Northern Ireland: Who will replace first minister Arlene Foster?
Northern Ireland's first minister, DUP leader Arlene Foster, has stepped down. Who will take over the top job? And what could it mean for the future of Northern Ireland?This podcast was brought to you...
7 Maj 202132min
Apps changing how we date: Meet the founder of Bumble
She cofounded Tinder in her twenties, then became the target of misogynistic trolling. Now her female-friendly dating app Bumble has made her one of the world’s wealthiest women aged just 31. How has ...
6 Maj 202133min
What does the Hartlepool by-election mean for Johnson and Starmer?
On Thursday the 6th May, voters in Hartlepool will elect the first new MP since Boris Johnson and the Conservatives’ landslide victory in 2019. With polling showing the Tories on course to win the sea...
5 Maj 202128min
President Biden's grand plan: The new Roosevelt?
President Joe Biden has proposed some of the most expansive and expensive economic reforms in America in recent political memory. He’s been keen to paint himself as a 21st century Franklin D. Roosevel...
4 Maj 202126min
Corrupt cops and the journalists risking all in the line of duty
After a groundbreaking investigation carried out by The Times back in the 1960s, an anti-corruption police unit was set up to investigate corruption in the Metropolitan police force. How did they do i...
3 Maj 202135min
Anatomy of a No 10 scandal
They're calling it the 'cash for cushions' scandal. How did the refurbishment of the prime minister's flat snowball out of control? And what lies ahead for Boris Johnson?This podcast was brought to yo...
30 Apr 202130min
The curious case of Sweden (revisited)
During the coronavirus pandemic, Sweden’s approach has been different to most western European nations. But a year on, how have the Swedes fared, and did their government let them walk into a second w...
29 Apr 202128min
Mystery: The children who won't wake up
Hundreds of children have succumbed to a mystery illness that can keep them in a sleeplike state for years and scientists are stumped. What does it feel like to sleep for months? And how do you treat ...
28 Apr 202132min
