Politics

Mandelson Failed Security Vetting…Who Knew What, When?

Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, government says

16 Apr 2026,·33 mins

The Jeremy Vine one

What kind of week has Sir Keir Starmer had, and what are the politics of lawns?

17 Apr 2026,·120 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

Cardiff: Wales Election Special

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Cardiff.

16 Apr 2026,·58 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

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

16/04/2026

Susan Hulme reports as ministers announce help with bills for more energy-intensive firms.

16 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

17/04/2026

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

17 Apr 2026,·28 mins

How do you spin a summer of sex?

Plus what can Britain learn from other countries?

16 Apr 2026,·55 mins

Don't Panic!!!

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to keep the public calm in a crisis.

01 Apr 2026,·28 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

Douglas Alexander MP, Miles Briggs, Stephen Flynn MP, Gillian Mackay

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh.

10 Apr 2026,·52 mins

15/04/2026

Candidates bidding to be Shetland's next MSP face questions from people across the island.

15 Apr 2026,·90 mins

Mandelson failed security vetting

Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Nick Watt.

16 Apr 2026,·30 mins

What to listen to next: Cautionary Tales

We're bringing you a listening recommendation.

23 Mar 2026,·43 mins

16/04/2026

The big political issues of the day.

16 Apr 2026,·44 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

11/04/2026

Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?

11 Apr 2026,·40 mins

Ymgyrch Dawel?

Mae Vaughan a Richard yn trafod yr ymgyrch ar gyfer etholiad Senedd Cymru hyd yma.

15 Apr 2026,·21 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

The Manifesto Launches: The Welsh Liberal Democrats

The last of our manifesto launch episode - the Welsh Liberal Democrats unveil their plans

16 Apr 2026,·36 mins

Anglo-Irish Editions

Mark Carruthers talks to two British writers who have written books about Ireland.

15 Apr 2026,·35 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 Orkney's next MSP face questions from people across the island.

15 Apr 2026,·60 mins

Heroism

5. New Heroes

Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.

01 Sep 2025,·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

12/04/2026

The latest on Iran, the May elections and the pensions triple lock - is it sustainable?

12 Apr 2026,·59 mins

Bonus: Evan Gershkovich - a year since my friend was jailed in Russia

What would it take to release the US journalist held on spying charges

29 Mar 2024,·24 mins

Episode 2

Graham Easton asks what US Vice President Biden's cancer moonshot can achieve.

01 Mar 2016,·28 mins