News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson

Episodes (308 available)

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, From Sky boss to Number 10: Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith

Griffith on why government sometimes has to say 'no' and why Murdoch was the "best boss".

14 Mar 2026

40 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, 'We cannot have chaos': Emily Thornberry on the law of war and Labour's struggles

The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair on Iran, Trump & the grief of being dropped by Starmer

7 Mar 2026

42 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, 'This is Iran's Berlin Wall moment': Omid Djalili, comedian and actor

Omid Djalili on revolutions, Kensington, 9/11 jokes, King Charles and Iran's future.

1 Mar 2026

47 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, How to tell England’s story: James Graham, playwright

What did Gareth Southgate get right about national identity?

7 Feb 2026

43 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics

How did a world heavyweight champion end up running a city of 3 million people in wartime?

31 Jan 2026

35 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, David Lammy: The old world order isn't coming back

What happened when Vance, Rayner and Lammy went drinking in Rome?

24 Jan 2026

51 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, David Lammy: The old world order isn't coming back

What happens when US Vice President Vance goes drinking with Angela Rayner & David Lammy?

23 Jan 2026

51 mins

News imagePolitical Thinking with Nick Robinson, The union leader who agrees with the Tory leader: Daniel Kebede

The National Education Union's general secretary on banning social media, strikes and race

17 Jan 2026

44 mins

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