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Politics Show: Election 2026, Angela Constance and a new Reform leader
Natalie Higgins, Paris Gourtsoyannis and Phil Sim on the week's political news.

What’s going wrong at our universities?
Edinburgh principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson on why Scotland’s universities are in danger.

Should we bring back military service?
UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.

Gritter man: How we beat the ice
And why we are obsessed with the names of the gritters.

What we’ll be talking about in 2026
Predicting the biggest news stories of the next 12 months.

The biggest stories of 2025 (Part 2)
Can Martin, Laura and Natalie agree on the top five news stories of the year?

The biggest stories of 2025 (Part 1)
Martin, Laura and Natalie look back on the year’s news.

Two Doors Down's Christmas comeback
Gregor Sharp on his return to writing without the show's co-creator Simon Carlyle.

STV boss on costs, cuts and a backlash
Chief executive Rufus Radcliffe on why he thinks STV must save money.

Have Greens saved the justice secretary’s skin?
Angela Constance has survived a vote of no confidence.