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Letter from Afghanistan: 'Will this world ever care to listen?'

Former UN youth representative Aisha Khurram reflects on the violence in Afghanistan.

• 2 mins

Ambassador: Putin's not ready to compromise on Ukraine

Dame Karen Pierce questions Putin's willingness to find a solution to the Ukraine crisis.

• 8 mins

Lord Hennessy: "Rogue" PM has put Constitution at risk

Peer accuses Boris Johnson of "shredding the Ministerial Code" with partygate "lies".

• 9 mins

I Guess That's What They Call it The Blues by James Graham

The award-winning dramatist has a BH-exclusive on the race to be Tory leader and PM.

• 4 mins

Top Judge Sir Andrew McFarlane: One fifth of divorces wrongly ending up in court

Too many divorce cases are going to court and the language used there is too hostile.

• 6 mins

"The Queen's Funeral marks the end of the post-war era"

Historian Peter Hennessy explains why the Queen's death draws a line under our history.

• 8 mins

Hanif Kureishi: 'My identity as a writer is the last thing I have in me'

The ‘Buddha of Suburbia’ author describes how becoming paralysed changed his life.

• 10 mins

Steve Rosenberg: "This is not the Russia I knew"

Â鶹ԼÅÄ's Russia Editor shares how Russia has changed since the invasion of Ukraine

• 9 mins

How 'Rail Force One' was kept on track

Ukraine's rail chief Alexander Kamyshin on smuggling President Biden into Kyiv.

• 4 mins

"This wailing, alluring, mysterious, sensual instrument"

Sax star Jess Gillam celebrates the instrument after the death of jazz man Wayne Shorter.

• 3 mins

Susan Rae: "I was very sorry for myself"

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the former Â鶹ԼÅÄ presenter reflects on her new life

• 7 mins

"Martin brought things into the light"

Will Self reflects on the public and private personas of his friend, Martin Amis.

• 9 mins

Colm Toibin on the British monarchy, chemotherapy and Sinead O'Connor

Irish Laureate Colm Toibin reflects on the British monarchy, chemo and Sinead O'Connor

• 12 mins

Brian Blessed: "I, Claudius is the greatest soap of all time"

As 'I, Claudius' returns to Â鶹ԼÅÄ 4, we hear from stars Brian Blessed and Sir Derek Jacobi

• 9 mins

Happy Birthday Radio 4

Tony Blackburn is our guide to the schedule for Radio 4's first day.

• 4 mins

Heseltine: Sunak must confront restive MPs

Lord Heseltine urges the Prime Minister to face down backbenchers demanding tax cuts.

• 9 mins

Humza Yousaf: "it will take a long time for them to recover"

The first minister of Scotland tells BH how his in-laws are after returning from Gaza

• 14 mins

Earl Spencer questions 'integrity' of Â鶹ԼÅÄ bosses

Princess Diana's brother brands efforts to withhold emails about Martin Bashir 'obscene'.

• 8 mins

From Our Old Correspondent - Part 1

BH series profiles Middle Eastern leaders starting with Israel's 1st PM David Ben-Gurion.

• 8 mins

From Our Old Correspondent - Part 2

The 2nd in the series looks at Anwar Sadat, the Egyptian statesman assassinated in 1981.

• 7 mins

From Our Old Correspondent - Part 3

Golda Meir was Israel's first female PM and steered Israel through the Yom Kippur War.

• 7 mins

From Our Old Correspondent - Part 4

The series concludes with Yasser Arafat, who became the face of the Palestinian cause.

• 6 mins

Peter Hennessy & the politics of pessimism

Constituional Historian Peter Hennessy makes an appeal for a new tone in politics

• 3 mins