The Briefing Room
A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays
330 Episodes
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Is the push for the electric cars in trouble?
Published: 1/2/2025 -
Why we need to care about the Arctic
Published: 12/26/2024 -
Is chainsaw economics working in Argentina?
Published: 12/19/2024 -
Will new weight loss drugs save or bankrupt the NHS?
Published: 12/12/2024 -
What’s going on in Syria?
Published: 12/5/2024 -
Ukraine - what’s next?
Published: 11/28/2024 -
Why do we have such overcrowded prisons?
Published: 11/21/2024 -
European defence in the new Trump era
Published: 11/14/2024 -
What does the Budget mean for the UK’s economy?
Published: 11/7/2024 -
How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East?
Published: 9/23/2024 -
Is Germany in trouble?
Published: 9/12/2024 -
How much trouble is the UK economy in?
Published: 9/5/2024 -
What we know (and don't know) about the new Mpox outbreak
Published: 8/29/2024 -
Global Tensions 3: Russia and the West
Published: 8/21/2024 -
Global Tensions 2: China, Taiwan and the South China Sea
Published: 8/14/2024 -
Global Tensions 1: The Middle East
Published: 8/8/2024 -
Can planning reform really boost economic growth?
Published: 8/1/2024 -
Health special 3: How far could artificial intelligence transform medicine?
Published: 7/11/2024 -
Health special 2. Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK?
Published: 7/11/2024 -
Health special 1: Advances in cancer research and treatment
Published: 7/11/2024
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news