Niall Ferguson - A historian's view
In January, Stanford historian and author Niall Ferguson saw the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan for what it was - a pandemic in the making. But what can history teach us about recovery and the road ahe...
29 Maj 202018min
Gita Gopinath
The 'Great Lockdown' that is ravaging the global economy is quite unlike the financial crash of 2008 and requires a different and even bigger response, the IMF Chief Economist says. Also: a survey of ...
21 Maj 202027min
Gaming and esports - winning gold in the COVID shutdown
With sports in lockdown, online gaming is enjoying a bonanza. Will esports replace physical games in the long term? And why were gamers better prepared than the rest of us to weather the pandemic? Plu...
14 Maj 202021min
What should we tell the kids? Children quiz a doctor on COVID-19
What would a child ask a doctor about COVID-19? On this week's World Vs Virus, Dr Ranj Singh, presenter of BBC TV's 'Get Well Soon', takes questions from a panel of youngsters, and shares tips on how ...
7 Maj 202017min
The Spanish Flu of 1918
It infected one-third of the world's population and killed 50 million people, but for most of us the Spanish Flu is little more than a footnote of history. Author and science journalist Laura Spinney ...
30 Apr 202022min
Can climate action survive COVID-19? Jennifer Morgan from Greenpeace tells us it can, and must
Jennifer Morgan, head of Greenpeace International, says why the fight against climate change must not be considered an unaffordable luxury as we struggle with COVID-19. And Yale's happiness professor,...
23 Apr 202020min
Coping with working from home – tips from an organizational psychologist
Adam Grant, bestselling author, podcast host and Professor of Management and Psychology at the Wharton School, has advice for employers and employees on coping with COVID-19 lockdown, finding JOMO (th...
16 Apr 202030min
No Refuge: The world's most vulnerable
How are poorer countries facing up? We speak to David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee, and hear from Bangladesh and a Somali refugee. Also: a pastor, a rabbi and a mullah walk into a Zo...
9 Apr 202024min
