Inside Porton Down

Inside Porton Down

Nihal Arthanayake gets rare behind the scenes access to one of the most secretive establishments in the UK - the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory - which many of us know as Porton Down.

It was here that the nerve agent that poisoned Russians Sergei and Yulia Skripal last year was identified as Novichok.

He looks at the extraordinary range of things that happen at the DSTL - everything from police work to the armed forces, and new ways to prevent diseases that kill millions of people around the world.

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Election 2019: Question Time Leaders Special

Election 2019: Question Time Leaders Special

Fiona Bruce presents a Leaders Special edition of Question Time. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon take questions from an audience in Sheffield.

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Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview

Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview

In a Newsnight special, Emily Maitlis interviews the Duke of York as he speaks for the first time about his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and allegations which have been made ...

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Modern Slavery: Sanu’s Story

Modern Slavery: Sanu’s Story

A victim of modern slavery has told BBC Radio 5 Live how he was forced to work seven days a week for seven years. Sanu, not his real name, came to the UK from Bangladesh to study and was befriended by...

14 Nov 201949min

What strategies might we see in the 2019 election?

What strategies might we see in the 2019 election?

The election is looming - and already we're seeing polished films on social media, snappy campaign slogans and fiery exchanges between politicians.Behind the scenes are groups of specialists - all com...

1 Nov 201921min

Fertility treatment: Is there enough workplace support?

Fertility treatment: Is there enough workplace support?

Fertility issues affect an estimated 3.5 million people in the UK.IVF is an option for some couples, but attending many medical appointments - alongside dealing with the physical and mental effects of...

29 Okt 201944min

Northern Ireland abortion law change: Two opposing views

Northern Ireland abortion law change: Two opposing views

In Northern Ireland, the laws on abortion and same-sex marriage are due to change at midnight on 21st October.Abortion will be decriminalised while, under the same act, same-sex marriage will become l...

21 Okt 201933min

Killer in the Congregation

Killer in the Congregation

On the surface, he was the charming, caring young man who gave sermons in his father's Baptist church. But Ben Field had a sinister project: to seduce vulnerable individuals and get them to change the...

18 Okt 201955min

The UK villages feeling the impact of climate change

The UK villages feeling the impact of climate change

Fairbourne is a small village on the west coast of Wales. In the shadow of Snowdonia, the village, thanks to rising sea levels, is expected to be the UK’s first community to be decommissioned as a re...

11 Okt 201914min

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