
Sochi-allegations of corruption
Dominic Laurie hears about allegations of corruption in the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympics. With just a fortnight to go before the start of the games, he speaks to a former Russian Deputy Prime Minister, who accuses Vladimir Putin of lying about widespread corruption, and calls for the creation of an international 'court of corruption'. Dominic also hears from a woman who says her home in the city was bulldozed without good reason so that the land it stood on could be sold, and from a businessman who says he had to flee Russia, fearing for his life, after he alerted the authorities to allegations of bribery.
24 Jan 201428min

Your Call - Right to die
Following the Coronation Street episode where character Hayley Cropper chooses to take her own life after suffering from inoperable pancreatic cancer, Nicky Campbell asks "If you had a terminally ill loved one would you support their right to die?"
21 Jan 201444min

Are Christians being persecuted?
Shelagh Fogarty looks at claims that the numbers of Christians being killed around the world has increased dramatically in the last year. She speaks to religious leaders in Africa and the Middle East and to the Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi.
17 Jan 201427min

Britain's Most Married Man
RON SHEPPARD has tied the knot 8 times - two times more than Henry the Eighth and the same number of times as Elizabeth Taylor. Now aged 65, he's been dubbed the 'Lord of the Wedding Rings', and is about to release his autobiography and have a film made about his life. He spoke to Chris Warburton.
6 Jan 201421min

Can El Salvador solve its gang problem?
Shelagh Fogarty and the BBC's Central America Correspondent Will Grant look at El Salvador's chronic gang problem, and ask if a truce agreed almost two years ago could be the answer for other nations plagued by similar issues. Hear from gang members and from relatives of the victims - and hear what happens when police in El Salvador take to the streets to tackle the issue head on.
20 Dec 201327min

Victoria Derbyshire: The"Dark Web" explained
Everything you ever wanted to know about the "dark web". The head of Europol's cybercrime centre, Troels Oerting, on its dangers and the inventor of the 3D printed gun, Cody Wilson, on why it's "a beautiful flower of human activity".
2 Dec 201323min

Stephen Nolan : Fred Done
Fred Done, the founder and boss of the BetFred betting shop chain, tells Stephen Nolan his life story in full for the first time on British radio. He describes how he went from setting up his first shop in Salford in the 1960s to creating a chain of over 1,300 shops which allow him to afford a private jet. He also reveals how he was stabbed on his doorstep, discusses the impact of gambling on his customers, and defends the use of high stakes roulette machines.
23 Nov 201345min

Dominic Laurie: Sri Lankan Human Rights
WARNING: this podcast contains some upsetting scenes. As David Cameron attends the controversial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, Dominic Laurie looks in depth at the country's human rights record. He speaks to the country's government and hears from a woman who says she was raped and tortured by Sri Lankan troops
15 Nov 201350min





















