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Received today β€” 18 December 2025

TV tonight: Chris Hoy opens up about his terminal cancer diagnosis

The Olympic cyclist puts together an inspirational plan to raise funds for cancer sufferers. Plus: Monica Dolan reads Jane Austen. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One
This inspiring film follows Chris Hoy as he formulates a constructive and defiant response to his terminal cancer diagnosis. Glasgow: the Tour de Four is a bike ride that smashed its fundraising target of Β£1m for charity and proves that a medical prognosis doesn’t need to be the end. Famous friends, including Andy Murray and Jason Kenny, are around to lend a hand. Phil Harrison

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Β© Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER:/CREDIT LINE:BBC/Mark Slater

Β© Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER:/CREDIT LINE:BBC/Mark Slater

Β© Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER:/CREDIT LINE:BBC/Mark Slater

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A shocking investigation into unaided home births: best podcasts of the week

Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne tread a delicate line between hard-hitting and empathetic in this profile of the Free Birth Society. Plus, an ode to The Gilmore Girls

A shocking Guardian investigation by Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne into the Free Birth Society (FBS), a movement that made millions of dollars from encouraging pregnant women to have unaided home births – even as the deaths of babies mounted. Its empathetic interviews with ex-members make for a sensitive, hugely listenable show, treading a delicate line between hard-hitting and extending empathy to the women who fell under FBS’s spell. Alexi Duggins
Widely available, all episodes out now

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Β© Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Β© Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Β© Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

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