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On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scrat....

Powered flight. Votes for women. Human sexuality. Mass migration. The psychology of dreams. The magic of the movies. Spies and detectives. Welcome to Stephen Fry’s Edwardian Secrets....

Days after Richard Dorrough violently takes his own life at a public gun range in Perth, Western Australia, his fiancée receives a parcel from him in the post - a book filled with the former sailor’s handwriting....

Join best-selling author Jon Ronson as he traces the story of one very strange butterfly effect: ....

Step into iconic relationship therapist Esther Perel's office and listen as 10 anonymous couple....

John Safran has fallen in with the wrong crowd, again. He has spent months among sorcerers, satan....

Sir Michael Caine knows a thing or two about gangs: whether that’s joining one as a kid, or playing them in movies for over 50 years....

Ivan Beckley is about to become a fully-qualified doctor in the UK. But he’s not convinced that healthcare works for everyone equally....

In 1970, in one of the most infamous orca round-ups in history, an orca calf named Tokitae was taken from the islands off the coast of Seattle....

It started with an anonymous post in 2017. They called themselves 'Q' and left a trail of cryptic messages for an increasing number of followers to obsess over....

Growing older can be daunting. And for many women in particular, it can be downright terrifying....

On the occasion of the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, respected royal broadcaster Jennie Bo....

World-renowned adventurer and broadcaster, Bear Grylls, presents some of the most incredible near....

Whenever a tragic event happens, our first thoughts are with the victims, their families, and eve....

Crusading knights, Tudor monarchs, the D-Day landings and more. Travel back in time with some of ....

Step into iconic relationship therapist Esther Perel's office and listen as 8 anonymous couples....

Dermot O’Leary sits down to talk with people from all walks of life who have led extraordinary lives Oscar-winning actors, world-renowned musicians, reformed mobsters, warzone doctors and sporting legends....

How Not to F*ck Up Your Marriage Too Bad is the frank, intimate and provocative follow-up to th....

Meet Miranda. She is a cheerful and happy-go-lucky single girl who just happens to be a dominatrix with a dungeon in her flat....

When the body of a young, gay, Black man, Gemmel Moore, was pulled out of the West Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck — a white, millionaire donor to the Democratic party — the coroner called it an accidental overdose. The police didn’t arrest Buck. And the media refused to report on it....

Murdoch is an innovator who has re-shaped a media industry across continents, from Australia to t....

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In this series, Miriam Margolyes meets a new wave of seniors who are ripping up the rulebook when it comes to ageing, to learn what they can teach us about living life to the full, whether you’re 19 or 90....

To The Woman is Audible UK's flagship podcast series for International Women's Day....

Between 1995 and 2002 four young trainee soldiers were found dead at a military training camp outside London, Deepcut....

[Contains sensitive content] On a warm evening in a small Mexican border town, men and women star....

Training your body for a marathon is tough. Training your mind is even harder….