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Tuesday · 28 min
Are teenagers ready for work?
A snapshot of how 15-year-olds are being prepared for work.
Sunday · 28 min
Childline at 40
An exploration of 40 years of Childline.
October 11 · 28 min
AI on the Farm
Charlotte Smith explores how artificial intelligence is transforming agriculture.
October 5 · 28 min
America’s Gerrymandering Arms Race
What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was cast?
September 20 · 28 min
Taiwan: The Pacific Breaking Point
Will the world go to war over Taiwan? Experts from Taipei, Beijing and Washington explain.
September 8 · 28 min
The Return of the Youth Club
Former youth worker and journalist Neil Maggs looks at the fall and rise of the youth club
August 30 · 28 min
The Dictators' Survival Guide
Why Xi Jinping's purge of China's most senior military general matters to us all.
August 23 · 28 min
The WhatsApp Underground
As race riots erupt in Belfast, an underground network rescues those at risk.
August 16 · 27 min
Pride Before the Fall
Have we fallen out of love with Pride?
July 13 · 28 min
Decency Politics
Peter Hennessy asks what has happened to decency in our politics.
June 15 · 29 min
Lebanon's Abandoned Lives
People describe what life is like in Lebanon, a country repeatedly hit by war.
June 4 · 28 min
England’s Identity Crisis
As the World Cup opens, Nick Watt explores the political battle over English identity.
May 24 · 28 min
When Shiraz Calls
Intimate conversations of two Iranian sisters - one in the UK, the other in Iran.
May 23 · 28 min
Under Fire in the Strait of Hormuz
The workers under fire, stuck or abandoned on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
May 18 · 28 min
Who’s Winning Muslim Voters?
Why is the Labour party losing so many Muslim voters?
May 10 · 28 min
Betting on Disaster
The rise of prediction markets where punters bet on current events from the weather to war
April 20 · 28 min
About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle
Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
April 5 · 28 min
Licence to Hate - Racism on the Front Line
The health workers facing racist abuse from their patients.
March 30 · 28 min
Power to The People: Rewiring Britain
Douglas Fraser explores the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain's national grid.
March 29 · 30 min
How Not to Kill a Politician
What causes political violence, and what can we do to prevent it?

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