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Not all locations connected to King Arthur are famous or celebrated 🤴🤔
22/02/2025

Not all locations connected to King Arthur are famous or celebrated 🤴🤔

Not all locations connected to King Arthur are famous or celebrated!

“I haven't been as taken as with the previous two series of The White Lotus" 📺🤔
22/02/2025

“I haven't been as taken as with the previous two series of The White Lotus" 📺🤔

Every week the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows

Business ideas that thrived before falling on hard times📈📉
22/02/2025

Business ideas that thrived before falling on hard times📈📉

Toast tells the stories of business ideas that thrived before falling on hard times.

17/02/2025
Here are six reasons why grandmothers are so unique 👵👵
16/02/2025

Here are six reasons why grandmothers are so unique 👵👵

Ella Al-Shamahi finds out why a grandmothers role is so pivotal.

Dipna Anand has cooked for the King in the past... She shares what was on the menu
16/02/2025

Dipna Anand has cooked for the King in the past... She shares what was on the menu

Dipna Anand, restaurant owner in Southall, has cooked for the King in the past.

Stephen reflects on his childhood, becoming an actor, and memorable moments from his life
16/02/2025

Stephen reflects on his childhood, becoming an actor, and memorable moments from his life

Stephen reflects on his childhood, becoming an actor, and memorable moments from his life.

If no one has any objections – here are some of the most momentous marriages in movie history👰🤵
15/02/2025

If no one has any objections – here are some of the most momentous marriages in movie history👰🤵

Screenshot cordially invites you to a celebration of some momentous movie nuptials.

'This show is incredibly funny while also being deeply, deeply dark' 📺
15/02/2025

'This show is incredibly funny while also being deeply, deeply dark' 📺

Every week the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows

Why it's so devastating when our football team loses ⚽️🫣
15/02/2025

Why it's so devastating when our football team loses ⚽️🫣

Why it's so devastating when our football team loses

Adam Buxton on feeling like an artist, caring for dying parents and how podcasting got him through grief
09/02/2025

Adam Buxton on feeling like an artist, caring for dying parents and how podcasting got him through grief

What advice would Adam give his younger self?

Training our sights on the shady and morally dubious world of hitmen on screen 📺 👀
09/02/2025

Training our sights on the shady and morally dubious world of hitmen on screen 📺 👀

Ellen and Mark explore the shady and morally dubious world of hitmen on screen.

“It's weird and wonderful and sort of hard to describe”: The Must Watch reviewers' verdict on Paradise
08/02/2025

“It's weird and wonderful and sort of hard to describe”: The Must Watch reviewers' verdict on Paradise

Every week the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows

After the year she’s had, there can be few people left who don’t know Cynthia Erivo
08/02/2025

After the year she’s had, there can be few people left who don’t know Cynthia Erivo

The star of stage and screen talks about her cultural inspirations.

If the choice of cooking oils wasn't bewildering enough, some of them make claims as to why they're beneficial to your h...
08/02/2025

If the choice of cooking oils wasn't bewildering enough, some of them make claims as to why they're beneficial to your health... 🫒🍳🥑

Sliced Bread examines the options when it comes to health and versatility.

Naga Munchetty: Scammers spread fake n**e pictures of me on social media
05/02/2025

Naga Munchetty: Scammers spread fake n**e pictures of me on social media

BBC presenter Naga Munchetty has seen a fake online post using her image to "scam people out of money".

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“Some people were really caning through the straws” How many straws do Americans use everyday? We don’t know the exact number, but we know it’s high. Strong Message Here | Listen on BBC Sounds

“If the Conservative Party fails, what will be lost?” Hugo Rifkind, Laura Lexx, Ian Smith and Zoe Lyons join Andy Zaltzman for this week’s News Quiz. The News Quiz | Listen on BBC Sounds

How comfortable are we with nudity and why does the naked body still have the power to shock? This month we’ve seen Bianca Censori break the internet after her red-carpet appearance in a transparent dress and North London artists upset about their life drawing class being moved. What actually happened and why were people so censorious about Bianca? AntiSocial | Listen now on BBC Sounds

“He still does have a white van actually” Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander tells Nick Robinson how her ‘white van man’ dad came in useful during the election Listen to #PoliticalThinking in full on @BBCSounds

“This guy had a look on his face like he was damned for all time” Danny Robins takes a deeper dive into the spine-chilling case of Emily’s Room with new evidence and insights, helped by special guest Charlie Cooper. Uncanny Post Mortem | Listen on BBC Sounds

“I’d be great in the army because I can fix a bike” Hugo Rifkind, Laura Lexx, Ian Smith and Zoe Lyons join Andy Zaltzman for this week’s News Quiz. The News Quiz | Listen on BBC Sounds

What would a world without laughter look like? And why has laughter become an important evolutionary signal? Ella Al-Shamahi is joined by Professor Sophie Scott from University College London and stand-up comic Ria Lina to explore laughter. Why Do We Do That? | Listen on BBC Sounds

Where is Doctor Who going next in the space time continuum? @Justiwebb speaks with actor Peter Capaldi on the scifi show’s longevity and inspiring new generations of Doctor Who fans. Today programme | Listen on BBC Sounds #doctorwho #petercapaldi

“We need to say that we are prepared to contribute fairly to the defence of Europe.” Jeremy Hunt, former foreign secretary and chancellor, tells @nickrobinsonbbc that the UK should spend 3.2% of GDP on defence. Listen to The Today Podcast on @BBCSounds

Brian Norrinton from Warrington put cardboard in his regular black bin, and now it’s over for humanity, says @larryandpaulcomed Hear the full version, and more sketches from the internet’s best comedians, on P.O.V. P.O.V. | Listen on BBC Sounds

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