Silenced in China: the price of protest
As president Xi uses the pandemic to crack down again, we speak to Dr Teng Biao and Simon Cheng about their treatment in China's battle to control its people Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
23 Jul 202033min
"How are you?" Mental health in lockdown
"How are you?" used to be a throwaway question, but the pandemic has given it new meaning. Former spin-doctor Alastair Campbell, now a prominent mental health campaigner, asks high-profile people from...
16 Jul 202042min
Death at the ministry: a very British injustice
Late every evening in London at the Ministry of Justice, dozens of poorly-paid workers slip into the offices to begin their night-time cleaning jobs. Many - maybe most - have recently arrived in the U...
9 Jul 202037min
Uncommon wealth: money and the British Crown
The royal family's finances are mysterious, and the strange formula which calculates the money they get from the taxpayer is badly understood. Tortoise has been going through the accounts. What they s...
2 Jul 202029min
Together, with Jurgen Klopp
Like a handful of football managers before him, Jurgen Klopp is fascinating as a leader. His ability to motivate people around him would be exceptional in any occupation, in any circumstances, and the...
25 Jun 202031min
The sick man: Boris Johnson, Britain and the virus
Boris Johnson could have died from coronavirus. He recovered, but the costs to the country of his illness were huge. Government was paralysed without him and vital decisions weren't taken. How did thi...
18 Jun 202051min
Black Lives Matter 2020
The protests on the streets of the United States and around the world have taken the authorities by surprise. But they haven't sprung from nowhere; they've sprung from attitudes and events dating back...
11 Jun 202032min
Inside Amazon: a superpower in a pandemic
Amazon is a true economic superpower; a company of a scale and kind we haven't seen before. It's relentless in its pursuit of efficiency on behalf of its customers, but what does it believe in? How do...
4 Jun 202032min
