Politics

The Week: Andy Burnham’s Big Speech And First Own Goal?

Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters

02 Oct 2026,·35 mins

I'm a Billionaire... Get Me Out of Here!!!

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why some of the super rich are slagging off the UK.

30 Sep 2026,·31 mins

Green and Plaid Cymru leader speeches

Zack Polanski and Rhun ap Iorwerth address their party conferences.

02 Oct 2026,·150 mins

Tottenham

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Tottenham.

01 Oct 2026,·59 mins

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen

7. Vittorio Angelone's in his 20s

Can comedian Vittorio Angelone learn to like himself, after his tumultuous 20s?

02 Oct 2026,·15 mins

We're failing the next generation: Alan Milburn on getting young people into work

The man tasked with tackling youth worklessness joins Nick in Liverpool

03 Oct 2026,·39 mins

Tinderbox Britain - Are we ready for more wildfires?

After a record breaking wildfire season, are we prepared for the growing threat?

29 Sep 2026,·37 mins

Why does Zack Polanski think Labour will move his way?

Plus what does Rhun ap Iorwerth want from Andy Burnham?

02 Oct 2026,·17 mins

Drumcree: The Winners?

Who are the political winners and losers from the Drumcree dispute?

30 Sep 2026,·38 mins

The Silence of the Oligarchs

Russia's super-rich once ruled the country - could they restore their political influence?

27 Sep 2026,·28 mins

Sir Chris Bryant MP, Sarah Elliott, John Glen MP, Paul Nowak

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Greig Hall in Alcester.

25 Sep 2026,·52 mins

Burnham and Manchester City

Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O’Connell.

01 Oct 2026,·30 mins

01/10/2026

The big political issues of the day.

01 Oct 2026,·44 mins

Rhwng Dau Rosyn

Bethan a Richard sy'n trafod cynhadledd y blaid Lafur gydag Alun Davies ac Owain Williams

30 Sep 2026,·29 mins

Andy Burnham's Big Pitch: What's in it for Wales?

We unpack Andy Burnham's first Labour conference speech as PM and his key pledges

01 Oct 2026,·36 mins

26/09/2026

Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?

26 Sep 2026,·40 mins

The Balkans

The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia

Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.

13 Apr 2026,·42 mins

No World Order

6: A Multipolar World

Where next for the rules-based order?

31 Aug 2026,·35 mins

Heroism

5. New Heroes

Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.

01 Sep 2025,·28 mins

Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution

4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine

Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.

16 Dec 2025,·57 mins

Analysis from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool

The PM's pledge to fix social care, the conference mood and 50 years since the IMF crisis.

27 Sep 2026,·48 mins

Putin and the Apartment Bombs

7. Hindsight

Who bombed the four apartment buildings?

12 Jan 2026,·33 mins

Series 2

Live at Hay Festival

Presenter Gabriel Gatehouse and producer Lucy Proctor discuss the second series.

23 Jun 2025,·62 mins

Welfare, solar

Have your say on the subjects raised on Any Questions?

26 Sep 2026,·40 mins

Series 2

Edward Heath

Nick Robinson looks at how Edward Heath handled the top job in politics.

31 May 2011,·15 mins

What are Blitz courts?

So-called "blitz" hearings are expanding across England and Wales - but what are they?

17 Jun 2026,·27 mins

16/09/2026

Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs study an inquiry into Lucy Letby's crimes.

16 Sep 2026,·28 mins

17/09/2026

Susan Hulme reports as ministers insist defence spending v welfare is a false choice.

17 Sep 2026,·14 mins

Series 7

19/08/2019

Peter Hennessy invites Peter Hain to reflect on his life and times

19 Aug 2019,·42 mins

27/09/2026

News, discussion and interviews from politics and beyond.

27 Sep 2026,·120 mins