Is Italy heading for its first hard right leader since Mussolini?
The hard right is on the rise in Italy. Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party is tipped to win Sunday’s general election. If it does, she’ll become Italy’s first female prime minister - and the fir...
23 Sep 202229min
A beginner's guide to Trussonomics
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss has inherited an economy in turmoil. With the nation on the verge of recession and significant challenges ahead, what might we expect to hear from tomorrow's “...
22 Sep 202232min
The secret history of women’s football
The Women’s Super League kicked off this weekend, following the euphoria of the Lionesses' win at Euro 2022 this summer. How was that success won? We trace the little-known history of women’s football...
21 Sep 202230min
What the world makes of Liz Truss
Liz Truss will make her first foreign trip as prime minister this week to the UN general assembly in New York. She already has plenty of experience in global diplomacy, but has sometimes ruffled feath...
20 Sep 202229min
What can we expect from King Charles III?
After a lifetime of preparation the former Prince of Wales became King Charles III. What kind of monarch will he be? What challenges will he face? And should the new King apologise for Britain's role ...
16 Sep 202232min
Ukraine’s fightback: A turning point in the war?
Ukrainian forces have retaken over 3000 sq miles of Russian-occupied territories in the northeast of the country. Could these developments signal a change in fortunes for Ukraine? And how might Russia...
15 Sep 202229min
A private audience: The Queen and her prime ministers
Over her reign, Queen Elizabeth II saw more prime ministers than any previous monarch. What relationship did she have with them and what happens behind closed doors at the private weekly audience?This...
14 Sep 202235min
The Queen as diplomat: William Hague reflects
Over the course of her life the Queen visited every inhabited continent and met hundreds of world leaders, helping the UK forge relations across the globe. We hear from former Foreign Secretary Lord W...
13 Sep 202227min
