Political Thinking with Nick Robinson Podcast
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries. All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their worldview.
New episodes drop on Fridays on BBC Sounds. You can also watch them on BBC Two at 12:15pm on Fridays or on BBC iPlayer. And you can listen on BBC Radio 4 on Saturdays at 17:30.
Episodes to download
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The Personal is Political One
Fri 4 Jan 2019
Nick reflects on what personal interviews reveal about the state of today's politics
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The David Gauke One
Fri 21 Dec 2018
The Justice Secretary on slaying unicorns and why he might quit the Cabinet over No Deal.
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The Hilary Benn One
Fri 14 Dec 2018
The Brexit Committee Chair on being a 'Benn but not a Bennite' (in more ways than one)
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The Justine Greening One
Fri 7 Dec 2018
The former cabinet minister on resigning, the class ceiling and another referendum.
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The James Brokenshire One
Thu 29 Nov 2018
The Communities Secretary on his voiceover work, surviving cancer and delivering Brexit.
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The Diane Abbott One
Fri 23 Nov 2018
The Shadow Home Secretary on why Brexit will happen and dealing with online abuse.
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The Damian Hinds One
Fri 9 Nov 2018
The Education Secretary on 'buckling up' ahead of Brexit & getting more cash for schools.
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The Shaun Bailey One
Fri 2 Nov 2018
The Tory mayoral candidate for London on fighting his way out of an estate.
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The John McDonnell One
Fri 26 Oct 2018
The Shadow Chancellor explains why he became a Marxist not a priest.
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The Amber Rudd One
Fri 19 Oct 2018
The former Home Secretary on why she wants her old job back and life on the silver screen
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The Sir John Major One
Thu 11 Oct 2018
The former PM on why Universal Credit needs to change and the perils of Brexit.
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The David Davis One
Fri 5 Oct 2018
The former Brexit Secretary on his Communist grandad & how sugar made him a Eurosceptic.
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The Andy Burnham One
Fri 28 Sep 2018
The Mayor of Greater Manchester on life up North and why he lost to Jeremy Corbyn.
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The Vince Cable One
Fri 21 Sep 2018
The LibDem leader discusses spasms, racism and the problems faced by liberalism
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The Len McCluskey One
Fri 14 Sep 2018
The Unite leader on why he wouldn't weep if Tony Blair left Labour and his favourite poem
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The Tony Blair One
Fri 7 Sep 2018
Tony Blair tells Nick why he's not sure if moderates can "take back" the Labour Party
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Political Thinking returns next week
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Nick Robinson looks forward to a momentous autumn.
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Bonus podcast: Could the PM have a Brummie accent?
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Chris Mason's "Archive on 4" about the accents of politics and the politics of accents.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 3
Fri 17 Aug 2018
Iain Watson presents the final episode of Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 2
Fri 10 Aug 2018
George Parker presents episode two in Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 2
Fri 10 Aug 2018
George Parker presents episode two in the Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 1
Fri 3 Aug 2018
Steve Richards presents episode one of Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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The Nia Griffith One
Thu 26 Jul 2018
The Shadow Defence Secretary on languages, name-calling over Brexit and anti-Semitism.
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The Liz Truss One
Fri 20 Jul 2018
The Chief Secretary on 'freedom fighting', negotiating Brexit & love of British cheese
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The Andrea Leadsom One
Fri 13 Jul 2018
The Commons Leader on Brexit, Boris, Bercow, babies' brains and branding Big Ben.
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The Dominic Raab One
Thu 5 Jul 2018
The Housing Minister's divided household over football and the "rocky bridge" to Brexit.
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The Dominic Grieve One
Fri 29 Jun 2018
The former Attorney General on avoiding a 'no deal' Brexit and challenging the spooks
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The Tommy Sheppard One
Fri 22 Jun 2018
The SNP MP on indyref2, his party walking out of PMQs & being knocked out of MasterChef.
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The Tom Watson One
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Labour's Deputy Leader on clearing his 'brain fog' and the vulnerability of his position
