OO7's new boss: Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to run MI6
The first woman to run MI6, the foreign branch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services has been named. Blaise Metreweli takes over the role of ‘C,’ as the head of the service has always been called,...
19 Juni 202528min
My mother, my best friend and my misdiagnosis
Decca Aitkenhead was nine when a GP risked jail to help her mother to die. Years later she watched her best friend succumb to the slow torture of Huntington's disease, and for a few days she found her...
18 Juni 202538min
Can ketamine cure PTSD?
As thousands of Ukrainian soldiers struggle with debilitating PTSD since the Russian invasion, one unconventional therapy has proved surprisingly effective: ketamine. How did this become a treatment f...
17 Juni 202533min
Why Israel and Iran are at war - and what could happen next
How did Israel pull off the most devastating attack on the Iranian regime in its 45 year history and did it achieve its aim of destroying the country's ability to produce a nuclear weapon? As Tehran r...
16 Juni 202534min
Why weight loss drugs will change even more than you think
Weight loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy aren't just changing bodies - they're rewiring society. Half a million Britons have tried them and that number’s soaring. So what will be different in this s...
15 Juni 202534min
The Sunday Edition: Trump and the surprising history of American authoritarians
This episode was originally published in March.The word "unprecedented" is often used to describe Donald Trump's presidency. He's broken with convention repeatedly: from announcing tariffs on allies, ...
14 Juni 202535min
The shadowy world of targeted killings
A pattern is seemingly emerging with a series of high profile targeted killings taking place inside Russian territory, blamed on Ukrainian forces. This week, an in depth look at those stories, who may...
13 Juni 202539min
The governor's stand: Newsom, Trump, and the battle for LA
The protests in Los Angeles have created a political opportunity for California’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom. He has called Donald Trump a “stone-cold liar” and said that democracy itself is unde...
12 Juni 202526min
