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1,388 episodes
Updated June 19

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Mar 15, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 46: The multi-million dollar .JPEG
A digital artwork just made history by selling for millions at auction. Could it revolutionise how we think about digital ownership?
Mar 12, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 45: Who's in charge in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is meant to have some independence from China. But those days are nearly over.
Mar 11, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 44: The end of the Piers show?
Piers Morgan is probably the biggest name in British broadcasting right now. This week he left Good Morning Britain in a blaze of publicity. He'll be back.
Mar 10, 2021 · 6 min
Ep 43: Is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe coming home?
After five years in an Iranian jail, the British-Iranian mother's sentence has come to an end. But returning to her family might still be a way off...
Mar 9, 2021 · 8 min
Ep 42: Joe Biden's frenemy
One politician - a member of Joe Biden's own party - could shoot down some of the President's biggest plans
Mar 8, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 41: A reckoning for New York's governor
Two serious scandals are unfolding around Andrew Cuomo. For now, he's staying in office. But how long will he last?
Mar 5, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 40: Jolene, vaccine
America's willingness to take the vaccine is split down party lines. Can the beloved Dolly Parton bridge the divide?
Mar 4, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 39: The rise and rise of Rishi
How the Chancellor rewrote the rules of political branding – and embraced the power of the hoody, and the meme.
Mar 3, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 38: Post-pandemic freedom at last?
We've all got the date in our heads: the 21st of June – the great reopening. But is it a realistic deadline?
Mar 2, 2021 · 6 min
Ep 37: The missing patient
Someone, somewhere in England, has the super-infectious Brazil variant of Covid-19 – and the authorities are racing to track them down.
Mar 1, 2021 · 8 min
Ep36: The story of Shamima Begum
She left London to join Isis in Syria when she was 15. Now, she's been stripped of her British citizenship and denied any chance to return home. But is Shamima Begum a victim, or a threat?
Feb 26, 2021 · 8 min
Ep 35: A very British business
Tortoise Media has been investigating one of the UK's richest men and his company. Are they as British as they seem?
Feb 25, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 34: The Prince with a private army
Erik Prince's mercenary army, Blackwater, was the biggest private army in the world. Is he back in business?
Feb 24, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 33: Harry, Meghan & the Royals: why couldn't they work it out?
Prince Harry and Meghan's trial separation from the Royal family has just been made permanent. It's not the outcome anyone involved want. So why has it turned to this way?
Feb 23, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 32: Uber for the workers
A landmark case in the UK Supreme Court could be a fork in the road for Uber
Feb 22, 2021 · 5 min
Ep 31: India cracks down
A 22-year old activist has been jailed in India for supporting poor farmers. What's going on?
Feb 19, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 30: McDonalds in the dock
McDonalds stands accused of discriminating against Black owners of its restaurants
Feb 18, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 29: Dubai's billionaire ruler
The story of a corrupt empire – and the man the West just can't seem to resist.
Feb 17, 2021 · 6 min
Ep 28: Vaccines Inc
How a horse-racing family created the biggest vaccine-maker in the world
Feb 16, 2021 · 7 min
Ep 27: The falling-out
A bitter row is threatening to tear apart the Scottish National Party. It matters to the whole of the UK.