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Ed Balls: From the cabinet to choirmaster.
Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls
17 Nov 2023,4 mins
Sir John Hayes: The UK Government should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights
Sir John Hayes gives reaction to the Supreme Court ruling against the Rwanda asylum plan.
15 Nov 2023,6 mins
Baroness Kate Fall: "He's keen to serve his country again."
Kate Fall and Katy Balls give their reaction to David Cameron's surprise return.
13 Nov 2023,3 mins
Will pro-Palestinian protests on Armistice Day be banned?
John McDonnell says the police shouldn't be politicised over the protest
08 Nov 2023,8 mins
Do British women drink too much?
Shaparak Khorsandi and landlady Katie Baldock on British women's drinking culture.
08 Nov 2023,5 mins
The King's Speech: A Tory reset ahead of the general election?
Robert Colvile and Kate fall review the King's first speech opening parliament.
07 Nov 2023,4 mins
The tampons that can diagnose STIs
The founder of Daye, Valentina Milanova, on how tampons could provide at home STI testing
06 Nov 2023,3 mins
If AI means we don't need to work anymore, how will we fill our time instead?
James Suzman and Baroness Prosser on the meaning of life and work.
03 Nov 2023,8 mins
Misogyny in No. 10
The former Deputy Cabinet Secretary has told the Covid inquiry about sexism in No 10.
01 Nov 2023,6 mins
Are we a country obsessed with sandwiches?
Sandwich enthusiast, Max Halley, on "creating perfection between two slices of bread."
01 Nov 2023,5 mins
Do you know your Queen's English from your Estuary accent?
According to a new study The Kings English and cockney are hardly spoken any more.
31 Oct 2023,4 mins
The second phase of the Covid inquiry
Was the government prepared? Martyn Reynolds and Sir Anthony Seldon give their verdict.
30 Oct 2023,10 mins
Matthew Perry: Helen Lewis remembers the late actor
The Friends TV comedy star has died, aged 54.
30 Oct 2023,3 mins
"My thoughts on leaving change everyday."
Mohammad Ghalaiyini is a British Palestinian in Gaza.
30 Oct 2023,5 mins
Why do musicians re-release old classics?
We spoke to music producer, Stephen Street, who has worked with The Smiths and Blur.
27 Oct 2023,4 mins
"It's hard to be clear that the Government has a real grip on AI."
The PM wants the UK to be a global leader on the safety of Artificial Intelligence.
26 Oct 2023,6 mins
Is the phone call a dying art?
With more of us sending messages than picking up the phone, are we missing out?
26 Oct 2023,5 mins
"I wrote to myself while I was in Gaza, questioning whether it was all worth it."
What are the challenges of a ground invasion for Israel?
25 Oct 2023,14 mins
What can we learn from the release of two more hostages?
We hear from Oliver McTernan who's worked in hostage negotiations
24 Oct 2023,4 mins
Lord MacDonald: "I would be wary of limiting free speech rights further"
Political pressure is mounting to toughen the laws around policing language at protests.
23 Oct 2023,7 mins
"We don't want more blood. We don't want revenge."
Sarah Montague visits Israel's mixed neighbours, where Jews and Arabs live side by side.
20 Oct 2023,9 mins
War photography: It's not about revulsion, it's about getting across the story
Photojournalist Paul Conroy and curator Hilary Roberts discuss war photography
20 Oct 2023,5 mins
"We're not stressed, we have faith in the Iron Dome"
Sarah Montague spends time in a shelter in Tel Aviv
19 Oct 2023,7 mins
On the streets of East Jerusalem
Sarah in Shu'fat Camp speaking to Palestinians about how the war has impacted them.
19 Oct 2023,4 mins
"You cannot resolve this problem by terror or bombing"
Can diplomacy cut through the deep-set views on both sides of the Israel Gaza war?
18 Oct 2023,4 mins
Who is to blame for the Gaza hospital disaster?
As Israelis and Palestinians deny they are at fault, Nathan Ruser explains the evidence.
18 Oct 2023,8 mins
The hospital in Gaza that refuses to evacuate
The Gaza Strip is on 'edge of catastrophe' as the Israeli siege continues.
17 Oct 2023,4 mins
"A manuscript is like looking over a composer's shoulder"
The auctioneers Christies are selling a remarkable collection of musical manuscripts.
17 Oct 2023,4 mins
The art of disagreeing
Have we lost our ability to have good conversations and to disagree nicely?
16 Oct 2023,5 mins
Are nicotine pouches the new vapes?
What is 'snus' and how many people are using it in the UK?
16 Oct 2023,4 mins