“I’m hoping that they just saw Paddington as Paddington.” As Paddington: The Musical opens in London, Tarah Zafar - who designed the stage puppet - says the team wanted to keep the ‘lightness’ of the original illustrations. Today programme | Listen on BBC Sounds Photo credit: PA | BBC Radio 4

“We did have five different prime ministers so I was one of the more stable people.” Sir Gareth Southgate, who has written a new book called Dear England: Lessons in Leadership, explains how he got talking about issues like racism as England manager. Today programme | Listen on BBC Sounds | BBC Radio 4

Mary Earps says she's not written her book to "tear anyone down" and feels reaction to it has been "distorted." | BBC Sport

A cab ride Kathy Burke will never forget… She told Romesh about the moment fate brought her and a stranger together. Listen on BBC Sounds 🧡 | BBC Radio 2