In 2005, Roger Bacon's son Matthew was one of the many British service personnel killed whilst serving in Iraq.

Jason Clasby worked with Matthew and was sitting next to him when he died.

As they told Eddie Mair, despite meeting briefly at the Chilcott inquiry, the two men had never sat down to talk about what happened, until now, ten years after Matthew's death.

(Photo: British troops patrolling in Basra, Iraq Credit: Getty Images)

As President Obama prepares to leave office, people are reflecting on the fact that his promise to close Guantanamo Bay within a year of taking power never came to pass.

Dr Elspeth Cameron Ritchie is a former Army colonel and psychiatrist, she was sent to Guantanamo Bay in 2002 after a spate of suicide attempts by detainees.

She told presenter Eddie Mair that in its early years, Guantanamo posed no ethical issues for medics.

(Photo: A camp entrance at Guantanamo Bay. Credit: Reuters)

A peace deal which ended half a century of armed conflict was signed between the Colombian government and the rebel group, the FARC in 2016. One man who played a role in helping bring about the ceasefire is Jose Miguel Sokoloff. He's not a politician or a military expert, but an expert in advertising. In this second part of an interview he explained to Radio 4's PM programme, it was his unusual campaign that helped demobilize the FARC rebels. Part One of this interview 'How ads persuaded guerillas to lay down arms' was broadcast on 23 December 2016 and is available as a podcast.

In 2017 it will be 10 years since the death of Peter Connolly (Baby P), a 17-month-old who was found dead at home in north London.

A serious case review that investigated what social workers, the police and GPs did, found "the practice of the majority, both individually and collectively... was incompetent", and his death "could have been prevented".

Sharon Shoesmith was the head of Haringey children’s services at the time of Peter's death. She was sacked in December 2008 by the then children’s secretary Ed Balls, but claimed she had been unfairly dismissed and the Court of Appeal ruled in her favour in 2011.

Ms Shoesmith has since written a book, Learning from Baby P, based on a PhD she has completed. She spoke to Eddie Mair about the book and her experiences of being public enemy number one.

(Photo: Sharon Shoesmith. Credit: Getty Images/AFP)

For the latest Eddie Mair podcast we hear from a man who has personally worked to bring healthcare to many hundreds of thousands of Americans who have no health insurance.

Stan Brock founded Remote Area Medical (RAM) in 1985. He told Eddie Mair his story.

(Photo: Stan Brock. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

A peace deal which ended half a century of armed conflict was signed between the Colombian Government and the rebel group, the FARC in 2016.

One man who played a role in helping bring about the ceasefire is Jose Miguel Sokoloff.

He's not a politician or a military expert, but an expert in advertising. As he explained to Radio 4's PM programme, it was his unusual campaign that helped demobilize the FARC rebels.

(Photo: Xmas lights on trees Credit: Getty images)

Earlier this year Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us over the last few weeks about his approach to treatment.

In this podcast he talks about the delight of being offered a place on a new drugs trial and how people are continually telling him that because he has been so open about his illness, "it has enabled them either to talk about it, or to understand why relatives or friends they may have lost, did not."

In May 2016, residents of Fort McMurray in Canada were evacuated due to a raging wildfire.

The chief of Fort McMurray's fire department, Darby Allen talked to presenter Eddie Mair about the evacuation.

He said "It ate me up, I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to" due to worrying about getting everyone out of danger.

Earlier this year Steve Hewlett, presenter of Radio 4's The Media Show, was diagnosed as having cancer of the oesophagus, and has been telling us over the last few weeks about his approach to treatment.

In this podcast he discusses AA Gill's last column which is about his views on cancer treatment and the NHS. Steve is joined by the Chief Executive of NICE Sir Andrew Dillon and GPs Dr Rosemary Leonard and Dr Jeanette Dickson.

Journalist Lucy Pasha-Robinson suffered with endometriosis, a disease where cells like those in the womb appear elsewhere in a woman's body. It can cause severe pain, and in some cases infertility.

As part of her treatment Lucy was given injections to cause her - temporarily - to go through the menopause. She tells Eddie Mair how that felt at the age of just 25.

(Photo: Lucy Pasha-Robinson. Credit: Lucy Pasha-Robinson)