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Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed

As the UK prepares to begin leaving the EU, what are the key deals to be done? Chris Morris cuts through the jargon to discover how everyone's lives could change.

Radio 4,30 episodes

Episodes

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Series 5
Science
Satellites, malaria and polar ice caps, how is Brexit affecting UK science?
23 Jun 2023,14 mins
Series 5
Northern Ireland
The UK and EU avoided a hard border on the island of Ireland but created… what?
22 Jun 2023,14 mins
Series 5
Services
Why has the service sector seemed to boom since the UK’s departure from the EU?
21 Jun 2023,14 mins
Series 5
Movement of People
What’s happened to migration since the UK left the EU?
20 Jun 2023,14 mins
Series 5
Trade in Goods
What’s Brexit given and what’s it taken away in the world of trade?
19 Jun 2023,14 mins
Series 4
Destinations
Where might Brexit be taking the UK? Chris Morris looks beyond the daily news frenzy.
08 Feb 2019,14 mins
Series 4
Security
How might Brexit affect Britain's cross border security cooperation?
07 Feb 2019,14 mins
Series 4
Settled Status
Could hundreds of thousands of EU citizens be living in Britain illegally after Brexit?
06 Feb 2019,14 mins
Series 4
Irish border
Chris Morris discovers why the Irish border has become so crucial in the Brexit process.
05 Feb 2019,14 mins
Series 4
Complexity
Chris Morris discovers why leaving the EU has proved such an extraordinary challenge
04 Feb 2019,14 mins
Series 3
Medicines
Chris Morris explores how Brexit could affect medicines and medical research.
19 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 3
Food
Brexit and food - what could it all mean for the British baked potato?
20 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 3
Gibraltar
How will Brexit affect the people of Gibraltar - and other British Overseas Territories?
21 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 3
Brexit's Most Vulnerable
Chris Morris discovers the hidden story of Brexit's most vulnerable regions.
22 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 3
Status Quo
Chris Morris discovers what will actually change on 'Brexit Day' next year.
23 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 2
Where are we heading?
Chris Morris asks if we now know where the Brexit journey could take us.
10 Nov 2017,15 mins
Series 2
Brexit and Ireland
What will Brexit mean for Ireland? Chris Morris discovers what is at stake.
09 Nov 2017,15 mins
Series 2
Nuclear Confusion
Britain is leaving Euratom as well as the EU. What is Euratom, and should we be worried?
08 Nov 2017,15 mins
Series 2
Immigration
Chris Morris asks what will happen to immigration after Brexit.
07 Nov 2017,15 mins
Series 2
Take Back Control?
Return of the series that explains what is really at stake with Brexit.
06 Nov 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Donald Trump and Brexit
What might Donald Trump mean for Brexit? Chris Morris investigates a new global universe.
17 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Is the City's goose cooked?
Will the City of London, Britain's golden goose, have its wings clipped by Brexit?
16 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Can Scotland do Brexit differently?
Chris Morris discovers Scottish plans to do Brexit differently.
15 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Could Brexit change our travel plans?
Will leaving the EU change how people travel in and out of Europe?
14 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Bonfire of the regulations?
After Brexit, what happens to all those EU rules and regulations? Chris Morris finds out.
13 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
What about EU subsidies?
Chris Morris visits Cornwall to ask what happens to EU subsidies after Brexit.
10 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
The Cliff Edge
Could Brexit send UK trade off a cliff edge? Chris Morris discovers what's at stake.
09 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
What if you're living on the 'wrong side' of the Channel?
How could things change for British expats and EU nationals in the UK after Brexit?
08 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
The cost of the divorce
How much will it cost the UK to leave the European Union?
07 Feb 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Who are we negotiating with?
Who will be on the other side of the table when the UK negotiates Brexit?
06 Feb 2017,15 mins