The Eddie Mair Interview
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The Eddie Mair Interview
Eddie Mair speaks at length to people with interesting things to say, for Radio 4's PM.
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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 a b...
I 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 co...
'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 attacks in the...
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 are will b...
'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 guide to eve...
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 has...
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 taken...
'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. The fi...
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 Scars", in...
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 year,...
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 to i...
'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 allegation...
'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 firefighters wh...
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.
This...
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 Autobiographica...
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 following the Ro...
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 following the Ro...
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 kno...
'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 conversation,...
'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 clien...
I didn't know my boyfriend was an undercover officer
In 2011 it was revealed that a number of police officers who were working undercover among environmental activists in the 1990s had sexual relationshi...
Steve Hewlett's sons on moving forward
For six months on PM, Steve Hewlett chronicled his experience of living with oesophageal cancer.
Sadly in February 2017 Steve died. His sons Fre...
'I feel angry that families are going through that enormous stress'
The hours and days after the Manchester Arena attack were especially long for some families.
They were wondering whether their loved ones were d...
'Why I kept my wife's body after her death'
A man has revealed how he slept in the same room as his wife's body for six days after she died.
Wendy Davison, 50, died at home in Derby last m...
'My purpose in life was just playing the piano'
Pianist Antimo Magnotta was performing on-board the Costa Concordia cruise ship when it ran aground off the coast of Italy on 13 January 2012.
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My unknown sister, who was an inspiration
Olympic gold medalist, Dominique Moceanu, and professional acrobat Jennifer Bricker grew up with separate families before finding out they were biolog...
Dementia at 47
Dianne was diagnosed with dementia at 47 years old.
She talks to Eddie Mair about her journey from noticing changes in her memory, to her involv...
'Every year my officers recover 150 bodies from the desert'
Throughout his campaign to be President Donald Trump promised to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. Upon taking office he vowed to kee...
Steve Hewlett's Doctor describes caring for him
Dr Naureen Starling is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden hospital in London, specialising in the treatment of gastrointestinal canc...
Steve Hewlett: Our tribute
In the middle of September last year, Steve Hewlett, the presenter of Radio Four's The Media Show was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. He thought it...
What really happened to Scott Johnson?
The death of a family member is one of the most traumatic things a person can experience. For Steve Johnson, his brother Scott's death almost 30 years...
Steve Hewlett: How do you live every day as if it's your last?
In 2016 Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us about his trea...
Steve Hewlett: I was told I have weeks, possibly months...
In 2016 Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us about his trea...
Steve Hewlett says he's continuing with the trial, despite his liver 'misbehaving'
In 2016 Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us about his trea...
Steve Hewlett: 'All I could do was cry, I was so overwhelmed'
In 2016 Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us about his trea...
Steve Hewlett: 'I'm a victim of Sod's Law'
In 2016 Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us about his treatment...
Steve Hewlett on his fears about losing his drug trial place
In 2016 Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us about his treatment...
'Six weeks before my son was born we were sent a letter bomb'
Editor of the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight, Gerry Gable, has been working against far-right groups for decades.
As he told Eddie Mair six w...
Two people whose lives were changed by the Iraq conflict
In 2005, Roger Bacon's son Matthew was one of the many British service personnel killed whilst serving in Iraq. Jason Clasby worked with Matthew and w...
Steve Hewlett: 'I got to A&E before the New Year's Eve deluge'
Earlier this year Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us over...