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Penny Marshall asks if new super-sized polyclinics will mean the end of the family GP.
17 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.
31 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Unrepresented
Ben Wright asks whether American electoral democracy needs refreshing.
14 Aug 2020,·28 mins
David Goldblatt tells the turbulent story of FIFA, international football's governing body
29 May 2011,·30 mins
Margaret Thatcher answers questions from listeners of the Russian World Service
11 Jul 1988,·37 mins
Jonathan Freedland addresses the knotty problem of MPs' pay and conditions.
13 Sep 2011,·38 mins
The American Dream: where does the idea come from and how has its meaning changed?
28 Mar 2017,·38 mins
Fergal Keane takes a journey through the private notebooks and letters of Nelson Mandela.
26 Dec 2010,·30 mins
The Sunday Feature: Secret Police Files Opened Up in Albania
Attempts being made to discover the fate of 6,000 people missing during Communist regime
22 Oct 2017,·8 mins
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
David Cannadine tells the story of the origins of the 1922 Committee.
29 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Ukraine: Tetiana Chornovol
Lucy Ash talks Tetiana Chrnovol, a Ukrainian opposition journalist.
21 Feb 2014,·15 mins
The inside story of Keir Starmer's turbulent first year as Labour prime minister.
30 Jun 2025,·42 mins
With Trump out of office, Leah Sottile on what’s next for America’s far-right.
25 Jan 2021,·28 mins
Bracing for 2024
Owen Bennett-Jones explores the risk of a constitutional crisis after the next US election
04 Nov 2022,·14 mins
Ben Wright looks at whether a political crisis will force the Whips to change their ways.
28 Feb 2022,·28 mins
Episode 3
Michael Portillo examines the past and future of democracy over 2,500 years.
25 May 2010,·45 mins
Episode 2
Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events.
01 Jun 2009,·30 mins
Shaimaa Khalil travels across Egypt, hearing the voices of her fellow countrymen.
07 Jul 2013,·24 mins
Gordon Brown, 2010
The story behind the fateful meeting between PM Gordon Brown and Gillian Duffy in 2010.
24 Apr 2015,·12 mins
How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate.
10 Aug 2020,·28 mins
Matthew Flinders argues against the drive to reduce the scope of politics.
10 Oct 2011,·30 mins
As Obama's campaign to win a 2nd term ramps up Gary Younge assesses his performance so far
23 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the 2019 general election campaign.
09 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of devolution.
04 Oct 2013,·28 mins
Andrew Rawnsley chairs a studio debate on the future of the Labour Party.
06 Jun 2015,·45 mins
Carolyn Quinn looks at the science behind successful leadership.
11 Jan 2011,·30 mins
How evolutionary biology shapes policy on welfare reform, immigration and bankers' pay.
29 Jul 2014,·38 mins
Michael Goldfarb asks what the Democratic Party in America stands for today.
29 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
