Caring for Children and the Elderly
Chris Mason brings together listeners' contributions on caring for children and the old.
01 May 2015,·11 mins
Jim Naughtie examines Joe Biden's election chances as he takes on Donald Trump in November
04 Aug 2020,·37 mins
Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.
06 Aug 2013,·38 mins
Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.
13 Apr 2013,·28 mins
Episode 2
Steve Richards tells the inside story of the Lib Dems' turbulent years in government.
17 Feb 2014,·28 mins
Allan Little analyses some of the factors that have given Cuba such a prominent image.
30 Dec 2008,·40 mins
Episode 3
David Cowling asks if political opinion polling will be more reliable in future.
31 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Series 2
Poland's Underground Economy
Lucy Ash is in Poland with the young people going underground - in mines and in business.
17 Aug 2012,·15 mins
Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the election campaign about what happened and why
24 Jul 2017,·28 mins
02/05/2015
A quirky, irreverent take on the twists and turns of the election, with Hugo Rifkind.
02 May 2015,·28 mins
Episode 8
Nick Robinson concludes his series on relations between broadcasters and politicians.
06 Mar 2013,·15 mins
How does scientific advice lead to government policy at the best of times, and the worst?
11 Aug 2020,·37 mins
The night Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down - changing the Middle East forever.
02 Nov 2020,·28 mins
The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.
25 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Journalist David Aaronovitch explores the idea of the Deep State.
14 Aug 2018,·38 mins
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, film critic Phuong Le and Peter Salmon join Matthew Sweet
10 Mar 2021,·44 mins
After four years of debate, what are the hopes for Britain beyond the EU?
05 Jan 2021,·37 mins
Journalist Sebastian Payne asks if Boris Johnson's government can ‘level up’ the UK.
16 Feb 2021,·28 mins
Act in Unison
France's attempts to encourage Arab countries to act for their own self-interest
10 Sep 2004,·22 mins
Max Seddon, Moscow Correspondent for the Financial Times, assesses Putin's grip on power.
20 Apr 2021,·1 min
Enemies
A fight for survival and a message for the West
11 May 2019,·17 mins
A look back at false stories that went viral online and the real-life harm they caused.
05 Jan 2021,·28 mins
Part Two
Comedian Gareth Gwynn pushes for a referendum on Brecon Independence (Part Two of Two)
17 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Exploring a strange coincidence from 1957, when John Prescott was a cruise ship waiter.
31 Jan 2007,·30 mins
Twenty years after 9/11 is the US still confident it's on the "right side of history"?
08 Sep 2021,·43 mins
What does it take to run an effective local political campaign?
16 Jul 2021,·28 mins
Colombia
Has the 2016 peace accord delivered on its promises to help women?
12 Feb 2022,·23 mins
Exploring the idea and history of ‘safe space’ as it has crossed over into the arts.
09 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Political Landscapes: Best Of 2021
Ben Weisz has a well deserved sit down and revisits some of the best bits of his MP walks.
06 Dec 2021,·56 mins
Dr Mukulika Banerjee learns about the processes involved in an Indian general election.
12 May 2009,·40 mins