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Analysis

The Myth of Mobs

David Edmonds asks social psychologists about the psychology of crowds.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Trusting Inmates

Should we place more trust in prisoners to help them change their lives?

• 30 mins

Analysis

How Did We Save the Ozone Layer?

The story, and lessons, of the international effort to end ozone-destroying chemicals.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Brexit: What Europe Wants

How political forces in other countries will shape any future UK-EU deal.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Hospital Trust?

Is public affection for the NHS preventing it from becoming fit for the future?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Atom Man

The journey of an American 'cold warrior' from nuclear deterrence to nuclear disarmament.

• 30 mins

Analysis

How Not to Do It

Jacqui Smith reveals why one of New Labour's most cherished sentencing reforms failed.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Is Talent a Thing?

Why it could be counter-productive to hire by talent, and what to look for instead.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Analysis Extra: The Pull of Putin

Tim Whewell asks why populist Western politicians want warmer relations with Russia.

• 37 mins

Analysis

How Voters Decide: Part One

Rosie Campbell examines the bias that voters bring to the ballot box.

• 30 mins

Analysis

How Voters Decide: Part Two

What makes us change our mind when it comes to elections?

• 30 mins

Analysis

How do the SNP sell a second referendum?

Could a second referendum on Scottish independence yield a different result?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Holland's Challenge to Tolerance

Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Detoxifying France's National Front

Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Adventures in Social Mobility

What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job?

• 37 mins

Analysis

Aid: Something to Boast About?

Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor, and should it be? Jo Coburn investigates.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Implicit Bias

David Edmonds asks if we are unconsciously harbouring racist and sexist attitudes.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Germany - Anxious Giant

As angst over European security grows, why is Germany such a reluctant military power?

• 30 mins

Analysis

What went wrong with Brazil?

How did Brazil's boom years turn to dust? David Baker investigates.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Brexit: A Tale of Two Cities

A year on from the Brexit referendum we compare Wakefield to Oxford, Leave vs Remain

• 28 mins

Analysis

Who Speaks for the Workers?

Union membership is in decline. So who will represent the workers of the gig economy?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Constitutions at Work

Constitutions control the people who run countries - but how well do they work?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Is work too easy?

Michael Blastland asks if desk-bound work is making us obese.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Yascha Mounk on democracy at risk

The political theorist who argues that liberal democracy is in grave danger.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Minimum Wage: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Paul Johnson asks if the policy's success has led to politicians stretching it too far.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Understanding Prevent

David Anderson examines the government's controversial counter-terrorism strategy Prevent

• 37 mins

Analysis

The Fix: Setting Up Home

Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems.

• 43 mins

Analysis

The Fix: Childhood Obesity

The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity

• 43 mins

Analysis

Reducing re-offending

The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals re-offending

• 43 mins

Analysis

The Fintech Revolution

Will technology radically reshape the highly profitable world of finance?

• 30 mins

Analysis

What would war with North Korea look like?

What could spark a conflict, and how devastating would it be?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Can We Teach Robots Ethics?

What happens when a machine faces a moral dilemma? David Edmonds investigates.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Parliament - A Building Catastrophe?

What does the dangerous state of the Houses of Parliament tell us about our politics?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Europe Unbound

How will the European Union change after Britain leaves?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Primate Politics

Professor James Tilley discovers how chimpanzee power struggles mirror human politics.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Authenticity

Professor Rosie Campbell asks how we can make judgements about politicians' authenticity.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Offence, Power and Progress

Taking offence on social media: over-sensitivity or a force for progress?

• 30 mins

Analysis

The Invisible Hand of Donald Trump

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times examines the economic impact of President Donald Trump

• 42 mins

Analysis

Why Are Even Women Biased Against Women?

Women are sexist too, often unconsciously. Where does this implicit bias come from?

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Illiberal Democrats

How big of a challenge to the EU are Poland and Hungary's new 'illiberal' paths?

• 30 mins

Analysis

A Very British Battle

Caroline Wyatt explores the big questions facing the UK's armed forces.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Political Electricity

Electricity is crucial to modern life - but will we all get the power we need?

• 30 mins

Analysis

The Dictator's Survival Guide

Professor James Tilley discovers the strategies dictators use to survive in office.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Town v Gown: New Tribes in Brexit Britain

Edward Stourton investigates the impact of the education gap on voting and politics.

• 30 mins

Analysis

What Are Universities For?

Sonia Sodha considers if it is time to rethink the fundamental purpose of university.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Screens and Teens

Are smartphones harming our kids? David Baker looks for solutions.

• 30 mins

Analysis

The End of Arms Control?

Existing arms control treaties are under threat - just as new weapons emerge.

• 30 mins

Analysis

Too Young to Veil?

An investigation into the growing number of very young girls wearing the hijab in the UK.

• 37 mins

Analysis

#metoo, moi non plus

Do French women really think differently about sexual harassment?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Algorithm Overlords

Are we giving machines too much power over our lives?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Disconnected Britain

Will new infrastructure spending help all of Britain prosper, or widen its divides?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Death Is a Bore

Can science offer us a realistic prospect of immortality and would it be desirable?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Can Technology Be Stopped?

Is it time to disrupt the disrupters and rein in big tech?

• 30 mins

Analysis

The Middle East Conundrum

Is there any chance of a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

• 30 mins

Analysis

British Politics: A Russian View

Is political technology causing society to fragment?

• 30 mins

Analysis

Trump and Trade

As a US trade war looms, how far will President Trump go to put 'America First'?

• 30 mins

Analysis

What's Fair?

Why do we struggle with very different notions of fairness when it comes to social care?

• 30 mins

Analysis

The Truth About Britain's Beggars

Former homeless drug-addict Mark Johnson explores our relationship with street beggars

• 37 mins

Analysis

Power Shift

How power moved from west to east after the 2008 financial crisis

• 28 mins

Analysis

Operation Tory Black Vote

Can the Conservatives ever win over non-white support?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Northern Ireland - Where Next?

Northern Ireland could soon face a huge decision - whether to leave the UK.

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Pupil Premium

Has extra funding through the pupil premium helped poorer children succeed at school?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Do Assassinations Work?

Poison, exploding cigars and shooting down planes: tales of espionage and statesmanship.

• 28 mins

Analysis

How to kill a democracy

How many democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Replication Crisis

Many key findings of psychological research are under question. What's going on?

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Next Crash

What could cause a future financial crash? Ian Goldin investigates.

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Trumped Republicans

Republican insider Ron Christie on how Donald Trump's presidency has changed his party.

• 37 mins

Analysis

America's Friends

Jim Naughtie examines what the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies.

• 28 mins

Analysis

The War for Normal

How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views

• 28 mins

Analysis

Do children of married parents do better?

Does being born to non-married parents affect a child's prospects in life?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Conspiracy Politics

Are we living in a golden age of political conspiracy theories?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Fair Exchange?

Does a falling currency help or harm the economy?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Irish Questions

Have British politics been more shaped by Irish history than most MPs are ready to admit?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Deliberative Democracy

Could assemblies of ordinary citizens help heal our political divides?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Will humans survive the century?

What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Are we heading for a mass extinction?

Will human actions result in the demise of huge numbers of other species?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Will China and America go to war?

Will competition between China and the United States inevitably lead to military conflict?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Love Island, dating apps and the politics of desire

Shahidha Bari explores the changing landscape of modern love.

• 28 mins

Analysis

Maintenance

Why better maintenance is one of the most urgent and creative challenges we face.

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Real Gender Pay Gap

Women are paid less than men and do more unpaid work. What's going on and can we fix it?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Green technology and early adoption

Simon Jack investigates whether the UK should be an early adopter of green technology.

• 28 mins

Analysis

Can computer profiles cut crime?

Can computer algorithms predict and even prevent future crime?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Understanding the risks of terrorism

How should the authorities, MI5 and the public perceive and respond to the threat?

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Forgotten Half

Why is the further education of young people who don't go to university so neglected?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Going the way of the dodo? The decline of Britain's two main parties.

Are Britain's two main political parties now in terminal decline?

• 28 mins

Analysis

A shorter working week

What happened to the dream of working less? Sonia Sodha investigates the four-day week.

• 28 mins

Analysis

Whiteness

Do white people need to think more about their race?

• 28 mins

Analysis

The Problem with Boys

The reverse gender gap: why boys are failing at school and what can be done about it.

• 28 mins

Analysis

A question of artefacts

How should museums deal with contentious legacies?

• 28 mins

Analysis

The New Censorship

How censorship works in our information age.

• 28 mins

Analysis

State Aid: Brexit, Bailouts and Corporate Bonanzas

Do the EU's state aid rules hold the UK back from having a more active industrial policy?

• 28 mins

Analysis

Can I Change Your Mind?

Margaret Heffernan challenges a view that polarisation means we do not change our minds.

• 28 mins

Analysis

The uses and misuses of history in politics

How well do our politicians understand British history?

• 28 mins

Analysis

NATO at 70

NATO won the first Cold War, but could it lose the second?

• 28 mins

Orkney Election Hustings

The candidates to be the next MP for Orkney and Shetland face questions from an audience.

• 50 mins

Politix and Chill

21/11/2019

A sideways glance at local politics, with political reporter Ben Weisz.

• 60 mins

General Election - BBC Radio Northampton debate

Election 2019 with Annabel Amos (21/11/2019)

A debate about issues affecting the people of Northamptonshire, recorded at the Corby Cube.

• 60 mins

Deasbad Nàiseanta nan Àrd-Sgoiltean 2019

Na Cuairtean, Program 1

Blas de na bha dol sa chiad chuairt aig Deasbad Nàiseanta nan Àrd Sgoiltean 2019.

• 123 mins

Electioncast | Brexitcast

Brexitcast: Gimme Gimme Gimme

Voulez-Vous an episode where we look at Labour's manifesto launch?

• 28 mins