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England’s Identity Crisis
As the World Cup opens, Nick Watt explores the political battle over English identity.
07 Jun 2026,28 mins
Unlocked: Britain’s Prison Crisis
Recruitment from West Africa has thrown into focus the crisis reshaping Britain’s prisons.
31 May 2026,28 mins
Under Fire in the Strait of Hormuz
The workers under fire, stuck or abandoned on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
25 May 2026,28 mins
When Shiraz Calls
Intimate conversations of two Iranian sisters - one in the UK, the other in Iran.
21 May 2026,28 mins
Who’s Winning Muslim Voters?
Why is the Labour party losing so many Muslim voters?
17 May 2026,28 mins
Betting on Disaster
The rise of prediction markets where punters bet on current events from the weather to war
10 May 2026,28 mins
About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle
Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
12 Apr 2026,28 mins
Power to The People: Rewiring Britain
Douglas Fraser explores the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain's national grid.
30 Mar 2026,28 mins
How Not to Kill a Politician
What causes political violence, and what can we do to prevent it?
29 Mar 2026,30 mins
Licence to Hate - Racism on the Front Line
The health workers facing racist abuse from their patients.
22 Mar 2026,28 mins
Britain by Bodycam
Aidan Tulloch talks to the people who process the UK's bodycam security footage.
15 Mar 2026,28 mins
Sophia v AI Slop
Sophia Smith Galer investigates an AI-generated biography of herself being sold online.
08 Mar 2026,28 mins
A Place in Politics for British Muslims
Aleem Maqbool explores levels of engagement between British Muslims and those in power.
01 Mar 2026,28 mins
Someone Else's Problem: Exporting the Housing Crisis
What happens when homeless families from London are rehoused in the North East?
22 Feb 2026,28 mins
Beyond the Feed: Muslim Women and the Dawah Bros
The message of online male Muslim influencers and what happens when women speak out?
15 Feb 2026,28 mins
Trump and Greenland: How MAGA went Arctic
The backstory to Donald Trump's desire to take over Greenland.
08 Feb 2026,28 mins
RAAC and Ruin
Karin Goodwin investigates RAAC in Scottish housing.
01 Feb 2026,28 mins
The Price of Meat
High meat prices have led to a boom in meat smuggling - a major risk to public health.
25 Jan 2026,28 mins
Inside ARIA
Evan Davis goes inside the UK’s ambitious new Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
18 Jan 2026,28 mins
Highways to Hell
Alex Forsyth on traffic jam Britain and why roadworks now disrupt our lives so often.
04 Jan 2026,28 mins
Left Out: the political radicalisation of young women - and the silence surrounding it
A look at the leftwards move of young women and why media and politicians are ignoring it
21 Dec 2025,28 mins
Fixing the Chain
What happens to smaller suppliers when a big company is held to ransom online by hackers?
14 Dec 2025,28 mins
Are You Ready?
Lucy Easthope is on a mission to find out how we can become better prepared.
07 Dec 2025,28 mins
Four Months in Gaza
A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.
30 Nov 2025,27 mins,
Playing Spies
Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
30 Nov 2025,27 mins
If at First You Don’t Secede
If at first you don’t secede, should you really try, try, try again?
23 Nov 2025,27 mins
I Fought in Ukraine
The British soldiers fighting for Ukraine.
09 Nov 2025,28 mins
Immigration: The Danish Way
The big political gamble if Britain adopts Denmark's radical approach to immigration.
09 Nov 2025,28 mins
From Anglesey with Love
Former MEP Nathan Gill accepted Russia-linked bribes. Then he did this interview.
02 Nov 2025,28 mins
Garden of England
A summer on a fruit farm in Kent reveals the human stories behind a punnet of blueberries.
26 Oct 2025,28 mins