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Behind the Headlines
By Bauer MediaNews
Behind the Headlines episodes
- Should schoolgirls in Northern Ireland be allowed to wear trousers?
Wednesday 4th March, 2026: we have the latest on the war in the Middle East - in particular on efforts to get British nationals home; it's been the last day of evidence at the Covid Inquiry; we speak to Assisted Dying campaigners ahead of an upcoming vote; the schoolgirls'' fight to wear trousers; and the comedy legend cycling "from Me, to You". Kat Wright is your host
13 min - The women waiting almost a decade for a diagnosis for an issue which affects 1 in 10
Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 3rd March 2026
17 min - Stuck in Dubai - the family split between Manchester and the Middle East
Behind the Headlines - Monday 2nd March 2026
10 min - Ask for Angela: 10 years of safer nights out
History is made in Greater Manchester as the Green Party shocks Westminster with their first ever by-election win in Gorton and Denton, we also mark 10 years of “Ask for Angela” and The BRITs are in Manchester and we are backstage
11 min - Maternity failings: “racism, bullying, no dignity”
We look at an interim review into maternity services in England, in Scotland, union bosses and campaigners demand clarity over jobs at BrewDog and a Darlington mum speaks out after her autistic son was found dead at college
10 min - The Scotland fan walking rather more than 500 miles (and 500 more)...
Wednesday 15th February, 2026: we look at the increase in fly-tipping, the latest legal challenge against water pollution; concerns over introducing the lynx back to areas of Scotland; we're out and about where the new Beatles movies have been filming; and the Scotland fan WALKING across the US for their first World Cup match. Kat Wright is your host
13 min - We're on the hunt for Snoop Dogg in south west Wales
Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 24th February 2026
13 min - The criminals who could have been buried under a car park 200 years ago
Behind the Headlines - Monday 23rd February 2026
16 min - My Son Was Stabbed
A documentary charting the minutes and hours after the real life stabbing of a 16 year old boy - as told through the eyes of his dad.
With exclusive access to the family's story, and with testimonies from the first responders and surgery team, My Son Was Stabbed offers an incredibly personal insight into the realities of knife crime.
Chris, who's name we've changed to protect his son's identity, speaks openly about the worst experience of his life, but how he hopes society can change the way it thinks about these sorts of incidents.
Later, he is reunited with the first responders and surgery team he first met that night.
Created by Senior Correspondent Mick Coyle for Bauer Media Audio
Additional interviews, script, production and editing: Victoria Glover
Executive Producer: Mick Coyle
16 min - Curling Final Fever: Can team GB take gold?
Winter Olympics fever is in full swing as Team GB’s men’s curling side prepare to take on Canada. Plus, an exclusive investigation into drug dealers using QR code stickers and we also bring you BAFTAs predictions ahead of Sunday
15 min
About Behind the Headlines
From the publisher's feed
Behind The Headlines takes you deeper into breaking news stories across the UK.
We have reporters across the country bringing you the story direct…
from the scene as well as teams of journalists investigating the issues that matter to you.
Our reporters go behind the headlines to the scene of the story to talk to the people involved and bring you the very latest - whenever and wherever it happens.