Best of 2022: Anthony Loyd on his kidnap and escape
In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2022. We begin with one of the most riveting stories of the year, from The Times’ war corresponden...
26 Dec 202251min
Wine Times with Jane Garvey and Fi Glover
Today's Christmas Eve bonus episode comes courtesy of our sister podcast: Wine Times.Discussing and decanting with Suzi Ruffell and Will Lyons on a live special of Wine Times are Times Radio broadcast...
24 Dec 202224min
The best letters to the editor of 2022
Every day, hundreds of readers write into The Times and The Sunday Times. In a year when the news didn’t seem to stop, the letters editors of the two papers pick out their highlights.This podcast was ...
23 Dec 202232min
Rebuilding Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover
Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, a humanitarian crisis has unfolded in Afghanistan. Foreign financial government support has run dry, and aid agencies are left to plug the gaps amid drought ...
22 Dec 202233min
Strikes: Is there any end in sight?
Strike action on a scale not seen since the 1980s is set to continue into January as workers demand pay rises to match spiralling inflation. Today, as ambulance crews in England and Wales begin a stri...
21 Dec 202230min
A life well lived: Remembering those we lost in 2022
The Times has an august history of recording the lives of significant people, and has been doing so in the obituaries pages since the 19th century. Today, we remember some of the people who may not be...
20 Dec 202230min
The British man rescuing Ukrainians from Putin’s war
British volunteer Dave Young has rescued over 800 Ukrainians from the war's frontline, as well as losing his right eye to shrapnel. Anthony Loyd and filmmaker Federica De Caria join Dave in the city o...
19 Dec 202231min
Qatar 2022: 'Like globalisation on an acid trip'
As one of the most controversial World Cups in living memory heads towards its final climax this weekend -- what was it actually like being there? And for the host nation -- after scandals, condemnati...
16 Dec 202231min
