War, what is it good for? — Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis
America’s strikes on Iran have left the world wondering what Trump’s next move will be. What do we know so far – and what could happen next? Plus, what comes now after the assisted dying bill vote? An...
23 Jun 202526min
Channel Nigel – Is BBC News really changing to chase Reform voters?
Is the BBC shifting right to please Reform voters? Leaked minutes from a top-level BBC editorial meeting reveal plans to reshape story selection and tone – not just in news, but even in drama – to imp...
20 Jun 202528min
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19 Jun 202545s
Lord of the Spies – What does the head of MI6 actually do?
For the first time in MI6’s history, a female chief is taking the helm. Blaise Metreweli, a veteran of both old-school espionage and cutting-edge tech warfare, steps into the role as digital battlegro...
19 Jun 202526min
How to make Labour radical again – Glastonbury special with John Harris
Glastonbury has been the hot zone for radical ideas since its hippy infancy. But the first Labour government in 15 years is not exactly the hitting the mark for the festival’s audience of utopians and...
18 Jun 202524min
The Race to Rearm – Could Britain fight a hot war within two years?
Britain needs be ready to fight a war in Europe or the Atlantic in as little as two years – and we look badly underprepared. That’s the message of Labour’s sobering new Strategic Defence Review. So w...
17 Jun 202528min
Welcome to the bleak parade — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis
Trump’s birthday parade bored the few people who bothered watching – and offended those who actually care about the military, unlike the president himself. As protests rage across the US – can Trump k...
16 Jun 202527min
Is everything you know about the Romans wrong?
Rome conjures up strong images and ideas for many of us – but what if everything we think we know about the era is totally wrong? Alex von Tunzelmann speaks with Edward J. Watts, author of The Eternal...
13 Jun 202531min
