Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.
15 Feb 2007,·30 mins
Alternative facts, impartial journalism and democracy. Can news deliver in a digital age?
12 Sep 2019,·42 mins
Living with Secrets
Part of the Secret Britain series. Peter Taylor meets people who have kept state secrets.
30 Aug 2011,·28 mins
Austria and Germany
How populists in the Austrian Freedom party and German anti-mosque groups are growing.
15 Feb 2011,·28 mins
Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
07 Apr 2020,·37 mins
What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.
29 May 2012,·37 mins
Chris Page tells the inside story of Northern Ireland's botched green energy scheme.
09 Mar 2020,·28 mins
BBC News US Election 2024: America Decides
In-depth reporting, analysis and breaking news from the US presidential election
05 Nov 2024,·49 mins
Eddie Mair chairs a debate on the progress of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
08 Sep 2010,·45 mins
Episode 3
Mark explores the relationship between the police and other agencies.
13 Feb 2012,·30 mins
James Landale examines how Euroscepticism has become increasingly powerful in UK politics.
25 Feb 2013,·30 mins
Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.
26 Mar 2012,·28 mins
Episode 2
Graham Easton asks what US Vice President Biden's cancer moonshot can achieve.
01 Mar 2016,·28 mins
Cooperating
Giles Edwards follows a big social enterprise as it splits from the public sector.
14 Mar 2012,·30 mins
Andrew Neil offers a portrait of Margaret Thatcher via the voices of those she governed.
09 Apr 2013,·43 mins
Episode 5
Prof Murray Pittock explores the origins of Scottish nationalism.
08 Nov 2013,·15 mins
Iain Watson looks at how the Labour party is changing across the country.
25 Jun 2018,·30 mins
Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.
06 Jan 2009,·40 mins
Steve Richards talks to Ed Miliband, his friends and critics about his political ideas.
19 Nov 2012,·28 mins
A portrait of the Washington insider whose presidency proved turbulent and controversial.
02 Dec 2018,·30 mins
Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress?
14 Apr 2009,·40 mins
Nick Robinson explores Boris Johnson's political beliefs through interviews with insiders.
05 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown retells the story of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin.
26 Mar 2018,·28 mins
Adair Turner
Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
07 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Jonathan Freedland reassesses Machiavelli and finds the inspiration for modern republics.
18 Nov 2013,·28 mins
A revolution in music, politics and attitude - how Tropicalia exploded in Brazil.
09 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Emily Maitlis presents a debate between the candidates to lead the Conservative Party.
18 Jun 2019,·59 mins
What does the Ukrainian revolution mean for Britain, Russia and the world?
08 Mar 2014,·15 mins
Should Britain stay in the European Union? Former diplomat Sir Stephen Wall puts the case.
08 Aug 2012,·45 mins
Nick Robinson asks if Parliament itself might be the obstacle to improving our democracy.
27 Jan 2015,·28 mins
