The Illegals: A Secret History of Soviet Espionage, with Shaun Walker
On today’s episode: the untold history of Russia’s deep cover spy programme. Shaun Walker is an international correspondent for The Guardian. He reported from Moscow for more than a decade, and his c...
13 Apr 202550min
Who Owns Our Digital Afterlives? With Carl Öhman
These days, so much of our lives takes place online - but what about our afterlives? A recent study by the Oxford Internet Institute predicts that the number of deceased Facebook users could outnumber...
12 Apr 202545min
Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History, with Moudhy Al-Rashid
On today’s episode, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid sheds light on the history of Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, gave rise to writing, literature, astronomy, ...
10 Apr 202539min
The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part Two)
We are entering a new era of global instability. The world is facing an era of war, climate change, great power rivalry and unprecedented technological advancement. In April 2025, geopolitical expert ...
8 Apr 202535min
The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part One)
We are entering a new era of global instability. The world is facing an era of war, climate change, great power rivalry and unprecedented technological advancement. In April 2025, geopolitical expert ...
6 Apr 202535min
Classic Debate: Ian Fleming vs John le Carré
They are the titans of the spy novel, who have elevated thrillers to the level of literary fiction. Much imitated, much adapted by the big and small screens, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré have painted...
5 Apr 20251h 6min
John and Paul: A Beatles Love Story in Songs (Part Two)
In 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two ordinary teenagers who met in suburban Liverpool and decided to play rock and roll together. Twenty-three years later that friendship came to a tragic e...
3 Apr 202534min
John and Paul: A Beatles Love Story in Songs (Part One)
In 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two ordinary teenagers who met in suburban Liverpool and decided to play rock and roll together. Twenty-three years later that friendship came to a tragic e...
1 Apr 202533min
