The Today Podcast
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Jan 27, 2024
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Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson with their take on the biggest stories and insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme.New episodes are released every Thursday. Subscribe to The Today Podcast on BBC Sounds so you don’t miss an episode.You can also listen any time on your smart speaker by saying “Smart Speaker, ask BBC Sounds to play The Today Podcast.”GET IN TOUCH:
* Send us a message or a voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346
* Email today@bbc.co.ukAmol and Nick are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before and was also ITV’s political editor.
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Eurovision: Europe’s biggest election
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May 15, 2025 |
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Joe Biden, VE Day and the politics of nostalgia
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May 08, 2025 |
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North Korea fights for Russia
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May 01, 2025 |
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Is Putin playing Trump on Ukraine?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Is Trump on a collision course with China?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Trump’s Tariff U-turn
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Guilty! Marine Le Pen and the future of Europe’s populist right
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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JD Vance: does Trump’s VP really hate Europe?
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Bonus: Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty on Adolescence and male rage
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Adolescence and the Crisis of Masculinity
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Is Starmer finally getting to grips with being PM?
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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What's different about Trump 2.0?
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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What will Starmer’s defence spending buy from Trump?
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ukraine or Russia: Whose Side Is Trump On?
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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What’s up with Gen Z?
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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How To Deal With Trump (and the EU)
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Interview: Bill Gates talks to Amol
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Rachel Reeves in ‘Bring It On Mode’
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Trump and the Era of the Deal
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Bonus Q&A: Trump returns to the White House
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Going for Growth: Rachel Reeves v the markets
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Bonus: The BBC’s Russia Editor on Life in Moscow
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Musk, Zuckerberg and Free Speech
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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2025 Lookahead
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Bonus: Dame Laura Kenny guest edits Today
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Bonus: Baroness Floella Benjamin guest edits Today
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Bonus: Sir Sajid Javid guest edits Today
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Bonus: Dwayne Fields guest edits Today
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Bonus: Frank Cottrell-Boyce edits Today
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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News Review of the Year 2024
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Interview: Kemi Badenoch talks to Amol
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Political Turmoil in France and Germany
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Nigel Farage, Reform and the Future of British Politics
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Keir Starmer's Reset
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Esther Rantzen on the Assisted Dying Debate
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Interview: Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks about being a Today Christmas guest editor
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Blair and Brown pay tribute to John Prescott
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Can you smash the gangs to stop the boats?
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Special report: Europe’s frontline against illegal migration
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Rural Revolt
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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US Election Q&A
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Trump 2.0
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Analysis: A Budget for the history books
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Interview: Rachel Reeves talks to Nick about the Budget
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Bonus Q&A: Swearing, spin and social media
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Interview: Kate Bush talks to Today
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Musk goes all-in for Trump
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Michael Gove on right-wing politics, the Tories and Trump v Harris
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Is Labour working?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Iran, Israel and the Middle East crisis explained
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Ruby Wax talks to Amol
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Keir Starmer’s interview - the analysis
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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The Keir Starmer interview
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Will the Lebanon blasts lead to an escalation in the Middle East?
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Bonus Q&A – BBC jargon, who makes Today and covering the US election
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Doom, Gloom and the NHS
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Will the victims of Grenfell ever get justice?
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Starmer’s ‘black holes’: What will fill them?
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Summer special – celebrity Q&A
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Summer special: Is journalism in crisis?
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Social media and the riots: Musk, misinformation and moral responsibility.
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Bonus episode - Frank Skinner opens up to Amol
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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How do we turbo-charge Britain’s economy?
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Bonus Q&A: Young MPs, podcast impartiality and the state of political journalism
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Mary Beard on power, succession and rebellions
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Biden quits - but can Kamala beat Trump?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Starmer, Trump, and the New World Order
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Can political rhetoric kill?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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New MPs, new government... new politics?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Reeves goes for growth in the Treasury, Starmer takes to the world stage
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Post-election pod: How will Labour govern? And who will take charge of the Tories?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Election Night Fever and the Challenge across the Channel
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Bonus Q&A – 'None of the Above' on ballot papers & election night cliché bingo.
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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It’s election week!
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Should we trust the polls?
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Newscast x The Today Podcast x When It Hits The Fan
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Sunak’s betting crisis, Starmer’s gender row and Farage takes on the Mail
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Bonus Q&A – Why do politicians use big numbers and why do we vote with pencils?
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Growing pains: how to grow an economy and get young people voting
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Farage’s non-manifesto, should Corbyn have stood for the Greens and where’s Boris Johnson?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Extra! The Today Podcast Live! Bonus episode ft. James May
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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The Today Podcast: Live!
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Manifesto week, political earthquakes and interview tactics
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Sunak squares up, Farage steps in
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Sunak and Starmer go head to head
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Starmer, Socialism & Diane Abbott - whose side is he really on?
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May 30, 2024 |
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Rishi Sunak Talks to Today
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May 23, 2024 |
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Election announcement special
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May 22, 2024 |
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What does Keir Starmer really believe in?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Hung parliament or thumping majority? And why do we all feel so skint?
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May 09, 2024 |
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Cutting through the spin – elections bonus ep
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May 03, 2024 |
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AI and humanity’s future: chilling or thrilling?
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May 02, 2024 |
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Could an MP present the Today programme?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Q&A – lightweight politicians, interviews that made you blush… Ft Esther Rantzen & Stephen Fry
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Smoke-free generation: Is this Sunak’s legacy?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Where’s the money coming from?
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Tragedy in Gaza: Will this week’s events change anything?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Why should you have to pay for the BBC?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Alastair Campbell on the changing face of Starmer’s Labour
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Revolt on the right! Reform, Rishi and (Red) Wall-to-Wall Chaos
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Why the Home Office is ‘dysfunctional’ - Sacked immigration chief speaks out
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Hunt’s Budget - will it make a difference?
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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By-election bonus: Rochdale, Galloway, Gaza… what now?
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Mob rule: Where should we draw the line on protest?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Disgrace! Why are MPs playing politics with the Middle East?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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How did the culture wars take over? Ft Jon Ronson
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Does nanny (state) know best?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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How do we deal with President Trump (again)?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Does Starmer need Scotland to win the general election?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Is democracy dying?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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The Moments In History Amol and Nick Wish They’d Covered
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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News Review of the Year
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Esther Rantzen on a Christmas she did not expect to see
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Is Putin in danger of winning in Ukraine?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Sunk! Is Sunak’s Tory Party over?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Why Generation Rent are so angry
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Are these tax cuts for real?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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James May: On Top Gear, tea and driverless cars
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Revolting! How much trouble are Sunak and Starmer in?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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David Cameron In, Suella Braverman Out
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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The Politics of Protest: Suella Braverman vs the police
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Covidshambles: The human cost of chaos in No 10
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Your Questions Answered
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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What hope for peace?
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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What Is This War Really About?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Horror in Israel and Gaza - What next?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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I cried after presenting my first Today programme
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Can Rishi Sunak win it for the Tories?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Introducing The Today Podcast
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Sep 24, 2023 |