Brexit: will it ever be over?
We started the day recording a podcast about the vote set to take place in Parliament tomorrow, where MPs were to decide on whether or not to accept Theresa May’s Brexit deal. And then the vote got p...
10 Dec 201817min
Where is Dubai’s missing Princess?
In February this year, Princess Latifah the 32 year-old daughter of the ruler of Dubai boarded a boat and set sail for India with a plan to start a new life in America. But within days her boat was st...
7 Dec 201824min
Why risk your life to report a war that's ignored?
As peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of civil war in Yemen take place, we speak to the BBC’s Orla Guerin about the conflict that started in 2015 and the humanitarian crisis that’s cripplin...
6 Dec 201819min
How will immigration change after Brexit?
Brexit is in a state of confusion. But one thing the government says it’s sure about is that leaving the EU would allow us to have more of a say over how many people come here and why. Theresa May ha...
5 Dec 201820min
Blackfishing: is it okay for white girls to look black?
Over the past year the issue of colourism and prejudice against people with a darker skin tone have become a global talking point. A beauty trend that has emerged on social media has supercharged the ...
4 Dec 201822min
Can Manchester mend the planet?
World leaders are meeting in Poland for the latest round of United Nations-sponsored climate talks. The meeting is the most critical on climate change since the 2015 Paris agreement. Since the US pull...
3 Dec 201822min
George the Poet: can stories change the world?
George Mpanga is a poet, podcaster, and one time rapper with plenty to say about the big news stories of our time from Grenfell to the migrant crisis. He came to the Beyond Today studio to tell us abo...
30 Nov 201823min
What’s wrong with designer babies?
If He Jiankui really has created the world’s first genetically modified babies, it marks the beginning of a new and controversial chapter for the human race. It leaves us asking two questions: how did...
29 Nov 201818min
