Start the Week
Hosted by Tom Sutcliffe and Adam Rutherford and Naomi Alderman · BBC Radio 4
4.7from 188 ratings
- 663
- Episodes
- 119
- Transcribed
- 188
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About Start the Week
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Sept 2010
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
119 of 663 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Global instability and the end of illusion
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
John Berger and another way of seeing
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Napoleon’s marshals and President Trump’s civil servants
Who has been a guest on Start the Week
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Kim Ghattas
- Gideon Rachman
- David Runciman
- Tom Overton
- Maryam Aslany
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 157 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 31 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
Contact Start the Week
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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Questions about Start the Week
Who hosts Start the Week?
Tom Sutcliffe and Adam Rutherford and Naomi Alderman host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Start the Week take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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