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The Peter Mandelson debacle: Should Starmer go?
Episode 316
The Foreign Office's most senior civil servant has been effectively sacked by the Prime Minister, who claims the office failed to inform him that Pet…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Why the rich live longer
Episode 315
New findings reveal that well-off people can expect to live 20 more “good years” than those with financial stress. Why does this gap exist, what driv…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Should those who failed to stop the Southport killer be named and shamed?
Episode 314
Following the Southport Inquiry, the lawyer for the murdered girls’ families says that the local authority officials at fault should be “named and sh…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Southport Inquiry: What is it like to fear your own child?
Episode 313
The Southport murders could have been prevented by the killer’s parents and the authorities, according to an inquiry. What could have been done diffe…
2 months ago
Trump's Iranian blockade has begun
Episode 312
The US blockade of Iran’s ports has begun, while the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, with oil prices surging above $100 a barrel. What's going to happ…
2 months ago
Is Israel driving the Iran war?
Episode 311
Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien at the end of a week where the temporary ceasefire in Iran seems increasingly out of reach. With the US and I…
2 months ago
US-Iran ceasefire in chaos
Episode 310
Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien as the US-Iran ceasefire is called into question. Within 24 hours of the ceasefire agreement, Iran has closed…
2 months ago
Has Iran won the war?
Episode 309
Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien as yet more momentous events unfold in the Middle East. A two-week ceasefire has been agreed: the Strait of H…
2 months ago
Has Trump lost his mind?
Episode 308
Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien on the eve of the day that Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges unless it r…
2 months, 1 week ago
Mystery Hour: Why are there so many breads?
Time for your next Easter instalment of Mystery Hour, the game in which James invites his callers to ask and answer questions about absolutely anythi…
2 months, 1 week ago