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Keir Starmer v The Civil Service
What effect has the Mandelson saga had on the PM’s relationship with the civil service?
22 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Something Completely Different
Michael Palin on statues, Iain Duncan Smith on vetting and Patterson Joseph goes to PMQs.
22 Apr 2026,·120 mins
About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle
Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
12 Apr 2026,·28 mins
22/04/2026
Mandelson vetting row at PMQs.
22 Apr 2026,·28 mins
The big political issues of the day.
22 Apr 2026,·104 mins
The birth and death of Yugoslavia
Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.
13 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Why did Michael Palin undress as the prime minister?
Plus… are there cracks appearing in cabinet unity?
22 Apr 2026,·53 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
13 Apr 2026,·28 mins
How Reading Made Us
3. How Reading Made Our Politics
Did reading create democracy? And what does it mean for our politics if reading dies out?
23 Mar 2026,·42 mins
Andrew Griffith MP, Danny Kruger MP, Helen Morgan MP, Baroness Smith
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Adastra Hall, Hassocks, West Sussex.
17 Apr 2026,·52 mins
23/04/2026
Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
23 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Are white working class girls falling behind?
When it comes to school attendance and attainment are some girls falling behind?
14 Apr 2026,·37 mins
Dadleuon a Dadansoddi
Elliw Gwawr, Richard Wyn Jones a Betsan Powys sy'n trafod y diweddaraf cyn yr etholiad.
22 Apr 2026,·32 mins
Don't Panic!!!
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to keep the public calm in a crisis.
01 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
18/04/2026
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
18 Apr 2026,·40 mins
Rolling in the Polls
Another poll drops today, with more set to come – so what does the big picture look like?
Trump's forever war?
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire
22 Apr 2026,·29 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution
4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.
16 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Cardiff: Wales Election Special
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Cardiff.
16 Apr 2026,·58 mins
Heroism
5. New Heroes
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Understanding next month's election in Scotland
Looking ahead to Keir Starmer's Commons showdown and the election in Scotland.
19 Apr 2026,·59 mins
Sonia Sodha assesses the latest developments at Westminster.
18 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Episode 3
The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
'It's been a whirlwind': Zack Polanski on storytelling, Zionism and Zackonomics
Nick Robinson talks to Zack Polanski about early life and his rapid rise to political fame
21 Mar 2026,·54 mins
Westminster Hour 19 April 2026
Keir Starmer’s Commons showdown and the Scottish election
19 Apr 2026,·48 mins
How tough are the UK's asylum laws?
We look at the biggest changes to asylum since the Second World War.
25 Mar 2026,·28 mins
15/04/2026
Candidates bidding to be Shetland's next MSP face questions from people across the island.
15 Apr 2026,·90 mins
Ask the Leader
Nick Servini puts your questions to the political leaders ahead of the Senedd elections.
19/04/2026
News, discussion and interviews from politics and beyond.
19 Apr 2026,·120 mins
