5 Live News Specials

Nov 21 2024 414 ep. 37 mins 22.2k

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Showcasing BBC Radio 5 Live's news specials, including in-depth interviews.

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Miracle baby: womb transplant

Nov 21 2024 25 mins

Naga Munchetty speaks to Prue Craven from Melbourne in Australia, who was born with the condition MRKH or Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome. It means she has ovaries but no womb, a condition which affects around 1 in every 5,000 women. In 2023 Prue underwent a womb transplant from a living donor, a family friend, and a year later gave birth to her daughter Rose. Part of 5 Li

5 Live listeners question the Policing Minister

Nov 15 2024 27 mins

The Crime and Policing Minister, Dame Diana Johnson MP, takes questions from 5 Live listeners.

Church of England abuse: Su’s story

Nov 13 2024 23 mins

In the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury's historic resignation, Nicky Campbell has been talking to people about their experiences of the Church. Su, a survivor of historic sexual abuse by a then-trainee minister, waived her automatic right to anonymity to tell her story publicly for the first time. She says before and during her abuser's trial - which concluded in an inde

That Time of the Month: Endometriosis

Nov 13 2024 49 mins

Naga Munchetty speaks to Dearbhail Ormond who suffered with endometriosis for almost 20 years before getting a diagnosis and has since founded a company called 'Frendo' to help other women who suffer with the condition. She is also joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions. Each month Naga and the team look in depth at a key sexual or reprodu

That Time of the Month: Chronic UTIs

Nov 13 2024 65 mins

Naga Munchetty speaks to Joanne McKinlay about suffering with chronic urinary tract infections for more than 20 years and how she founded a group – Chronic TUI Global Support – to help others. Naga is also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Healt

Sir Chris Hoy: Finding Hope

Nov 05 2024 26 mins

Sir Chris Hoy sits down with BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent for his first TV interview since revealing his cancer diagnosis is terminal.The six-time Olympic champion talks about the heartbreaking moment he told his family and the huge response since going public.He shares how he wants to bring hope to others with stage four cancer and how he wants to raise awareness and improve testi

That Time of the Month: Born without a womb

Oct 16 2024 48 mins

Naga Munchetty speaks to Betty Mukherjee, who took part in the BBC’s Race Across the World, about being diagnosed with MRKH at the age of 16 and her decision to talk publicly about it on the programme. MRKH, or Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, is a rare condition that means a woman is born with ovaries but no womb. Naga is also joined by Ally Hensley, who has written a bo

'Coconut' placard: Is it ok to use the term?

Oct 14 2024 25 mins

Marieha Hussain, a former teacher, has been found not guilty of racially aggravated public order offence.She was thrust into the media spotlight after holding a placard at a protest depicting former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman as coconuts.It’s a word that is sometimes used about a person of colour, to imply a betrayal of their ethnicity.M

That Time of the Month: Perinatal OCD

Sep 12 2024 48 mins

Naga Munchetty chats to Shakira Akabusi about the debilitating OCD which developed after the birth of her first child and her journey back to health. She’s also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on

That Time of the Month: Supporting a partner

Aug 22 2024 49 mins

Naga Munchetty chats to Jen and Chris Moore about what it’s like supporting a partner going through terrible menstrual pain and the lengthy battle for treatment. She’s also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch vi