5 Minutes On Episodes Episode guide
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2021 - Pandemic, parties and Peppa
A look back at the political stories that made the headlines in 2021.
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2021 - Jackie Weaver's memorable moments
The overnight internet star, Jackie Weaver, looks back on her memorable moments of 2021.
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2021 - How technology has shaped the year
From the metaverse to the billionaire space race – the stand out tech moments.
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2021 - Extreme weather events of the year
The year's extreme weather events and how climate change became very real in 2021
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2021 - Comedy's highs and lows
Russell Kane and Maureen Lipman on comedy and Covid.
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20 years of 1Xtra: Amplifying black culture
Remi Burgz and DJ Target take a look back at 20 years of 1Xtra.
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20 years after 9/11 - how the world changed forever
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the rise of Islamist militancy - nothing was the same.
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"We can now celebrate his life"
One woman's story of grief in times of Covid - as the royals remember Prince Philip.
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"Them's the breaks" - Boris Johnson's resignation
An extraordinary moment dissected by Nick Robinson - the expert in political thinking.
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"Terrorist" - Why the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ doesn't use the word
An out of date position - or one necessary to prevent accusations of bias?
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"Sound Keeps Me Prisoner"
Karen Cook shares what it's like to live with a painful sensitivity to sound.
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"Rats have forced me out of my rented home"
The social housing tenants left "powerless and traumatised" by rat infestations.
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"Police didn't stop my stalker"
A victim's story - why campaigners want stalking offences to be taken more seriously.
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"No-one deserves to die alone"
The volunteers helping people who are near the end of life.
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"My home town turned into the frontline" - life on the streets of Kyiv
Emerging from the curfew: reflections of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalist, Zhanna Bezpiatchuk.
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"Life changing" - the artificial pancreas for diabetes
How new technology is revolutionising the way people with diabetes manage their condition.
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"Jobfished" - tricked into working for a fake company
Madbird - the elaborate con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency.
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"It's not Girls Aloud without Sarah"
The band talks about Sarah Harding's death - and how they want to save lives in her name.
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"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.
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"Has Russia changed – or did we get it wrong ?"
The reflections of our man in Moscow when the Soviet Union collapsed.
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"Don’t write us off" – Living with secondary breast cancer
Alina - a young mum - is determined that women like her are not overlooked or forgotten.
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"Born again" - Living life pain free after thirty years
A cure for sickle cell disease? Jimi Olaghere is "living life like a new person".
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"Back to the Future" - the understudy who took centre stage on opening night
Mark Oxtoby got the call - having had just 2 hours rehearsal.
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"Ambulance waits are putting my children's lives at risk"
For disabled twins Emily and Christopher emergency care is a matter of life or death.
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"A meditative magic" - watching the lying-in-state
Why Mark Savage became glued to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's live feed of the public paying their respects.
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'We couldn't keep them safe'
Concerns have been raised about the way police investigated a fatal car crash at a school.
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'Turkey Teeth' - bargain smile or big mistake?
Searching for the perfect Instagram-worthy smile - and the risks that come with it.
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'Show Respect' - a mother's plea to the police
Emma Webber's appeal to Nottinghamshire Police over 'callous' WhatsApp messages.
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'Once in a lifetime' job on remote Scottish island
The four-pupil school on Foula in the Shetland Islands is looking for a new headteacher.
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'My son was the victim, but could've been the killer'
Sarah Barry's 19-year-old son was killed in a knife fight while carrying a blade himself.