Investigation: How ketamine became the UK’s hidden campus killer
In the last decade, ketamine has become one of the most popular drugs among students. Part of its appeal seems to be a false reputation for being comparatively safe. But the Times has uncovered never-...
16 Maj 202330min
India: The next global superpower?
India will soon surpass China as the most populous country in the world. As China’s population slumps, could India’s population rise spell a new chapter in the country’s economic growth, and could it ...
15 Maj 202329min
Planet Hope: Establishing a healthier global population with Mark Kendall
This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by Stories of Our Times as a bonus weekly series each Saturday.Medical inequity ...
13 Maj 202339min
Eurovision 2023: A very political song contest
The UK is holding this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine which won last year but can’t fulfil its hosting duties because of the war. So what can we expect? What role is Eurovision pl...
12 Maj 202327min
Turkey’s knife-edge election: Is Erdogan’s time up?
As polling suggests the public are losing faith in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian rule, what does this weekend’s election mean for Turkey - and the wider world? This podcast was broug...
11 Maj 202323min
An MI6 agent's journey from spy to killer
A British man was recruited by MI5 and MI6 to infiltrate al-Qaeda training camps – but then brought the horror back home.This episode contains descriptions of strong violence and might not be suitable...
10 Maj 202335min
Qatargate: The inside story of the big Brussels bung
It’s part thriller, part farce, starring a glamorous Greek MEP, an Italian toyboy and bundles of euros stuffed in suitcases and hidden under beds. So did Qatar buy its way into the European parliament...
9 Maj 202331min
Off Air with Jane Garvey and Fi Glover: How Britain prepared for nuclear war
We're away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we thought we'd introduce you to one of the newer hit podcasts from the Times stable: Off Air, hosted by Jane Garvey and Fi Glover. Every afternoon...
8 Maj 202328min
