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Episode 3
The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
9. The Wilderness Year: This Ain't Over
Bonus episode - Boris Johnson after Downing Street.
15 Jun 2023,·33 mins
Series 1
Steve Richards looks back at David Cameron's years in power and explores his legacy.
22 Jan 2018,·28 mins
Andy Burnham's first week as prime minister
Ben Wright and guests review Andy Burnham's first week in power and the challenges ahead.
26 Jul 2026,·50 mins
Ronald Reagan
In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the White House by running against politics.
20 Jan 2017,·15 mins
Can an app stop train fare evasion?
The government will expand use of an app that uses GPS to track a passenger’s location.
04 Aug 2026,·3 mins
18/07/2026
Vicki Young and guests discuss what an Andy Burnham premiership means for the country.
18 Jul 2026,·28 mins
8. Shredded
Hoover’s death starts a race to control his secret files. But his power continues.
23 Jun 2022,·14 mins
Letter eight
The strangest US presidential campaign, drained of colour and crowds
22 Aug 2020,·8 mins
Series 2
Edward Heath
Nick Robinson looks at how Edward Heath handled the top job in politics.
31 May 2011,·15 mins
Cohesion
Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election.
05 Jan 2024,·28 mins
16/08/2026
News, discussion and interviews from politics and beyond.
16 Aug 2026,·120 mins
Episode 5
Status. We don’t like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
02 Aug 2024,·14 mins
Omnibus
After the US election, five acclaimed writers give their view on where America goes next.
27 Nov 2016,·58 mins
Joel Budd looks at age, class and attitudes to race and immigration across Britain.
28 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Series 3
Edward Heath's Yacht
David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.
20 Oct 2023,·14 mins
Episode 2
Graham Easton asks what US Vice President Biden's cancer moonshot can achieve.
01 Mar 2016,·28 mins
Unrepresented
Ben Wright asks whether American electoral democracy needs refreshing.
14 Aug 2020,·28 mins
A look back at the 2026 Senedd election and how it's been going so far in the Senedd
A panel discussion analysing the Senedd election and its aftermath.
02 Aug 2026,·56 mins
3: Waitin' On Roosevelt
Marybeth Hamilton explores the fate and fortunes of Black Americans under the New Deal.
23 Oct 2020,·28 mins
23/07/2026
Ministers under pressure over prisoner early release scheme. Alicia McCarthy reports.
23 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Episode 8 - Come Together
The team are in Belfast and Dublin to find out if and how a united Ireland would work.
23 Nov 2025,·50 mins
Cheap British Beer
The story of money and humanity reaches a run on the punt and the rise of M-PESA.
15 Nov 2024,·14 mins
Living with Secrets
Part of the Secret Britain series. Peter Taylor meets people who have kept state secrets.
30 Aug 2011,·28 mins
Bonus: Evan Gershkovich - a year since my friend was jailed in Russia
What would it take to release the US journalist held on spying charges
29 Mar 2024,·24 mins
20/08/26
South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard answers your questions
20 Aug 2026,·49 mins
Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders
25 Mar 2019,·28 mins
A job for the fourth century
Sir Anthony Seldon charts 300 years of the top job in British politics.
16 Apr 2021,·28 mins
Episode 5: Politics versus the Past
Misha Glenny explores the European memory wars.
04 Oct 2024,·14 mins
Featuring despatches from the British diplomats hunting for bison with Hermann Goering.
01 Oct 2012,·28 mins
