The trip of a lifetime, with Decca Aitkenhead
When Sunday Times journalist Decca Aitkenhead went to report from a Jamaican magic mushrooms retreat last year, she arrived a sceptic – but left feeling profoundly changed.Guest: Decca Aitkenhead, chi...
11 Sep 202031min
Dr Fauci: America's doctor on working with Trump
Anthony Fauci is the most important doctor in America, and he's the public face of the battle against Covid-19 in the US. Does President Trump listen to his advice?Guest: Rhys Blakely, science corresp...
10 Sep 202026min
Putin, Navalny and yet another novichok poisoning
On August 20th, Russia's most prominent opposition politician was taken ill on a flight after a suspected Novichok poisoning. Alexei Navalny was put into an induced coma and flown to Germany. What doe...
9 Sep 202024min
Brexit: Britain's bold move explained
Brexit’s back. Trade talks resume today following two bombshells: a leak that Downing Street is preparing to tear up parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the prime minister’s statement that no deal ...
8 Sep 202026min
Surviving Covid: Life after ICU
What are the longterm effects of Covid-19? Times’ journalist Roger Boyes spent weeks under sedation in the intensive care unit after being diagnosed with covid-19 in March. He is one of the thousands ...
7 Sep 202027min
Left Out: The inside story of Labour under Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn’s journey from the backbenches to party leader is well known. But this week sees the publication of a book that takes us down the other side of the slope, and shows how, late last year, ...
3 Sep 202031min
How do we reopen our schools?
As students all around the country return to school we explore the issues facing pupils, teachers and parents. Guests: Sian Griffiths, Sunday Times Education and Families editor.Host: Manveen Rana. Cl...
2 Sep 202028min
Lockdown and the rise of race hate crime
As Britain went into lockdown fears about health infection rates and the catastrophic impact on the economy set in, but something else was taking hold. We've been speaking to the anti-racism charity, ...
1 Sep 202030min
