The Briefing Room

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

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323 Episodes

  1. Avian flu is evolving but what risk does it pose to us?

    Published: 5/16/2024
  2. Why is the water industry in so much trouble?

    Published: 5/9/2024
  3. How does America fix its border crisis?

    Published: 5/2/2024
  4. Are Britain's missing workers really a problem?

    Published: 4/25/2024
  5. India: Is democracy under threat?

    Published: 4/22/2024
  6. What does Iran want?

    Published: 4/18/2024
  7. What's happened to Hamas?

    Published: 4/11/2024
  8. What's the future of the state pension?

    Published: 4/4/2024
  9. Election special 2. Elections without democracy

    Published: 3/5/2024
  10. Election special 3. Uncertain times for the ANC in South Africa

    Published: 3/5/2024
  11. How is technology changing warfare?

    Published: 2/28/2024
  12. Russia: State of the Nation

    Published: 2/22/2024
  13. The synthetic opioids claiming lives in the UK

    Published: 2/15/2024
  14. The crisis in dentistry: why is it happening and what should we do about it?

    Published: 2/8/2024
  15. What’s the point of Ofsted?

    Published: 2/1/2024
  16. Is the UK prepared for more floods?

    Published: 1/25/2024
  17. Why is local government in such trouble?

    Published: 1/18/2024
  18. Israel-Gaza: Is it turning into a regional conflict?

    Published: 1/11/2024
  19. Brexit: Could we rejoin the EU even if we wanted to?

    Published: 1/4/2024
  20. Aliens: Are we closer to finding intelligent life beyond Earth?

    Published: 12/28/2023

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