Beyond Today Podcast
One big question about one big story from the news - and beyond - every weekday. Tina Daheley and Matthew Price search for answers that will change the way we see the world.
Beyond Today is the daily podcast from Radio 4 that asks one big question about one big story in the news - and beyond. Tina Daheley, Matthew Price, and a team of curious producers search for answers that change the way we see the world. They speak to the BBC’s unrivalled global network of reporters, plus occasional special guests, to tell stories about identity, technology, and power - where it lies and how that is changing.
Episodes to download
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What happens when you run out of water?
Tue 6 Aug 2019
Chennai is a booming metropolis, but its taps have run dry.
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US shootings: can you shut down the white nationalists?
Mon 5 Aug 2019
While nobody will take the guns away, online hate speech becomes the focus.
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Why does Donald Trump care about A$AP Rocky?
Wed 31 Jul 2019
How his friendship with Kanye has geopolitical consequences.
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Will human contact become a luxury good?
Tue 30 Jul 2019
The rise of robotics and artificial intelligence.
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What does Love Island tell us about friendship?
Fri 26 Jul 2019
The reality TV dating show that’s doing better than ever.
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Do we want funny politicians?
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Comedian Matt Forde shows us the shady side of political comedy.
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What do companies do with your face?
Wed 24 Jul 2019
Why people are worried about FaceApp for the wrong reasons.
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Theresa May: where did it all go wrong?
Mon 22 Jul 2019
Her legacy will be defined by Brexit, but that wasn’t the only misstep.
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MH17: how was the truth uncovered?
Thu 18 Jul 2019
The man who helped solve the mystery from his living room in Leicester.
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Did Lyra McKee’s death change anything?
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Same-sex marriage is coming to Northern Ireland.
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Did YouTube flatten the Earth?
Tue 16 Jul 2019
50 years on, scepticism about the Moon landings is growing online.
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Deadliest Day 6: Finding quiet
Mon 8 Jul 2019
Whose responsibility is it when a soldier suffers from PTSD?
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Deadliest Day 5: Nobody can measure
Mon 8 Jul 2019
Kevin Holt died 9 years after coming home. He wasn’t the only one.
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Deadliest Day 4: Remedial banter
Mon 8 Jul 2019
If you joke about your trauma, does that get you through?
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Deadliest Day 3: Dead eyes
Mon 8 Jul 2019
After their deadliest day, the platoon have to carry on fighting.
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Vampire Weekend at Glastonbury
Fri 5 Jul 2019
The band’s singer and creative force Ezra Koenig on Stormzy, tech, and anxiety.
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Pride: when is a rainbow not enough?
Thu 4 Jul 2019
Businesses have joined the carnival, but for many LGBT people fear and violence continue.
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How did Anna Campbell end up dead in Syria?
Tue 2 Jul 2019
Why a 26 year-old from East Sussex joined the front line with Kurdish fighters.
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Kim Jong-un: how did ‘rocket man’ and Trump become friends?
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Few westerners visit North Korea, but the US president just did.
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Glastonbury: how did the hippies go mainstream?
Fri 28 Jun 2019
The shindig on a farm that became the most famous festival in the world.
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Heatwave: is this climate change?
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Temperature records are being broken across Europe
Upskirting: How one woman fought back and changed the law
Five things Gina Martin found out about getting her upskirting law passed.
Ten things you might not know about Stacey Dooley
Stacey took a break from Strictly to talk to Beyond Today.
The darker side of apps we all have on our phones
How the apps we all use can have far-reaching consequences for some users.
Don’t Tell Me The Score
Simon Mundie finds out what sport can teach us about life.
