The week in audio: Bad People; Conspiracy, She Wrote; Confessions of a Match Fixer; Rising Phoenix – review
A true crime reboot ditches reflection for sensationalism; conspiracy theories spun by and about women intrigue. Plus, a compelling football story and a fine bromance
Flashback
Alex Horne looks back: ‘Both my careers – the Horne Section and Taskmaster – are an extension of playing with friends’
Alex Horne, Joe Auckland and Ben Reynolds on being best friends since childhood, their shared love of comedy, and spending their birthdays together
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Policing Protest; Dream Space; Sing It Pink; Prom 21; Hip-Hop Is History – review
A month in Ambridge
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: it’s all kicking off at the vet’s surgery
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: The Lost Archive of James Baldwin; Extreme: Muscle Men; Paris Olympics – review
July 2024
Less than half of young people in UK watch live television, says Ofcom
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Suella Braverman on LBC; Dangerous Memories; World of Secrets: The Apartheid Killer – review
Roy and HG head to the Paris Olympics: ‘Gina Rinehart swimming would certainly bring in the viewers’
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
This week in audio: Escape from the Maze; State of Play: Summer Games; Today With Tonies – review
Alan Duncan attacks Tory party after being cleared over antisemitism claims
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Hysterical; The Third Information Crisis by Naomi Alderman; Jon Holmes Says the C-Word
The Q&A
Craig Charles: ‘I have kicked all sorts of mood-altering substances. The only vice I’ve not been able to kick is smoking’
Radio 2 ‘golden oldies’ spin-off station on hold amid rivals’ complaints
A month in Ambridge
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: an open relationship in Ambridge at last!
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Behind the Crime: Liam; The Skies Are Watching; Time of the Week – review
June 2024
Ireland says farewell to Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, ‘bard of the ballgames’
The voice of Gaelic football and hurling for half a century, RTÉ Radio commentator’s wry, deadpan remarks were sporting folkore
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: Sonic Fields; Buried: The Last Witness; The Vaping Wars – review
A dive into the history of the UK’s music festivals is life-enhancing, while two disturbing investigative series tackle toxic dumping in Wales and the origins of vaping
On my radar
On my radar: Simon McBurney’s cultural highlights
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now: UK radio listeners nominate songs to sum up election campaign
‘I am just a marionette’: ABC veteran Phillip Adams reveals what sets him apart ahead of final show
