Understand
By BBC Radio 4
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NEW in Understand: Rinsed
What's happened to our rivers is a real stinker of a scandal. Kate Lamble investigates.
Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
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Rinsed: Trailer
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May 06, 2026 |
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How Reading Made Us: 3. How Reading Made Our Politics
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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How Reading Made Us: 2. How Reading Made Our Feelings
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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How Reading Made Us: 1. How Reading Made Our Brains
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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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 |