What Would It Take to Impeach Trump?
Ever since Donald Trump took office in 2016 his critics have been focussed on getting rid of him. As the Mueller probe into Russian collusion in the presidential election heads into its last six mont...
17 Jan 201924min
Can We Stop a Mass Extinction?
Human activity is sending animals and plants extinct. But there is a fightback going on. Scientists all over the world are coming up with radical solutions to save them - from transplanting polar b...
10 Jan 201924min
Are We Heading for Another Mass Extinction?
This week we’re looking at nothing less than the state of life on earth. The planet has seen mass extinctions before, periods of widespread and dramatic species loss. Some now fear human activity is d...
3 Jan 201924min
How Did We Get Hooked on Vitamins?
Millions of us take a vitamin tablet every day - how did they become so popular? We follow the rise and rise of vitamins from their discovery just a century ago, to the multi-billion dollar market of ...
27 Des 201824min
What did #MeToo Really Achieve?
#MeToo became viral following allegations of sexual harassment and violence at the hands of Harvey Weinstein. Now women and men in their millions around the world have been mobilised by the hashtag to...
20 Des 201823min
Is this the Most Dangerous Time to be a Journalist?
Journalists have been subject to more killings, and increasing levels of violence and intimidation in 2018, according to monitoring groups. This year alone more than 30 have been murdered, including M...
13 Des 201823min
Why Is Brexit So Hard?
The UK voted to leave the European Union in June 2016. More than two years on, it’s still not clear how that will happen, or what will come after. Consensus within Westminster seems impossible, and if...
6 Des 201823min
Is the West at War with Russia?
There’s talk of a new Cold War between Russia and the West. What responsibility does the West carry for the dismal state of relations?Russian leaders say Nato has expanded far beyond the borders that ...
29 Nov 201823min
