Michael Foot on Journalism, Iraq and Labour L...

Iain Dale interviews the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg about going from starting out in journalism to being face to face with Vladimir Putin, about Steve's love not only for the BBC... but for the Eurovision Song Contest - and lots more. 

Iain Dale interviews host of the Heretics podcast Andrew Gold about the shifting sands on both the left and the right, times guests have had a go at him, his experiences with Tommy Robinson and more. 

Amol and Nick review the year in news, featuring the biggest moments and their favourite interviews from the Today programme in 2023. They’re joined by some familiar voices including Chris Mason, Martha Kearney and friend of the pod, statistician Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter. Wit ...  Show more

Matt Chorley charts the rise and fall of the Sunday political TV show, starting by going behind-the-scenes of the heavyweight, sometimes heavy-going, Weekend World which launched in 1972. 

The brainchild of John Birt, it was fronted first by Peter Jay, then late ...

Amol and Nick discuss how the war in Israel and Gaza shows two competing versions of history. They look at what’s at stake and why it matters.

They are joined in The Today Podcast studio by historian Niall Ferguson to discuss how critical a moment this is for the region ...

Why are younger voters around the world turning their back on democracy in favour of strongman leaders who are prepared to defy parliaments?In a year when more than two billion people in 50 countries will go to the polls – the biggest global election year in history – Amol and Ni ...  Show more