Best of Today

Best of Today

Best of Today is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  I have terminal cancer but 'I'm as happy as ever’

  Dec 26, 20249 minS0

  <p>Former aid worker Simon Boas, whose essays about his feelings towards life and death went viral, died in July aged 47.</p><p>He was told he had terminal throat cancer in 2023 and began writing about his experiences in his local newspaper, the Jersey Evening Post. This inspired readers across the country.</p><p>His book, A Beginner's Guide to Dying, will be posthumously published in September.</p><p>If one of his final interviews before his death, Simon spoke to Emma Barnett on Radio 4's Today programme in June 2024 ahead of being moved to a hospice.</p><p>Listen...

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  Best of Today: What should children learn?

  Oct 11, 202440 minS0

  <p>The government has started a major review of the curriculum and assessment in England's schools, chaired by education policy expert Becky Francis. But how could we rethink England's curriculum and assessment?</p><p>Today hears from schools across the country trying new ways of doing things from using AI in classrooms to a more skills based approach and looking at why the 'exam season' might cease to exist.</p><p>The series hears from: former Conservative Schools Minister Nick Gibb; Jill Duffy from the OCR exam board; Jason Arday, former guest editor of the Today Programme and professor of...

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  Today Listener Series: Young people and politics

  Sep 19, 20249 minS0

  <p>Earlier this year, the Today programme gave our listeners the chance to look at an issue that matters to them.</p><p>Herbie and Ayesha both voted for the first time this year. </p><p>They wanted to look at the disconnect they believe exists between young people and politicians.</p><p>Listen to the other stories explored by our listeners this week on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds between 6am-9am.</p>

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  Today Listener Series: NHS Forensic Psychology centre in Liverpool

  Sep 18, 202414 minS0

  <p>All this week we've been hearing stories brought to us by Today listeners. </p><p>Dr Lisa Wright and Dr Mark Walton are both clinical psychologists, who work on Merseyside in the only NHS unit of its kind - where they are trying to cut criminal offending rates using therapy. </p><p>It's not an alternative to prison - the NHS Forensic Psychology centre in Liverpool works with people who have served custodial sentences who might be at risk of re-offending. </p><p>Listen to the other stories explored by our listeners this week on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds...

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  Today Listener Series: Is university worth it?

  Sep 17, 202417 minS0

  <p>Earlier this year, the Today programme gave our listeners the chance to look at an issue that matters to them. Anna and Chloe - along with Chloe's 19 year-old daughter Pearl - wanted to ask "University: Is it worth it?" and interrogate the value of a university education in 2024. As part of our coverage, Today has exclusively seen a blueprint for the future of universities in England. Universities UK, which represents 142 universities, is calling for a rise in tuition fees linked to inflation and more government support for students. Listen to the other stories explored by our listeners this week...

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