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MAGA wasn't built in a day – Which Roman emperor is Trump most like?
Season 1 Episode 1570
Donald Trump isn’t an emperor, yet – but who knows how he might change the US in the next few years. As he gets more dictatorial by the day, what les…
10 months ago
Is politics too tough for Elon Musk?
Season 1 Episode 1569
Elon Musk seems to be limping off the political stage with a whimper. So was he ever the power behind the throne or just a useful idiot with a fat wa…
10 months ago
Does money really decide wars? Strange tales from the Vikings to the Luftwaffe to Ukraine
Why did getting pillaged by Vikings ultimately help the economies of the Middle Ages? How did a flood of silver from conquered South America end up m…
10 months ago
Downing Street fighter – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis
Season 1 Episode 1567
There are reports of chaos in Downing Street – but just how bad are things really? Ros Taylor talks Jacob Jarvis through the latest from Number 10 an…
10 months, 1 week ago
How Britain got lucky with its choice of enemies – with Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary
Season 1 Episode 1566
Forget the storybook version of British history. Churchill without Hitler would be a forgotten windbag with a record of failure. Elizabeth I and Fran…
10 months, 1 week ago
From UFC to MAGA – How fight sports shaped Trump’s macho politics
Season 1 Episode 1565
Donald Trump is obsessed with sport – and increasingly, sports stars are obsessed with him. From his ties to wrestling through to his connection to t…
10 months, 1 week ago
Is social media dying?
Season 1 Episode 1564
Whatever happened to the promise of social media? What started as a buzzing digital town square now feels like a ghost town overrun with fake news, A…
10 months, 1 week ago
Apocalypse wow! Why are we so obsessed with the end of the world?
Season 1 Episode 1563
From ancient Mayan prophecies to the QAnon faithful awaiting the next biblical storm, humanity has never been able to resist a good apocalypse. Today…
10 months, 1 week ago
No limits? – Can China and Russia's friendship last?
Season 1 Episode 1562
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, two of the world’s most powerful autocrats, are cosying up to each other in a bromance that could have seismic consequ…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Here’s looking at EU, Keir – Start Your Week with Alex von Tunzelmann
Season 1 Episode 1561
Keir Starmer is hoping for positive news from an EU summit this week. What can we expect to see and what could block any sort of “deal”? Plus, we loo…
10 months, 2 weeks ago