The search for a remedy
As a number of existing therapies are being re-purposed to help patients with the most severe Covid-19 symptoms, we speak to a UK-based bioscience company about a drug they've developed and explore ho...
14 Apr 202020min
What to read in lockdown
With reading on the rise under the lockdown, the Times Literary Supplement editor Stig Abell suggests three books for a little escapism during these uncertain times. Guest: Stig AbellThis podcast was...
13 Apr 202030min
ICU: A doctor's story
We have been warned that the Easter bank holiday could see the peak of the coronavirus crisis in the UK. But are our hospitals ready?Guest:Lucy Cocker, Junior Doctor and Deputy Chair of the BMA's Jun...
10 Apr 202023min
President Trump and the virus
It looks like the US will be badly hit by coronavirus. Could President Trump's approach be his downfall? Guests: Henry Zeffman, the Washington Correspondent for The Times. Host: David Aaronovitch.This...
9 Apr 202023min
Voices from New York
The United States is now at the centre of the global coronavirus crisis and New York is the worst hit city in the country. What’s it like for regular New Yorkers at the centre of the pandemic? Guests:...
8 Apr 202024min
Brazil: a country divided
As Brazilian politicians argue over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, we speak to three residents about their experience of the crisis. Guests: Lucinda Elliott, news contributor at The Ti...
7 Apr 202024min
Keir Starmer: the man, the party, the crisis
On Saturday Labour party members selected a new leader. Is this the end of Corbynism? And what is the role of the opposition in the time of crisis? Guest: Rachel Sylvester, political columnist for The...
6 Apr 202023min
WHO knows best? How to beat the virus
Are we doing enough to stop the spread of coronavirus? And what does the World Health Organisation think our approach should be from here?Guests: Dr Kluge is Europe Director of Public Health at the W...
3 Apr 202020min
