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No jobs, what now? – Are we ready for a world without work?
Season 1 Episode 1752
Artificial intelligence is chewing through the economy, wiping out manual work and supposedly safe professional jobs alike. Are politicians’ promises…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Two's a crowd – How the Whigs vs. Tories shaped modern Britain
Season 1 Episode 1751
How did Britain, a country bursting with factions, movements and rebellions, end up dominated by two major parties? Today in The Bunker, Seth Thévoz …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Is the Russian military really as powerful as we’re told?
Season 1 Episode 1750
The Russian army invading Ukraine today is very different to the one which started the conflict. How are things going for Putin’s military – and how …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Harsh Realities in Munich – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison
Season 1 Episode 1749
Setting up the stories of the week ahead… At the Munich Security Conference, Yvette Cooper calls out Russia for the murder of Alexei Navalny but what…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Starmer safe, but for how long? – Weekly Wrap-up with Jonn Elledge and Andrew Harrison
Season 1 Episode 1748
Keir Starmer survives the worst week of his premiership – just. The Epstein whirlpool drags Sarah Ferguson downwards (astonishing BBC feature here). …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Full Brontë – Why everyone gets Wuthering Heights wrong
Season 1 Episode 1747
The new Wuthering Heights film is already sparking debate. From saucy costume choices to renewed arguments over what Heathcliff should look like, ra…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Reality Bites – Do we still live in a Fast Food Nation?
Season 1 Episode 1746
Back in 2001 Eric Schlosser’s masterwork of investigative journalism Fast Food Nation exposed the dirty secrets of America’s “convenience restaurant”…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
At war with everyone – Who’s actually running US foreign policy?
Season 1 Episode 1745
Trump has stripped US foreign policy down from a mix of carrot and stick into an ideological cudgel to beat friends and foes alike – and a lurid horr…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Morganised Chaos – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler
Season 1 Episode 1744
Setting up the stories of the next seven days… Labour’s widely unpopular senior advisor Morgan McSweeney falls on his sword but will it be enough to …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Mandelson gone, Starmer or McSweeney next? – Weekly Wrap-up with Zoë Grünewald and Jacob Jarvis
Season 1 Episode 1743
Wrapping up the stories of the week… With Peter Mandelson quitting the Lords after more damning info emerged from the Epstein files, will this lead t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago