The bomb that changed the world
Eighty years ago this week, the first atomic bomb to be used in war was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the city of Nagasaki was hit by a second. Hundreds of thousands of people died an...
7 Aug 202532min
Will the UK-France migrant deal stop the boats?
As anti-immigrant protestors declare today ‘No Aslyum Day’, and Nigel Farage continues his Summer of Crime campaign, can the Government wrest back control of the immigration crisis with its new small ...
6 Aug 202525min
How the Times exposed Westminster's ‘cash for access’ breakfasts
A Times investigation has found companies have been offered sponsorship deals involving private meetings with an ‘influential Labour figure’. The reporters spent months working undercover, speaking to...
5 Aug 202534min
How Ukraine was betrayed by corruption at home
Our Ukraine correspondent Maxim Tucker returns from the frontlines of the country's defence against Russia's invasion. With its soldiers under constant attack, a new war has opened up - this time agai...
4 Aug 202527min
Mummies on cannabis gummies: meet the mothers getting high at home - The Sunday Story
Frazzled American parents are swapping a nightly glass of chardonnay for chewable THC gummies. But are they ignoring the health risks?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers o...
3 Aug 202527min
How the Tinder Swindler's victims took their revenge - The Sunday Story
It is one of Netflix’s most watched documentaries – The Tinder Swindler told the story of scammer Simon Leviev and how he conned women out of more than $10 million. Now two of his most high-profile vi...
2 Aug 202516min
Was British involvement in Afghanistan worth it?
It’s been four years since the Taliban retook control of Kabul, marking the end of the UK’s 20-year military presence in Afghanistan. This week, Patrick sits down with James Cowan, CEO of the HALO Tru...
1 Aug 202540min
Why rivers need human rights
A council in Hampshire has passed a motion to grant ‘personhood’ to the River Test, an ancient chalk stream which runs through the county. Although largely symbolic, calls for rivers to have rights ar...
31 Juli 202525min
