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Reporter Reads

Reporter Reads

BBC correspondents offer in-depth analysis of issues shaping the world around us.

Reporter Reads

Episodes (51 available)

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, What a hair loss breakthrough could mean for women like me

Victoria Derbyshire reflects on her own experience of hair loss after chemotherapy.

4 Jun 2026

12 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, What a £5 coffee tells you about the global economy

Our economics editor Faisal Islam on the factors influencing the price of your cuppa.

26 May 2026

12 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, The threat to holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

Price of jet fuel has risen dramatically since the start of conflict in the Middle East.

4 May 2026

15 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, Why voice notes are huge in some countries but not the UK

The BBC's Ashitha Nagesh considers why the UK hasn't caught the voice note bug.

27 Apr 2026

12 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, Mason: It's little wonder Rachel Reeves is angry about the war

Our political editor on how the government will cope with the financial challenges ahead.

15 Apr 2026

4 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, Key takeaways from Prince Harry's latest feud with press

Tom Symonds analyses the 10-week trial against Associated Newspapers Limited.

2 Apr 2026

10 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, NHS dentistry is rotting. Will the plan to fix it work?

As patients struggle to find NHS dentists, Labour has a plan. But will it work?

25 Mar 2026

14 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, The 'catastrophic' cuts facing British physics

The discovery of the Higgs Boson was a triumph, but UK science risks being eviscerated.

18 Mar 2026

13 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, Inside the Rage Machine - why algorithms thrive on outrage

Whistleblowers have spoken to the BBC for a new documentary Inside the Rage Machine.

16 Mar 2026

12 mins

Reporter Reads, Reporter Reads, The independent vets shaking up the market

The Aldi-style insurgents who could be about to go up against the big practices.

11 Mar 2026

11 mins

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