Episodes List

Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out

Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out

23 Oct, 2026
The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image

The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image

21 Oct, 2026
A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?

A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?

19 Oct, 2026
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’. How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

‘Austerity is inevitably painful’. How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

18 Oct, 2026
‘A completely unique opportunity’: the secretive process that will decide the BBC’s future

‘A completely unique opportunity’: the secretive process that will decide the BBC’s future

16 Oct, 2026
From the archive: ‘Voters are unhappier with the NHS than they’ve been for 30 years. As a GP, I feel the same’

From the archive: ‘Voters are unhappier with the NHS than they’ve been for 30 years. As a GP, I feel the same’

14 Oct, 2026
‘A crisis of authenticity’: the truth about food influencers

‘A crisis of authenticity’: the truth about food influencers

12 Oct, 2026
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

11 Oct, 2026
Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain

Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain

09 Oct, 2026
From the archive – No place like home: my bitter return to Palestine

From the archive – No place like home: my bitter return to Palestine

07 Oct, 2026
‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence

‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence

05 Oct, 2026
Introducing Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

Introducing Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

04 Oct, 2026
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

02 Oct, 2026
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

02 Oct, 2026
From the archive: How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

From the archive: How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

30 Sep, 2026
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future

The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future

28 Sep, 2026
The other Post Office scandal: how organised crime launders money on the high street

The other Post Office scandal: how organised crime launders money on the high street

25 Sep, 2026
From the archive: ‘I know where the bodies are buried’: one woman’s mission to change how the police investigate rape

From the archive: ‘I know where the bodies are buried’: one woman’s mission to change how the police investigate rape

23 Sep, 2026
A bungled bomb plot in Poland exposed a spy – but whose spy was he?

A bungled bomb plot in Poland exposed a spy – but whose spy was he?

21 Sep, 2026
‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us?

‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us?

18 Sep, 2026
The rubbishscapes of Essex: why our buried trash is back to haunt us

The rubbishscapes of Essex: why our buried trash is back to haunt us

16 Sep, 2026
Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored

Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored

14 Sep, 2026
The long shadow of Argentina’s dictatorship: she wasn’t who she thought she was. Neither was her father

The long shadow of Argentina’s dictatorship: she wasn’t who she thought she was. Neither was her father

11 Sep, 2026
From the archive: Sudan’s outsider: how a paramilitary leader fell out with the army and plunged the country into war

From the archive: Sudan’s outsider: how a paramilitary leader fell out with the army and plunged the country into war

09 Sep, 2026
The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?

The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?

07 Sep, 2026
Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

06 Sep, 2026
The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot

The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot

04 Sep, 2026
From the archive: ‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’

From the archive: ‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’

02 Sep, 2026
‘I can sense Sinatra enter my body and exit my lungs’: aboard the celebrity impersonators’ cruise

‘I can sense Sinatra enter my body and exit my lungs’: aboard the celebrity impersonators’ cruise

31 Aug, 2026
Best of 2026…so far: ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab

Best of 2026…so far: ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab

28 Aug, 2026