Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFrom the archive: how two BBC journalists risked their jobs to reveal the truth about Jimmy Savile
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
9 months ago
The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins
When fossilised remains were discovered in the Djurab desert in 2001, they were hailed as radically rewriting the history of our species. But not eve…
9 months, 1 week ago
Horse racing and erotica: how I survived the fickle world of freelance writing
Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career began By Gabrielle…
9 months, 1 week ago
From the archive: The sludge king: how one man turned an industrial wasteland into his own El Dorado
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
9 months, 1 week ago
Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have spent more than $1bn on an Albanian island that will be a luxury resort – once the unexploded ordnanc…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How does woke start winning again?
British progressives have suffered major setbacks in recent years, in both public opinion and court rulings. Was a backlash inevitable, and are new t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
From the archive: The death of the department store
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Do you have a family?’: midlife with no kids, ageing parents – and no crisis
In my 40s, I found myself with a life that didn’t look like it was ‘supposed’ to. What was I doing? On trips to South Korea with my mother, an answer…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Why does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country?
Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would th…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
From the archive: ‘You can’t be the player’s friend’: inside the secret world of tennis umpires
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
9 months, 3 weeks ago