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The Week: How Does Starmer Handle Trump, Grok and What's Going On In Iran?
Anti-government protests in Iran enter their thirteenth day.
09 Jan 2026,·37 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
In the Hoodie
Geoff Norcott, the politics of hoodies and your best fax facts.
09 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Why Optimism is a PR Superpower
David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at why PR needs reasons to be cheerful.
17 Dec 2025,·24 mins
08/01/2026
Sean Curran reports on plans to cut the number of deaths on Britain's roads.
08 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Can cash grants help end homelessness?
Is a one-off cash payment a way to ending someone’s homelessness?
30 Dec 2025,·37 mins
The big political issues of the day.
08 Jan 2026,·44 mins
John Swinney: Trump, Independence and Scottish Troops in Ukraine
What is the Scottish First Minister's secret for getting Donald Trump's attention?
10 Jan 2026,·42 mins
09/01/2026
Susan Hulme reports as the government unveils its new road safety strategy.
09 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Contest or coronation
Who can save the Ulster Unionist Party?
07 Jan 2026,·40 mins
What's going on in Greenland right now?
Plus.... What does Geoff Norcott think about being labelled the "right wing" comedian?
Highways to Hell
Alex Forsyth on traffic jam Britain and why roadworks now disrupt our lives so often.
04 Jan 2026,·28 mins
"Her fwyaf Llafur yng Nghymru ers 1983"
Yr Aelod Llafur, Alun Davies sy'n ymuno gyda Bethan Rhys Roberts a Richard Wyn Jones.
07 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Iran at crisis point?
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day.
08 Jan 2026,·30 mins
Dame Harriett Baldwin MP, Michael Crick, Lord Purvis, Karin Smyth MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Areley Kings Village Hall in Worcestershire.
19 Dec 2025,·52 mins
Hungary
Two World Wars and One Failed Revolution
Misha Glenny on Hungary's dramatic and tragic history in two world wars.
23 Jun 2025,·42 mins
2026 Senedd Election: The Road Ahead
It's 2026 and it's election year. Fliss and guests look at what's to come.
08 Jan 2026,·35 mins
The Trip
10. Unknown unknowns
What more is there to learn about psychedelics? Tim Hayward makes a case for curiosity.
01 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Heroism
5. New Heroes
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Looking at the year ahead in politics
Reaction to events in Venezuela, the UK relationship with the EU and rebuilding Parliament
04 Jan 2026,·59 mins
Gareth Lewis hosts a special debate program with representation from five parties
Gareth Lewis hosts a debate looking ahead to the Senedd Election in May.
04 Jan 2026,·60 mins
The law under fire
Do political attacks on the law put legal professionals in danger?
19 Nov 2025,·27 mins
Reflections: Series 3
Steve Baker
The adventures of an arch Brexiteer: James Naughtie talks to former MP Steve Baker.
31 Jul 2025,·28 mins
Series 3
Edward Heath's Yacht
David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
20 Oct 2023,·14 mins
20/12/2025
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
20 Dec 2025,·40 mins
The Ethics of AI
Professor Michael Sandel and an audience at the Hay Festival consider the ethics of AI.
11 Jun 2024,·37 mins
Vision of the Future
A computer called Baby, Alan Turing, 25 Nobel prize winners and the wonders of graphene.
12 Dec 2014,·15 mins
Ben Wright presents a special programme looking back at the year in British politics.
20 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Paisley
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Paisley
11 Dec 2025,·59 mins
Series 2
Edward Heath
Nick Robinson looks at how Edward Heath handled the top job in politics.
31 May 2011,·15 mins
