CIA Moscow Veteran: Putin is a consummate liar
John Sipher spent 28 years with the US National Clandestine Service. Mr Sipher spoke to Eddie Mair about his life undercover, why he's kept...
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20 of 85 episodesI talk to my dead friend
Artificial intelligence is already a big part of our lives, whether or not we are aware of it, and it will only become more significant. But...
'I have been across the whole spectrum of crime and I've paid a price for it'
On New Year's Eve four young men were stabbed to death in separate incidents around London. It brought the total number of fatal knife attac...
How to make sure your last wishes are respected
What would you like to happen if you become very ill or severely incapacitated? What can you do now to make sure your wishes, whatever they...
'History is about the future, politics is about the past'
Sebastian Balfour, a historian and Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Spanish Studies at the London School of Economics, was PM’s trusted gu...
My twenty-two months of 'hell' in a Dubai prison
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is an increasingly popular destination for international sun-worshippers and shoppers. Recently when Dubai...
My journey as a Rohingya
The treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has led to worldwide condemnation, with the US threatening sanctions. Bangladesh, which has tak...
'Those tweets were from someone lashing out at the world around him'
The magazine Gay Times has sacked its new editor over comments he made on social media in the past. Josh Rivers was appointed last month. Th...
The 'Battle-Scarred' comedian
As we approach Armistice Day, followed by Remembrance Sunday, we talk to an American army veteran who is the host of a new podcast "Battle S...
Stourhead in autumn is 'a living work of art'
Since 2008 Alan Power, head gardener at Stourhead in Wiltshire, has joined Radio 4's PM programme to tell us about the autumnal view. This y...
Radio 4 helped diagnose my cancer
Steve Hewlett chronicled his experience with oesophageal cancer weekly on PM in 2016. Steve believed that by using his journalistic skills t...
'I operated a policy of protecting women around Harvey'
The film producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of a string of sexual assaults after the New York Times reported previously undisclosed...
'I couldn’t carry on firefighting'
Most people would probably not want to see what the firefighters who attended Grenfell Tower fire saw, or do what they did. All of the firef...
I don't want to have sex
Eddie Mair hears one man's story of his asexuality - discovering he was asexual, telling friends and family, and negotiating relationships....
The woman who remembers everything
For a handful of people in the world, remembering things is not a problem. They have a condition called HSAM or Highly Superior Autobiograph...
Why I campaign against abortions
Abortion in the United States continues to spark fierce debate and cause division, ever since the Supreme Court made it legal in 1973 follow...
From fundamentalist Christian to abortion provider
Abortion in the United States continues to spark fierce debate and cause division, ever since the Supreme Court made it legal in 1973 follow...
Stroud candidates 16 year battle
For 16 years, David Drew and Neil Carmichael have campaigned against each other to be MP for Stroud. The constituency in Gloucestershire is...
'I was just told I had to lose my hair'
For six months on PM, we heard from Steve Hewlett every Monday as he chronicled his experience of oesophageal cancer. In his very first conv...
'People don't want to associate with the chemsex barrister'
This week in our podcast, Eddie Mair speaks to Henry Hendron. He was very much a rising star, a barrister in London with some high profile c...