Why young women are falling out of love with the pill
When the contraceptive pill was introduced in the 1960s, many considered it to be one of the most significant inventions of the 20th Century. Sixty years on, a generation of young women are questionin...
26 Feb 202429min
Her daughter was murdered. Why will the killer be released so soon?
If you murder someone, you get a life sentence. But what does a life sentence actually mean in practice? We speak to a bereaved parent fighting to end one of the justice system’s most egregious senten...
23 Feb 202432min
Is there any hope for Generation Rent?
With ever-increasing house prices across the country far outstripping the rate at which earnings are rising, millions of young people are now being forced to either live at home with their parents, or...
22 Feb 202429min
Keir Starmer's Gaza problem
While an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will be debated in the House of Commons today, all eyes are on Labour. The party has tiptoed around a position on the war in Gaza since t...
21 Feb 202428min
What Navalny’s death means for Putin's Russia
Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader, is dead. His wife says that President Putin killed her husband while the Russian state denies any involvement. What does his death mean for the opposition, ...
20 Feb 202430min
Is ADHD being over-diagnosed?
An overwhelming demand for ADHD diagnoses has left the NHS struggling to keep up. What’s behind the rise?Content warning: This episode contains mentions of suicidal thoughts and eating disorders.This ...
19 Feb 202431min
A conversation with director Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan has become a franchise unto himself; one of the few directors who can walk into a studio with an original idea and walk out with the millions needed to make it. His latest film, Oppe...
16 Feb 202434min
How Biden could be replaced
A special counsel report in the US has again raised questions about Joe Biden’s mental faculties, describing the President as "a well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." So, what are the mechani...
15 Feb 202426min
