Football and the state of the nation

They were scenes that shocked the world: hundreds of supporters of the outgoing president storming into the country's seat of power. On the day expected to be dominated by political shenanigans, it wa...

8 Jan 202133min

Facial recognition technology is in the spotlight as the surveillance watchdog raises privacy concerns over its use by police forces. Are these new technologies making the country safer, or creating a...

7 Jan 202125min

With safety protocols in elite sport back under the spotlight due to recent high profile cases in rugby and football, the Times' Chief Sports Writer, Matt Dickinson, did some soul searching around one...

6 Jan 202128min

The British are not known as tactile people, a firm handshake will do while our continental neighbours embrace with hugs and kisses, but is that really the whole picture? And what has the lockdown ind...

5 Jan 202127min

Could an unpaid British debt be the reason Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held by Iran for the past five years?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The...

4 Jan 202127min

Cartoonist Peter Brookes looks back on some of the more memorable images of his almost 30 years at The Times, and walks us through his creative process.Click here to see the cartoons discussed in this...

31 Dec 202027min

All this week we look back at the biggest stories of the last twelve months. Today: We ask Matt Chorley and Esther Webber to assess the standout moments from the most eventful political year in living...

30 Dec 202036min

2020 has been quite the year for all of us, but it has been especially tumultuous in the United States. From the coronavirus pandemic to the Black Lives Matter movement to the election, the year has b...

29 Dec 202037min