Oobah Butler: should news amuse?
Oobah Butler is a writer and professional mischief maker. Last year he made the news for hacking TripAdvisor’s review system by getting his fake restaurant rated number one in London. Whether he's bla...
16 Marras 201824min
Who’s helping teachers with tough kids?
We get inside one of the places where they try to teach pupils kicked out of mainstream school. 50,000 of them are now in what’s called alternative provision. Why are more children being excluded fro...
15 Marras 201819min
Does Facebook really care about fake news?
This story of a mass murder in the Nigerian city of Jos reveals the devastating impact that fake news can have when it inflames existing tensions. Yemesi Adegoke and Charlie Northcott from the BBC’s A...
14 Marras 201823min
Will we notice when Brexit happens?
If the government is going to keep to its Brexit timetable, a divorce deal between Britain and the EU needs to be finalised this week. We’re due to leave at the end of March 2019, so as politicians sc...
13 Marras 201821min
Can we believe brands who get political?
Iceland wanted to use a Greenpeace film about palm oil for its Christmas adverts, but was prevented from running it on TV by rules banning political campaigning. Instead the advert has been shared wid...
12 Marras 201818min
Stacey Dooley: Should the news have feelings?
Stacey has been presenting current affairs for over a decade. She’s known for her brand of gutsy, compassionate reporting. This week she takes a break from a punishing Strictly schedule to talk to Tin...
9 Marras 201827min
Are we forgetting how to remember?
It is 100 years since the end of World War One. As the generations that fought in the two World Wars fade away, it gets harder to remember the impact of those conflicts. And while most tend to agree ...
8 Marras 201819min
Is Trumpism here to stay?
He wasn’t on the ballot paper, but Donald Trump still called the mid-term elections a “tremendous success”. Both his Republican Party and the opposing Democrats can find reasons to claim victory as th...
7 Marras 201825min
