Starmer, Trump, and the New World Order
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Keir Starmer has been quick to meet with a host of world leaders since entering Downing Street. ...
Can political rhetoric kill?
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick look at whether the language of politics might now grow less heated after the assassin...
New MPs, new government... new politics?
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Keir Starmer’s first full week in government and he’s already facing an impending crisis:...
Reeves goes for growth in the Treasury, Starmer takes to the world stage
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick are back for Labour’s first week in government to look at Rachel Reeves’ plan for ...
Post-election pod: How will Labour govern? And who will take charge of the Tories?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the afternoon after the night before and Amol and Nick are back after 14 hours of live radio ...
Election Night Fever and the Challenge across the Channel
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick look ahead to election night, with a run down of the key moments and the best time to ...
Bonus Q&A – 'None of the Above' on ballot papers & election night cliché bingo.
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should there be an alternative to voting for the least-worst candidate? Why are we obsessed by cult ...
It’s election week!
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With just a few days to go before people go to the polls, Amol and Nick reflect on the strategies be...
Should we trust the polls?
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a week to go before votes are counted and barely a day goes by in the campaign without a n...
Newscast x The Today Podcast x When It Hits The Fan
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Today Podcast, Newscast and When It Hits The Fan have come together for a special episode, to lo...
Sunak’s betting crisis, Starmer’s gender row and Farage takes on the Mail
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With ten days until polling day Amol and Nick look at the ongoing betting crisis for the Conservativ...
Bonus Q&A – Why do politicians use big numbers and why do we vote with pencils?
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do politicians use big numbers in interviews? How will political reporting change in the future?...
Growing pains: how to grow an economy and get young people voting
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick take a look at why politicians are so keen to talk about economic growth in this elect...
Farage’s non-manifesto, should Corbyn have stood for the Greens and where’s Boris Johnson?
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the first postal votes being cast this week, Amol and Nick look at how parties are hoping to ch...
Extra! The Today Podcast Live! Bonus episode ft. James May
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the second part of The Today Podcast Live!Recorded in the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting H...
The Today Podcast: Live!
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of our listeners assembled in the BBC Radio Theatre for the first ever live recording of Th...
Manifesto week, political earthquakes and interview tactics
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick look ahead to the week in which the release of party manifestos could well reset the n...
Sunak squares up, Farage steps in
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick look at two possible game-changers in week two of the election campaign: Nigel Farage ...
Sunak and Starmer go head to head
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our election campaign Monday bonus episodes, Amol and Nick look ahead to the head-to...
Starmer, Socialism & Diane Abbott - whose side is he really on?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick has long thought that the most important question in politics is ‘whose side are you on?’It...
Rishi Sunak Talks to Today
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Less than a day after calling the general election, Rishi Sunak kicked off his campaign with a set-p...
Election announcement special
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an election on July 4th. But why did he choose today to do...
What does Keir Starmer really believe in?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week in which Keir Starmer outlines his six ‘first steps for change’ (just don’t call it ...
Hung parliament or thumping majority? And why do we all feel so skint?
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol asks what the local elections results really tell us about what might happen in a general elect...
Cutting through the spin – elections bonus ep
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As votes the continue to be counted Amol and Nick give their take on where the election results leav...
AI and humanity’s future: chilling or thrilling?
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’ve taken inspiration from friend of the podcast, Stephen Fry, who challenged Amol and...
Could an MP present the Today programme?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week where broadcasters with shows hosted by politicians were warned they could face fines if t...
Q&A – lightweight politicians, interviews that made you blush… Ft Esther Rantzen & Stephen Fry
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Today Podcast, Amol and Nick take on more of your questions – on poli...
Smoke-free generation: Is this Sunak’s legacy?
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How big a social change will Rishi Sunak’s smoking bill prove – and why does he want this to be ...
Where’s the money coming from?
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an interview with Nick on Radio 4’s Today this week, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined h...
Tragedy in Gaza: Will this week’s events change anything?
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two events in the Middle East have grabbed the headlines this week - the killing of seven aid worker...
Why should you have to pay for the BBC?
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BBC director general Tim Davie has outlined his vision for the future of the BBC. He fired the start...
Alastair Campbell on the changing face of Starmer’s Labour
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week where shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves echoed Margaret Thatcher when outlining her vision f...
Revolt on the right! Reform, Rishi and (Red) Wall-to-Wall Chaos
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Anderson grabbed the headlines this week as he defected from the Conservatives to become Reform ...
Why the Home Office is ‘dysfunctional’ - Sacked immigration chief speaks out
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Neal was sacked last month from his job as Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration for leak...
Hunt’s Budget - will it make a difference?
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Has Jeremy Hunt done enough with his Budget to change the political and economic weather? Amol and N...
By-election bonus: Rochdale, Galloway, Gaza… what now?
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Galloway is back in parliament with a resounding win in the Rochdale by-election.In this bonu...
Mob rule: Where should we draw the line on protest?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With pro-Palestinian marches in the spotlight, the prime minister saying mob rule is replacing democ...
Disgrace! Why are MPs playing politics with the Middle East?
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the fallout continues from the chaos in the Commons over a ceasefire vote, Amol and Nick look at ...
How did the culture wars take over? Ft Jon Ronson
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rarely a week goes by without a fresh skirmish in the culture wars between the right and the left. W...
Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week in which King Charles III shared his cancer diagnosis, Amol and Nick ask why it’s import...
Does nanny (state) know best?
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week in which the government told us more about its plans to create a smokefree generation, Amo...
How do we deal with President Trump (again)?
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shockwaves from the Republican primary in New Hampshire are reverberating through the streets of Wes...
Does Starmer need Scotland to win the general election?
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does the route to a Labour election victory at the next general election run through Scotland?With N...
Is democracy dying?
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why are younger voters around the world turning their back on democracy in favour of strongman leade...
The Moments In History Amol and Nick Wish They’d Covered
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick answer your questions on how Radio 4’s Today is put together and which historical fi...
News Review of the Year
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick review the year in news, featuring the biggest moments and their favourite interviews ...
Esther Rantzen on a Christmas she did not expect to see
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Esther Rantzen is a broadcasting legend, responsible for some of the most famous moments in tel...
Is Putin in danger of winning in Ukraine?
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine is back in the news with Vladimir Putin holding his first press conference since the outbrea...
Sunk! Is Sunak’s Tory Party over?
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a bruising 24 hours for Rishi Sunak including a ministerial resignation, emergency prime...
Why Generation Rent are so angry
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Private rents are soaring, homes to rent are in steep decline, house building has stalled. No wonder...
Are these tax cuts for real?
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who’s right? Are these really the biggest tax cuts since the 1980s? Or are we paying more tax than...
James May: On Top Gear, tea and driverless cars
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this extra edition of The Today Podcast, James May talks to Amol and Nick about Top Gear, tea and...
Revolting! How much trouble are Sunak and Starmer in?
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a week of turmoil in British politics culminating in the government losing its Rwanda case...
David Cameron In, Suella Braverman Out
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This morning on the Today programme the news of the sacking Suella Braverman broke and we heard the ...
The Politics of Protest: Suella Braverman vs the police
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the Home Secretary write a newspaper column that puts her on a collision course with both th...
Covidshambles: The human cost of chaos in No 10
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been an explosive week of evidence at the Covid inquiry. Government by WhatsApp and chaotic s...
Your Questions Answered
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who decides which presenter does which interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme? Does it create an...
What hope for peace?
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick turn their attention this week to what conditions will need to be reached before Israe...
What Is This War Really About?
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick discuss how the war in Israel and Gaza shows two competing versions of history. They l...
Horror in Israel and Gaza - What next?
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Amol and Nick reflect on the Israel and Gaza conflict as they talk about what it might mea...
I cried after presenting my first Today programme
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amol and Nick are two of the BBC’s most experienced journalists. In this bonus episode of The Toda...
Can Rishi Sunak win it for the Tories?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Today Programme’s got the only interview with the prime minister recorded after his conference...
Introducing The Today Podcast
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing The Today Podcast. A new weekly podcast from the team behind the UK's most influential r...