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Old Friends, New Friends.
Nick Robinson considers our place in the world in the run up to the G7 summit in Cornwall.
11 Jun 2021,·14 mins
Five writers reflect on the recent momentous events in the Middle East and North Africa.
19 Mar 2011,·60 mins
Whose Tomorrow? (Syria)
Jeremy Bowen hears from people who have witnessed the repression in Syria.
21 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions
28 Jun 2009,·30 mins
Episode 3
Nick Robinson asks if Parliament itself might be the obstacle to improving our democracy.
27 Jan 2015,·28 mins
Iran is now calling the shots in Iraq. How did the clerics outmanoeuvre the US?
21 Apr 2020,·37 mins
Celtic fringe benefits?
What impact might three nationalist first ministers have on UK politics?
13 May 2026,·32 mins
What does the Ukrainian revolution mean for Britain, Russia and the world?
08 Mar 2014,·15 mins
A revolution in music, politics and attitude - how Tropicalia exploded in Brazil.
09 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Manifestos
Why a manifesto is so important in the race to run the country.
25 Jun 2024,·5 mins
Stephen Sackur uncovers the history behind the upheavals in Egypt.
04 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Nick Robinson explores Boris Johnson's political beliefs through interviews with insiders.
05 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Series 5
20/01/2016
Top journalists debate live with Andrew Rawnsley what leading opinion articles should say.
20 Jan 2016,·43 mins
As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.
20 Jan 2012,·28 mins
Is Britain wasting billions through bad defence procurement? Francis Tusa investigates.
27 Dec 2011,·40 mins
Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress?
14 Apr 2009,·40 mins
A portrait of the Washington insider whose presidency proved turbulent and controversial.
02 Dec 2018,·30 mins
Steve Richards talks to Ed Miliband, his friends and critics about his political ideas.
19 Nov 2012,·28 mins
Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel asks if a citizen of the world is a citizen of nowhere.
27 Mar 2018,·44 mins
Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.
06 Jan 2009,·40 mins
Iain Watson looks at how the Labour party is changing across the country.
25 Jun 2018,·30 mins
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown retells the story of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin.
26 Mar 2018,·28 mins
Adair Turner
Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
07 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Jonathan Freedland reassesses Machiavelli and finds the inspiration for modern republics.
18 Nov 2013,·28 mins
James Naughtie hosts discussion about Scotland's future, from the Edinburgh Festival.
13 Aug 2014,·45 mins
Emily Maitlis presents a debate between the candidates to lead the Conservative Party.
18 Jun 2019,·59 mins
Episode 5
Prof Murray Pittock explores the origins of Scottish nationalism.
08 Nov 2013,·15 mins
Should Britain stay in the European Union? Former diplomat Sir Stephen Wall puts the case.
08 Aug 2012,·45 mins
Andrew Neil offers a portrait of Margaret Thatcher via the voices of those she governed.
09 Apr 2013,·43 mins
Ronald Reagan
In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the White House by running against politics.
20 Jan 2017,·15 mins
