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Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.
15 Feb 2007,·30 mins
Alternative facts, impartial journalism and democracy. Can news deliver in a digital age?
12 Sep 2019,·42 mins
The inside story of Keir Starmer's turbulent first year as Labour prime minister.
30 Jun 2025,·42 mins
Austria and Germany
How populists in the Austrian Freedom party and German anti-mosque groups are growing.
15 Feb 2011,·28 mins
Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
07 Apr 2020,·37 mins
What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.
29 May 2012,·37 mins
Chris Page tells the inside story of Northern Ireland's botched green energy scheme.
09 Mar 2020,·28 mins
BBC News US Election 2024: America Decides
In-depth reporting, analysis and breaking news from the US presidential election
05 Nov 2024,·49 mins
Eddie Mair chairs a debate on the progress of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
08 Sep 2010,·45 mins
Bracing for 2024
Owen Bennett-Jones explores the risk of a constitutional crisis after the next US election
04 Nov 2022,·14 mins
Episode 3
Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders
25 Mar 2019,·28 mins
Mark explores the relationship between the police and other agencies.
13 Feb 2012,·30 mins
Andrew Rawnsley chairs a studio debate on the future of the Labour Party.
06 Jun 2015,·45 mins
James Landale examines how Euroscepticism has become increasingly powerful in UK politics.
25 Feb 2013,·30 mins
Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.
26 Mar 2012,·28 mins
Episode 2
Graham Easton asks what US Vice President Biden's cancer moonshot can achieve.
01 Mar 2016,·28 mins