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The Long View Episodes

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    The Long View of an acrimonious and disputed US election

    Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.

  2. The Long View of Celebrity Sports Campaigners

    Jonathan Freedland compares celebrity sports campaigners past and present.

  3. Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform

    Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.

  4. Presidential Elections & Racial Turmoil

    Jonathan Freedland explores presidential elections fought amidst racial turmoil.

  5. The Long View of Theatre Closures

    Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.

  6. Rethink

    Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history

  8. Racism in sports crowds

    Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of racism in sports crowds.

  9. Impeaching a President

    History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events

  10. Huawei and Siemens

    Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on technology companies and state espionage

  11. Extinction Rebellion and the Bonfire of the Vanities

    History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events

  12. Women in Intelligence and Cybersecurity

    Jonathan Freedland looks at women's roles in intelligence now and during WWII.

  13. Julian Assange and Robert Ferguson

    Jonathan Freedland compares Julian Assange to a pamphleteer and fugitive of the 1680s.

  14. Gender in women's sport

    Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the gender debate in women's sport.

  15. Brexit and European Diplomacy

    Jonathan Freedland compares Brexit with tensions between Offa and Charlemagne in the 790s.

  16. Elon Musk's Hyperloop and Brunel's Atmospheric Traction Rail

    Jonathan Freedland compares inventions by inventors Elon Musk and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

  17. Gambling and New Technologies

    Jonathan Freedland asks how new technologies transformed gambling in the 1840s and today.

  18. The Long View of would-be reforming leaders

    Jonathan Freedland compares a Saudi prince with a medieval pope.

  19. Prime Ministers and Divided Parties

    Jonathan Freedland compares Theresa May's woes now with those of Arthur Balfour in 1903-06

  20. Russian Expulsions

    Jonathan Freedland and guests take the Long View on the expulsion of Russian diplomats.

  21. Driverless Cars and the Railways of 1830

    Jonathan Freedland compares safety on the railways in the 1830s to driverless cars today.

  22. Facebook revelations and the Reformation

    The Facebook Cambridge Analytica data and the Catholic church in pre-Reformation Europe.

  23. Trump and Hamilton on American Trade

    Jonathan Freedland on Donald Trump's trade plans and Alexander Hamilton's financial plan.

  24. Brexit Special

    The Long View marks a year to go with a Brexit special edition.

  25. Catalonia and Cornwall

    Jonathan Freedland looks at past events which shed light on present-day controversies.

  26. The rise of Uber and the plight of London's watermen

    Jonathan Freedland compares the plight of black cab drivers with that of 18thC watermen.

  27. Russian meddling in the American democratic process

    Jonathan Freedland compares attempts to interfere in elections.

  28. Weakened Prime Ministers

    Jonathan Freedland compares Theresa May's weakened premiership with Lord Rosebery in 1894.

  29. 03/08/2017

    Jonathan Freedland takes the long, unshaven view of the recent fashion for beard-wearing.

  30. Cyber-attacks and the Great Siege of Dover Castle

    Jonathan Freedland compares cyber-attacks today with the Siege of Dover Castle in 1216.

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