Killer in the Congregation
On the surface, he was the charming, caring young man who gave sermons in his father's Baptist church. But Ben Field had a sinister project: to seduce vulnerable individuals and get them to change the...
18 Okt 201955min
The UK villages feeling the impact of climate change
Fairbourne is a small village on the west coast of Wales. In the shadow of Snowdonia, the village, thanks to rising sea levels, is expected to be the UK’s first community to be decommissioned as a re...
11 Okt 201914min
Emma Barnett meets John Humphrys
After 32 years presenting the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, last month John Humphrys hung up his headphones and stepped away from the microphone for the final time. He's interviewed every British pr...
8 Okt 201924min
Why was MP Stella Creasy targeted by anti-abortion ads?
An anti-abortion billboard campaign targeted at pregnant MP Stella Creasy is being pulled down amid claims the posters were a form of harassment.Clear Chanel, which owned the billboards, apologised an...
1 Okt 201921min
Should vaccinations be compulsory for schoolchildren?
The health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all children going to school in England. Some experts have suggested it may be necessary...
30 Sep 201945min
Where did Brexit go wrong?
Theresa May’s former right-hand man, her Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell, tells Emma Barnett why he thinks she failed to deliver Brexit.
24 Sep 201926min
Thomas Cook: Your questions answered
Travel expert Simon Calder and personal finance expert Martin Lewis take questions from 5 Live listeners about the collapse of Thomas Cook, in a special Your Call hosted by Nicky Campbell.What should ...
23 Sep 201946min
Gareth Thomas: ‘A journalist told my parents I was HIV positive’
This week former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas revealed he was HIV positive, saying he wanted to ‘break the stigma’ around it. However he said he wouldn’t have done it, if a tabloid had not made t...
18 Sep 201913min
