The Briefing Room
A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays
323 Episodes
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Avian flu is evolving but what risk does it pose to us?
Published: 5/16/2024 -
Why is the water industry in so much trouble?
Published: 5/9/2024 -
How does America fix its border crisis?
Published: 5/2/2024 -
Are Britain's missing workers really a problem?
Published: 4/25/2024 -
India: Is democracy under threat?
Published: 4/22/2024 -
What does Iran want?
Published: 4/18/2024 -
What's happened to Hamas?
Published: 4/11/2024 -
What's the future of the state pension?
Published: 4/4/2024 -
Election special 2. Elections without democracy
Published: 3/5/2024 -
Election special 3. Uncertain times for the ANC in South Africa
Published: 3/5/2024 -
How is technology changing warfare?
Published: 2/28/2024 -
Russia: State of the Nation
Published: 2/22/2024 -
The synthetic opioids claiming lives in the UK
Published: 2/15/2024 -
The crisis in dentistry: why is it happening and what should we do about it?
Published: 2/8/2024 -
What’s the point of Ofsted?
Published: 2/1/2024 -
Is the UK prepared for more floods?
Published: 1/25/2024 -
Why is local government in such trouble?
Published: 1/18/2024 -
Israel-Gaza: Is it turning into a regional conflict?
Published: 1/11/2024 -
Brexit: Could we rejoin the EU even if we wanted to?
Published: 1/4/2024 -
Aliens: Are we closer to finding intelligent life beyond Earth?
Published: 12/28/2023
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news