Politics

Obama: Professor President
Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.
06 Jan 2009,40 mins
What Does Ed Miliband Really Think?
Steve Richards talks to Ed Miliband, his friends and critics about his political ideas.
19 Nov 2012,28 mins
President George Bush Senior
A portrait of the Washington insider whose presidency proved turbulent and controversial.
02 Dec 2018,30 mins
Blair's Faith Foundation
Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress?
14 Apr 2009,40 mins
Letters from Germany
Margot Kaessmann
German cleric and theologian Margot Kaessmann writes about her country's shifting image.
29 Nov 2012,15 mins
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What Does Boris Johnson Really Think?
Nick Robinson explores Boris Johnson's political beliefs through interviews with insiders.
05 Feb 2020,28 mins
Idi Amin's Uganda Retold
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown retells the story of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin.
26 Mar 2018,28 mins
Peston and the Money Men
Adair Turner
Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
07 Sep 2009,30 mins
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Machiavelli: Devil or Democrat?
Jonathan Freedland reassesses Machiavelli and finds the inspiration for modern republics.
18 Nov 2013,28 mins
Tropicalia - Revolution in Sound
A revolution in music, politics and attitude - how Tropicalia exploded in Brazil.
09 Feb 2016,30 mins
Our Next Prime Minister
Emily Maitlis presents a debate between the candidates to lead the Conservative Party.
18 Jun 2019,59 mins
Russia, Ukraine and Us
What does the Ukrainian revolution mean for Britain, Russia and the world?
08 Mar 2014,15 mins
The EU Debate
Should Britain stay in the European Union? Former diplomat Sir Stephen Wall puts the case.
08 Aug 2012,45 mins
Can Democracy Work?
Episode 3
Nick Robinson asks if Parliament itself might be the obstacle to improving our democracy.
27 Jan 2015,28 mins
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10 Days That Toppled Thatcher
James Landale examines why Margaret Thatcher was ousted from power 25 years ago.
02 Nov 2015,30 mins
A Very Welsh Coup
Robert Orchard traces the Welsh roots of those who brought down Margaret Thatcher.
29 Nov 2015,28 mins
With Humble Duty Reports...
How a government whip told the Queen what really went on in the House of Commons.
02 May 2014,28 mins
Budget Call
Money Box and You and Yours join forces to analyse the Budget.
25 Mar 2010,53 mins
I Am Nobody's Prime Minister
Poet Dean Atta became uninterested in politics. Did the recent election change his mind?
07 Jun 2015,30 mins
Budget Call
The Money Box team answer your personal finance questions arising from the Budget.
24 Mar 2011,57 mins
Electionomics
Immigration and Skills
The impact changing levels of immigration could have on the economy.
07 Jun 2017,15 mins
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Fallout
The Future for the Environment
Could Covid-19 change individual behaviour and our collective attitude to climate change?
22 Apr 2020,43 mins
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Supersize Surgeries
Penny Marshall asks if new super-sized polyclinics will mean the end of the family GP.
17 Mar 2009,30 mins
Faultline Scotland
Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.
31 Dec 2014,28 mins
The Crisis Of American Democracy
Unrepresented
Ben Wright asks whether American electoral democracy needs refreshing.
14 Aug 2020,28 mins
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FIFA: Football, Power and Politics
David Goldblatt tells the turbulent story of FIFA, international football's governing body
29 May 2011,30 mins
Questions From Listeners
Margaret Thatcher answers questions from listeners of the Russian World Service
11 Jul 1988,37 mins
The Price of Power
Jonathan Freedland addresses the knotty problem of MPs' pay and conditions.
13 Sep 2011,38 mins
The Origins of the American Dream
The American Dream: where does the idea come from and how has its meaning changed?
28 Mar 2017,38 mins
Mandela in His Own Words
Fergal Keane takes a journey through the private notebooks and letters of Nelson Mandela.
26 Dec 2010,30 mins