Libby Purves

Week 11 Brenda Blethyn

A Woman of SubstanceBrenda Blethyn – from Vera to the female Logan Roy: 'Trump them all. Sorry to use that word...'

Brenda Blethyn wearing a teal velvet suit, peeking from behind a red curtain and smiling.

Vera icon Brenda Blethyn talks new drama’s explosive finale: "Trump them all. Sorry to use that word..."

Week 9 Radio Lead Hollie Chapman & Angus Stobie

The Archers'There are lots of ways this could play out': The Archers stars break down that George whodunnit reveal – Ambridge's darkest storyline yet…

The Archers actors Angus Stobie and Hollie Chapman stood on beside an arched bridge surrounded by trees

The Archers favourites pose for 75th anniversary photoshoot – and talk dramatic George whodunnit reveal

Map of Ambridge

The Archers75 years of The Archers: how the world's longest-running drama continues to captivate

Charlotte Martin, Susie Riddell, Madeleine Leslay and Ryan Kelly sitting at a table, holding scripts and rehearsing their lines.

The Archers at 75: Reflecting on the British institution with BBC Radio stars and its celebrity fans

Week 52 Christmas Miniatures Shoot William and David Troughton

The ArchersIs it easier to play father and son when you are in real life? The Archers stars on their storylines and Christmas gift ideas

The Archers stars David and William Troughton talk being father and son in iconic radio soap and in real-life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Week 36 I Fought the Law

I Fought the Law'It's the hardest thing I've ever done' – Sheridan Smith on playing the woman who changed legal history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sheridan Smith as Ann Ming in I Fought the Law, behind the stand in a courtroom and looking directly at the camera.

I Fought the Law’s Sheridan Smith “couldn’t stop hugging” real-life subject Ann Ming: “I am completely in awe”

Wk 13 Radio Lead Charles Collingwood

The ArchersAffairs, scandals and farming – why Brian Aldridge remains an Archers legend after 50 years. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Archers icon: 'Wendy Richard and Angela Rippon thought I was the sexiest man in showbusiness'

June Spencer in a green-blue cardigan

The Archers'She was a phenomenon' – remembering June Spencer, a true radio legend. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Angus Stobie standing assertively behind a wooden desk, dressed in a blue suit, against a red background.

The ArchersHow Edinburgh actor Angus Stobie became Archers' bad boy George Grundy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tracy-Ann Oberman Wk. 37

EastEnders"Most women have a lot of rage" – Tracy-Ann Oberman on returning to EastEnders after 19 years and her advice to young women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Big RT Interview: Vanessa Redgrave

The Big RT InterviewVanessa Redgrave reflects on 10 years of Call the Midwife

The Big RT InterviewMichael Palin looks back over famous travels ahead of Himalayan adventure

Cleaning Up star Sheridan Smith: 'My skin is paper thin'

BBC radio is no longer top dog in the digital age

Monty Python, Getty, SL

Too white for comedy? There must be a place at the BBC for future Monty Pythons

A toast to the Today programme at 60 years

BBC

Former Radio 4 host Libby Purves: "vain and greedy" men are to blame for BBC gender pay gap

Three of a kindWho plays Barbara Windsor in new BBC biopic Babs?

Acting legend Glenda Jackson on playing King Lear and her fight against ageism

Lenny Henry on Shakespeare, his knighthood and the need for more diversity on screen