Peer pressure: Time for change in the House of Lords?
Is it time to rethink the way British democracy works and reform the upper chamber of parliament?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Sub...
29 Mar 202138min
British cycling: A doctor, drugs & a scandal
Last week the former Team GB and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of ordering a banned substance “knowing or believing” it was to dope a rid...
26 Mar 202138min
Revisiting old friends after a year of Covid
This week marks a year since the Covid lockdown began. Every aspect of our daily life has been affected and more than 146,000 people have died of the virus in the UK. In today's episode, we check in ...
25 Mar 202123min
Dog theft: Inside the canine crime epidemic
Throughout the pandemic, demand for dogs has soared, and thieves have taken note. Dog theft has skyrocketed over the last year with criminal gangs cashing in. How are they getting away with it? And wh...
24 Mar 202124min
General Sir Nick Carter on the threats facing Britain
Yesterday the government published new plans for the future of the military. Manveen Rana speaks to the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, about the changing face of war and Britain'...
23 Mar 202137min
Prince William: Repairing the crown's image
Almost ten years ago, the world watched as a future king got married. Now, after a bombshell interview, things couldn't feel further removed from that day when the royal family basked in the world's p...
22 Mar 202130min
The food critic behind Italy’s deadliest terrorist attack
Federico Umberto D’Amato, the former spy who created the country’s culinary bible, is accused of being behind the 1980 Bologna atrocity. Could this decades old mystery finally be solved?This podcast w...
19 Mar 202127min
The lost children: How school closures hit the most vulnerable kids
Last week schools in England reopened after months of shutdown due to the pandemic, but has keeping kids out of the classroom come at a social greater cost than we realise?This podcast was brought to ...
18 Mar 202126min
