Inside Porton Down

Inside Porton Down

Nihal Arthanayake gets rare behind the scenes access to one of the most secretive establishments in the UK - the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory - which many of us know as Porton Down.

It was here that the nerve agent that poisoned Russians Sergei and Yulia Skripal last year was identified as Novichok.

He looks at the extraordinary range of things that happen at the DSTL - everything from police work to the armed forces, and new ways to prevent diseases that kill millions of people around the world.

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Covid-19: WHO chief scientist answers your questions

Following what’s thought to be the first case in Wuhan Province last December, Covid-19 is now present in 216 countries around the world. Almost a million people have died according to the World Healt...

11 Sep 202050min

Social gatherings: Will you follow the new rules?

Social gatherings: Will you follow the new rules?

As the government announces stricter measures on meeting friends and family in England, 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell asks listeners: Is it your civic duty to get behind the rules - and ensure others do the...

10 Sep 202049min

Care homes during Covid-19: Your experiences

Care homes during Covid-19: Your experiences

Nicky Campbell speaks to 5 Live listeners about their experiences of care homes during lockdown. The phone-in was inspired by a call from Lynn in Trafford - because of local lockdowns in her area she ...

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Back to School: Your Questions Answered

Back to School: Your Questions Answered

As pupils start to return to school in England, Nicky Campbell puts your questions to BBC Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys and specialist in outbreak disease control, Nathalie MacDermott.

2 Sep 202047min

How is the pandemic affecting cancer care?

How is the pandemic affecting cancer care?

How might the pandemic affect the numbers of those seeking treatment or being diagnosed for cancer in the future?Stephen Nolan talks to people who have been undergoing cancer treatment during the Covi...

22 Aug 202029min

Schools Minister on exam algorithm problems

Schools Minister on exam algorithm problems

Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP speaks to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell about the government’s exam algorithm, which downgraded around 40% of last week's A level results, leading to a public outcry ...

20 Aug 202016min

What does the grades U-turn mean for universities?

What does the grades U-turn mean for universities?

Tens of thousands of students may now have the grades to trade up to their first-choice university offers, following the government's grading U-turn. But will there be enough university places for eve...

18 Aug 202046min

Exam results: have we passed the test?

Exam results: have we passed the test?

With so much anger around about the A-levels situation, on today's Your Call Nicky Campbell focuses on the solutions. What could have been done better?

14 Aug 202048min

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