Daily: SHUT UP AND PLAY? Why sport is always political
As footballers take the knee and culture warriors try to whip up a minority to boo, and the Tokyo Olympics teeter on the edge of cancellation, should we just accept that sport has always been inherent...
17 Jun 202122min
Daily: PEACEBUILDERS – Fixing war zones by thinking different
Repairing the damage of war and cementing peace is a huge challenge for countries and international organisations. So why are big players so bad at fixing the consequences of civil and national strife...
16 Jun 202125min
Extra: “INSTITUTIONALLY CORRUPT” – The Daniel Morgan report with David Allen Green
A bonus Daily… The Met Police was “institutionally corrupt” and failed the family of Daniel Morgan, the private investigator killed with an axe outside a South London pub in 1987, an independent panel...
15 Jun 202118min
Brillo Talk
Andrew Neil’s GB News launches in a blaze of technical problems. Is Britain really ready to watch Channel Brillo? Plus Northern Ireland and the Sausage Wars overshadow the G7, NHS Digital is about to ...
15 Jun 202151min
BORIS’S CORNISH PASTING: Start Your Week with Alex Andreou
Whatever the triumphalist G7 headlines, the “Sausage War” fiasco left Global Britain looking as shifty, isolated and untrustworthy as its Prime Minister. How will the intractable Northern Ireland Prot...
14 Jun 202129min
Daily: CRUDE AWAKENING – How oil shaped Britain
From public transport to plastic and even the vinyl in your record collection, petrochemicals don’t just pervade our daily life. They’ve shaped our national culture. James Marriott, co-author of Crude...
12 Jun 202126min
Daily: MAGIC MIC – Clive Tyldesley on football at the crossroads
The European Championships begin this week against a backdrop of more political turmoil than the game has seen in years, from taking the knee to fans booing England’s own black players to the reverber...
10 Jun 202128min
Daily: Taking down the Porn King
Adult video site Pornhub is the tenth most popular website in the world, with seven million clips uploaded every year. It’s also been accused of actively profiting from the abuse of women and young gi...
9 Jun 202120min
