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Professor of Global History Peter Frankopan was interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme and Newsnight discussing the container ship stuck in the Suez Canal and the implications on global trade

Jane Garvey presents Re: Present, a new podcast series from National Museums Liverpool. The six episode series explores different themes such as love, work and resilience and delves into the museum’s collections to explore how they relate. Available to download on all platforms

Movie expert James King has launched a new podcast series in partnership with Vue Cinemas. In each episode of Get Lost in Great Film, James talks to a leading name in the world of cinema – from Richard Curtis to Daniel Mays. Available to download on all platforms.

Martin Lewis joins the comedy panel show, Would I Lie To You?, delving into guests extraordinary stories to find out whether they are telling the truth. Could he even have his own fib to tell? Monday 1st March at 8.30pm on BBC One. 

Dr Saleyha Ahsan presents Condition Critical: One Doctor’s Story – Dispatches. This special Dispatches film also shows the emotional and physical burden faced by friends and colleagues, and how they came close to breaking point with the psychological toll of fighting to keep people alive on the NHS frontline during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Monday 1st March at 8pm on Channel 4.

Cultural historian Deborah Sugg Ryan presents a new Radio 4 series running all week at 1.45pm from Monday 8th February. In Trading Spaces she will be telling the stories of five small businesses from across the UK all fighting to survive on Radio 4 next week. She’ll also be digging deeper into the surprising history behind their shop windows.

A You Gov poll has revealed that KAM represent some of the most popular presenters in the UK. Martin Lewis tops our list and is the third most popular in the country and Jon Snow, Moira Stuart, Angela Rippon and Michael Buerk all feature prominently on the list. Congratulations to all.

Adam Shaw asks whether lives could be at risk and whether rapid mass Covid testing could end up being money down the drain on Covid Testing: What’s the Truth? Tonight on Thursday 4th February at 7.30pm on ITV

You’re Dead to Me, Greg Jenner’s BBC Sounds podcast is back with a new episode made available each week and on Radio 4 Greg’s Homeschool History has returned for a second series on Mondays at 2pm.

Mary-Ann Ochota’s new podcast series for Audible, Happiness…and how to get it, is now available to download. In each episode Mary-Ann and her co-presenter dive into a topic, trend or technique and ask vital questions, like: where has this idea come from? What’s the evidence? They’ll speak to world-class experts, try some self-experimentation and discuss the science behind the headlines. The result? Practical advice to help make you happier.