Understand
By BBC Radio 4
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NEW in Understand: How Reading Made Us
Did learning to read rewire our brains and change the way we live today? And with reading on the decline, what does this mean for our ability to think? With writer James Marriott.
Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
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How Reading Made Us: Trailer
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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An American Journey: 4. Life and Liberty
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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An American Journey: 3. Establishing Justice
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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An American Journey: 2. A More Perfect Union
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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An American Journey: 1. The Pursuit of Happiness
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 5. The Bush Doctrine
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 4. The Reagan Doctrine
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 3. The Nixon Doctrine
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 2. The Truman Doctrine
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: 1. The Monroe Doctrine
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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US Foreign Policy in Five Doctrines: Trailer
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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The Trip: 10. Unknown unknowns
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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The Trip: 9. Sacred plants for sale
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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The Trip: 8. A tipping point?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Trip: 7. Fascination and taboo
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Trip: 6. Critical periods
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The Trip: 5. Message in a bottle
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The Trip: 4. Looking for a cure
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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The Trip: 3. Stranger things
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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The Trip: 2. When the drugs take hold
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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The Trip: 1. Altered States
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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The Trip: Introducing The Trip
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 10. The Bear Trap
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 9. You Can Do One
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 8. Help I’m Under a Digger
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 7. Gold Plated
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 6. The Only Friend that Mattered
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 5. Worry About the Detail Later
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 4. Well Done Geoffrey
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 3. That can’t be right
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 2. Mutually assured exaggeration
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: 1. The Railwayman
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Derailed: The Story of HS2: Trailer
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The UK Election: 10. What Happens on Election Day?
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 9. How Does the Election Differ Across the UK?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 8. What’s the Media’s Role in an Election?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 7. What Can Polling Predict?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 6. How Important Are Marginal Seats?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 5. How Do You Make Sure Voting Runs Smoothly?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 4. Why Do People Vote the Way They Do?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 3. What Difference Does a Manifesto Make?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 2. How Are Candidates Selected?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The UK Election: 1. How Do You Get the Campaign Right?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The US Election: 5. Becoming President
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The US Election: 4. The General Election
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The US Election: 3. The TV Debates
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Israel and the Palestinians: 5. The USA and Iran
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Neighbours
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Israel and the Palestinians: 3. Hamas
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Israel and the Palestinians: 2. Israel
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 10. Can We Control AI?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 9. Will AI Take My Job?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 8. The Algorithm
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 7. Where is AI Working Already?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 6. What is AI?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 5. Big Data
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 4. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Web 3.0
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 3. VR, AR and the Metaverse
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 2. The Cloud
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: 1. How Do You Get Connected?
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Tech and AI: Trailer
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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The Economy: 15. Energy Market
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Economy: 14. Bankruptcy and Insolvency
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Economy: 13. National Debt
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Economy: 12. Credit
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Economy: 11. Pricing and Discounting
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Economy: 10. Inequality
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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The Economy: 9. International Trade and Currency Markets
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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The Economy: 8. Pensions
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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The Economy: 7. Jobs and Unemployment
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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The Economy: 6. Recessions
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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The Economy: 5. Banks
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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The Economy: 4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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The Economy: 3. Economic Growth and GDP
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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The Economy: 2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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The Economy: 1. Inflation
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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The Economy: Trailer
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Oct 31, 2022 |