear of an inv
The UK sends jets to the Middle East as Israel and Iran exchange air strikes
Paddy O'Connell and Lyse Doucet present this week’s Broadcasting House as the conflict between Israel and Iran ramps up. Cabinet minister Darren Jones discusses the UK's role, as well as the announcement of national inquiry into grooming gangs. Plus, the hyperglot who speaks more than 15 languages, and the BH press review with Alice Bunn of UK Space, George Parker of the Financial Times, and write
01/11/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
25/10/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
18/10/2020
Dating in the age of corona, Batman in Liverpool, a united Manchester and Brexit. With Dame Esther Rantzen, Val McDermid and Alistair Barrie on the paper review. bh@bbc.co.uk
04/10/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
19/07/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
22/03/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
17/11/2019
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
13/10/2019
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
20/10/2019
Paddy O'Connell explains what the Prime Minister's letters to the EU mean. The Latvian foreign minister gives his take on how the EU will respond. Steve Rosenberg takes a tour of East Berlin with the last communist leader of the GDR, thirty years on from the fall of the Berlin wall. And the press review with Richard Quest of CNN, Sathnam Sanghera of The Times and the economist Ruth Lea.
08/09/2019
Paddy O'Connell examines a difficult week for Boris Johnson and his biographer puts him in the psychiatrist's chair. The threat to native trees and a celebration of a 90 year old conductor's last concert at the Proms. Papers reviewed by Elinor Goodman, Matthew Wright and House of Commons Chaplain Rose Hudson-Wilkin.
25/08/2019
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
18/08/2019
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
01/09/2019
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
16/06/2019
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
31/03/2019
Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
