Agent Sonya: The Soviet spy who came in from the Cotswolds
She was a top Soviet spy and a colonel in the Red Army, who had plotted to kill Hitler and sent secrets from the British atomic bomb programme to Stalin. So how did Agent Sonya - or Mrs Burton to her ...
24 Sep 202036min
RBG and what’s next for the US Supreme Court
On Friday, US Supreme court justice and 87-year old five foot pop culture icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. With her passing, a prized vacancy on the highest and most influential court in the US has open...
23 Sep 202026min
Greece and Turkey: Historic rivals in a showdown
Tensions between Greece and Turkey have reignited this summer over a gas dispute, with the country's leaders trading rhetorical blows. But how precarious is the situation and could they be sleep-walki...
22 Sep 202027min
Salmondites v Sturgeonites: The future of Scotland
A Holyrood committee investigating the Scottish government's handling of complaints against Alex Salmond has continued to make headlines. But what does it mean for the future of the SNP and Scottish I...
21 Sep 202027min
In conversation with Kim Darroch
In an event exclusively for subscribers to The Times and The Sunday Times via Times+, Kim Darroch, former UK Ambassador to the US, has a conversation with Manveen Rana.Find out more here. This podcast...
19 Sep 20202min
Long covid: A young artist’s battle
In the UK, 60,000 people have reported coronavirus symptoms that last more than three months. Artist Monique Jackson is one of them. What do we know about long covid, and how is the COVID Symptom Stud...
18 Sep 202026min
‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’: Trump’s war with the military
With less than 50 days until the US presidential election, Donald Trump's relationship with the US military has become strained. But how is the fallout impacting his hopes of returning to the White Ho...
17 Sep 202030min
Abuse, drugs, revenge: A scandal in French sport
Today: the story of one French athlete with dreams of attending the Olympics. Her hopes were put in jeopardy when she was accused of doping, but everything is not as it seems. Host: David Aaronovitch....
16 Sep 202025min
