BBC Radio 4 PM @BBCPM

This is the official account of PM on @BBCRadio4. On air 5-6pm weekdays and Saturday 5-5.30pm. #bbcpm bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b… Joined June 2013

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BBC Radio 4 PM @BBCPM

3 days ago

"Are people actually going to check the ID has been checked?" The government is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme. Chair of the Home Affairs Committee Karen Bradley questions whether this will make a difference to migration.

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4 days ago

On BBC Radio 4’s #PM programme, we are going to be looking whether we are preparing people for how AI will change the workforce. Euan Blair, founder of the business Multiverse, tells @EvanHD that it is “a way of giving people superpowers”.

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5 days ago

‘The way it is conducted remains shocking.’ Actor Toby Jones speaks to #PM ahead of the launch of a new seven part series, The Hack, in which he plays the editor of the Guardian who uncovered much of the News of the World hacking affair.

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6 days ago

The Transport Secretary has approved plans for a second runway at London Gatwick Airport. James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, tells #BBCPM that the government 'don't want people to be blocking' their work towards economic growth.

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a week ago

“We want to see ketamine made available in the NHS in specialist settings.” Professor Oliver Howes, Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Psychopharmacology Committee, tells us how psychedelic drugs could be used to help people with mental health illnesses. #BBCPM

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a week ago

“It’s not just about placing video calls in front of animals, but how do we make them work for animals.” Dr Ilyena Hirskyi-Douglas heads up the Animal-Computer Interaction Group at Glasgow University – they've been researching how different species can enjoy video calls. #BBCPM

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a week ago

"I think everybody decided that they needed to have a northern woman. There's many things you can say about me Evan, but I ain't that." Dame Emily Thornberry says she's going to leave the Labour deputy leadership race 'to the party' after dropping out. #BBCPM

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a week ago

Why is President Trump nice to Sir Keir Starmer? Lord Darroch, former UK ambassador to the US, argues President Trump 'quite likes talking to leaders whom he finds interesting and fun to talk to'. #BBCPM

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a week ago

Nice or nuisance? 🍦 South Cambridgeshire district council has been enforcing a code of practice against ice cream vans and their music. Composer Dan Jones, who wrote ‘Music for Seven Ice Cream Vans’, says he understands the ‘dilemmas’. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

"I think it's absolutely ridiculous... To describe them as proxies for men, frankly it's depressing." Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy responds to suggestions the Labour deputy leadership race is a proxy battle for a future leadership contest. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

"It'll mainly be the press conference that will get pulses a bit higher than normal." Michael Martin, former London US Embassy political advisor, tells #BBCPM that Sir Keir Starmer will be prepared for President Trump's usual 'unpredictability' during his UK State Visit.

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2 weeks ago

More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics, according to research from King's College London. Sir Philip Rutnam, former Home Office permanent secretary, tells #BBCPM that funding decisions for justice and health may have been impacted.

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2 weeks ago

"People look at some of the events of the last couple of weeks and people obviously would rather they hadn't happened." Ed Miliband pushes back at claims Sir Keir Starmer will be out as Prime Minister if next May's local elections don't go well for Labour. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

The first sitting Conservative MP, shadow minister Danny Kruger, has defected to Reform UK. Former Conservative MP Steve Baker, who held several ministerial positions, rules out joining the party himself and outlines his prediction for Nigel Farage at the next election. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

‘Things never end well when there’s violence.’ Pastor Mark Burns, spiritual advisor to President Trump, talks about his relationship with the late American activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot at a university in Utah. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

"When you pass into that death zone, your survival depends on what the polls are doing... but also is there an alternative [leader]." Following a turbulent week for the government, historian Sir Anthony Seldon ponders the PM’s future. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

Irish broadcaster RTÉ has said it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest 'if the participation of Israel goes ahead'. Peter Feeney, former head of broadcast compliance at RTÉ, says it could send a 'moral signal' if other countries join Ireland. #BBCPM

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2 weeks ago

Fancy a hug? 🫂 A new German study has been looking at how people hug and whether you can tell someone's intentions from a hug they give you. ⬇️ @EvanHD and #BBCPM producer Ayo test it out.

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3 weeks ago

"They're great... It's for the audience but also the community around it." Musician Joe Stilgoe, who has launched a campaign to get more recognition and funding for jazz clubs, says the genre is 'undersupported' in the UK. #BBCPM

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3 weeks ago

Israel says it has conducted airstrikes in the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas leaders. Lord Ricketts, former UK National Security Advisor, tells #BBCPM why he thinks this shows that Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of reaching a deal with Hamas.