Woke: The Journey of a Word - Episode 1
Matthew Syed traces the history of a term that's synonymous with our era of angry debate.
28 Feb 202314min
The Privatisation of British Gas
Historian Phil Tinline explores why, 37 years ago, the Thatcher government privatised British Gas, how what followed has shaped today's energy price crisis - and what should happen next. Contributors:...
24 Feb 202329min
How Wars End
It seems like an impossible conundrum. Ukraine is valiantly defending itself against the man Boris Johnson called "a blood-stained aggressor" and fighting for survival in a war that is currently deadl...
21 Feb 202328min
Taiwan: Hyper-democracy
Taiwan is one of the world's youngest democracies. The first fully democratic presidential election was held as recently as 1996. But it's now being heralded as a place where digital technology is giv...
7 Feb 202328min
Why Coups Fail
Recently, in both Europe and the United States, there have been serious attempts to overthrow elected governments by force.History is full of examples of coups d'etat succeeding, going all the way bac...
3 Feb 202328min
The Boat Smugglers
The recent rise in migrant boat crossings between France the UK is being fuelled in part by the more sophisticated methods gangs are using to source the boats.Last year when they investigated the smug...
24 Jan 202329min
First Contact
For thousands of years we have gazed up at the stars and wondered: is anybody out there? The idea of meeting aliens has been the inspiration for countless books and films; for art and music. But today...
9 Jan 202344min
The Crowning of Everest - Episode 5
2 June 1953. As the crowds line the streets to see their new Queen crowned, the news that Everest has been conquered is relayed over loudspeaker and adds to the excitement of the day. The Times prints...
3 Jan 202314min
