The Briefing Room

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

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330 Episodes

  1. Is the push for the electric cars in trouble?

    Published: 1/2/2025
  2. Why we need to care about the Arctic

    Published: 12/26/2024
  3. Is chainsaw economics working in Argentina?

    Published: 12/19/2024
  4. Will new weight loss drugs save or bankrupt the NHS?

    Published: 12/12/2024
  5. What’s going on in Syria?

    Published: 12/5/2024
  6. Ukraine - what’s next?

    Published: 11/28/2024
  7. Why do we have such overcrowded prisons?

    Published: 11/21/2024
  8. European defence in the new Trump era

    Published: 11/14/2024
  9. What does the Budget mean for the UK’s economy?

    Published: 11/7/2024
  10. How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East?

    Published: 9/23/2024
  11. Is Germany in trouble?

    Published: 9/12/2024
  12. How much trouble is the UK economy in?

    Published: 9/5/2024
  13. What we know (and don't know) about the new Mpox outbreak

    Published: 8/29/2024
  14. Global Tensions 3: Russia and the West

    Published: 8/21/2024
  15. Global Tensions 2: China, Taiwan and the South China Sea

    Published: 8/14/2024
  16. Global Tensions 1: The Middle East

    Published: 8/8/2024
  17. Can planning reform really boost economic growth?

    Published: 8/1/2024
  18. Health special 3: How far could artificial intelligence transform medicine?

    Published: 7/11/2024
  19. Health special 2. Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK?

    Published: 7/11/2024
  20. Health special 1: Advances in cancer research and treatment

    Published: 7/11/2024

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David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news