Politics

Electioncast: What’s Happening In Wales?

Everything you need to know about the Senedd elections.

10 Apr 2026,·35 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

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

More history than you can consume!

Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans on a 19th-century road trip.

06 Apr 2026,·42 mins

The Experiments

An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes.

07 Apr 2026,·37 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

With Qasa Alom

Qasa Alom with political guests, news, and your views on the issues that matter to you.

10 Apr 2026,·120 mins

Don't Panic!!!

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

01 Apr 2026,·28 mins

Power to The People: Rewiring Britain

Douglas Fraser explores the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain's national grid.

30 Mar 2026,·28 mins

Croydon

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Croydon

19 Mar 2026,·59 mins

What to listen to next: Cautionary Tales

We're bringing you a listening recommendation.

23 Mar 2026,·43 mins

To the Moon and back

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

10 Apr 2026,·30 mins

The Manifesto Launches: Plaid Cymru and Wales Green Party

Fliss and guests look at what's in the Plaid Cymru and Wales Green Party manifestos

10 Apr 2026,·39 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

'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

Newid Byd

Vaughan, Bethan a Richard yn trafod effaith y Dwyrain Canol ar wleidyddiaeth yng Nghymru.

08 Apr 2026,·35 mins

04/04/2026

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

04 Apr 2026,·40 mins

Episode 3

The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.

01 Jul 2009,·30 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

AQ: 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,·51 mins

Heroism

5. New Heroes

Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.

01 Sep 2025,·28 mins

Ask the Leader

Nick Servini puts your questions to the political leaders ahead of the Senedd elections.

08 Apr 2026,·90 mins

Old Tensions: New Ties

Mark Carruthers and guests discuss the current state of Anglo-Irish relations.

01 Apr 2026,·37 mins

Did I get around the polls in 80 hours?

Plus… what are voters saying in Edinburgh?

02 Apr 2026,·48 mins

The low pay puzzle

Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?

25 Mar 2024,·28 mins

Episode 3

Steve Richards tells the inside story of Gordon Brown's time as prime minister.

05 Oct 2010,·45 mins

26/03/2026

The big political issues of the day.

26 Mar 2026,·44 mins

The Story of Strike

Jonny Owen selects highlights from the podcast series about the 1984-85 miners' strike.

03 Jun 2024,·30 mins

Hello from Scotcast

Martin Geissler on the BBC's new Scottish news podcast.

29 Jan 2025,·2 mins

8. Shredded

Hoover’s death starts a race to control his secret files. But his power continues.

23 Jun 2022,·14 mins