Cancel culture: Did Dostoyevsky predict the culture wars?
Whether you like it or not, these days everyone seems to be enlisted in the culture wars. But why does the debate seem so angry and intolerant? Can we find some answers in novels written 150 years ago...
14 Apr 202226min
The weapon of war we don't want to talk about
Since the first case in Ukraine was reported to The Times, many more have emerged. But why is this particular weapon so hard to talk about?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of read...
13 Apr 202232min
Dementia: Could lessons from Covid help find a cure?
Just before the pandemic, the government promised a 'dementia moonshot' to blast us towards a dementia cure. What happened to it?Today: former prime minister David Cameron and Sunday Times science edi...
12 Apr 202230min
From Stalin to Putin: A brief history of Russian autocrats
The Russian military has suffered an unexpected battering, but Putin shows no sign of backing down. What can history teach us about what might happen next?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the...
11 Apr 202229min
A lost brother (Pt 2) - Seeking answers
In the second of this two-part podcast, we find out what effect Mouayed Bashir's death has had on his family in Newport, South Wales - as the inquest into his death is delayed - and look at how the po...
8 Apr 202233min
A lost brother (Pt 1) - A death in South Wales
On the 17th February last year, in Newport, the family of Mouayed Bashir called 999. According to his parents he'd been suffering a mental health episode that morning. Nearly three hours later the 29-...
7 Apr 202235min
How the war looks from space
Rule No 1 in space is 'don't rock the boat' - and certainly don't talk about politics. But Putin’s bombs are visible from the International Space Station, and a war of words over Ukraine may have put ...
6 Apr 202224min
Inside GCHQ: Meet the spies keeping Britain safe
Over two episodes, Matthew Syed takes listeners inside GCHQ’s headquarters in Cheltenham. Today, he hears from some of the staff who share how their different backgrounds help contribute to the organi...
5 Apr 202230min
