Special Features
The programme has gained a cult audience because of its off-beat approach to the news combined with various regular features:
- Monday: Science news produced by Cambridge University's Dr Chris Smith, the Naked Scientists
- Tuesday: On The Hill, a regular look at the week in American politics and Outriders which reports on the world of digital communications
- Wednesday: Game On, video game culture explored. This is the BBC's only dedicated games focussed strand and has been produced in its current form since 2008
- Thursday: Science questions to Dr Karl who joins the show from the Australian ABC network
- Friday: New Music
- Saturday: World Football Phone-In, with journalists Tim Vickery (South America), Sean Wheelock (North and Central America), Andy Brassel (Europe) and Durosemi Thomas (Africa) covering some of the world's football hot beds
- Sunday: Virtual Jukebox, where callers suggest and then vote on a music track to be added to a growing list of tunes. A playlist is available on Spotify
For many years from the beginning of the programme the film critic Dave Aldridge was a weekly contributor. He continues to report for the programme on films. From 2007 the programme pioneered a monthly live mental health phone-in with regular guest, Martin Seager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and adult psychotherapist who heads an NHS psychological services department in the London area.
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