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The Long View Episodes

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    National Debt

    The long view of national debt, from Waterloo to today's financial crisis.

  2. Railways in Recession

    Jonathan Freedland examines the railways at a time of recession.

  3. Policing Demonstrations

    Jonathan Freedland examines the policing of demonstrations.

  4. Cardinal Richelieu and Lord Mandelson

    Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss the careers of Lord Mandelson and Cardinal Richelieu

  5. Unemployment Camps

    Jonathan and his guests ask how governments can best help the unemployed.

  6. House of Lords Reform

    Jonathan is joined by Billy Bragg to consider House of Lords reform now and in the 1600s.

  7. Murder in Liverpool: Rhys Jones/Michael Burns

    The parallels between the murder of Rhys Jones in 2007 and another Liverpool child in 1883

  8. New Brighton Tower Football Club

    Jonathan Freedland tells the story of the short-lived Victorian club New Brighton Tower.

  9. The Creation of the Bank of England

    Jonathan Freedland explores the creation of the Bank of England in 1694.

  10. Celebrity Chefs

    Comparing celebrity chefs with social agendas and Victorian chef Alexis Soyer.

  11. Retail Difficulties: Gamages in 1930

    Jonathan considers what shops today can learn from the bleak festive season of 1930.

  12. Airport Expansion/Railway Expansion

    The parallels between today's airport expansions and the mid-19th century railway boom.

  13. Roosevelt's First 100 Days in Office

    Jonathan Freedland examines President Roosevelt's first 100 days in office.

  14. Public Health: The Pioneer Health Centre

    Jonathan Freedland recalls the establishment of the first Pioneer Health Centre in 1935.

  15. Trust in the Media

    Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of trust in the media.

  16. Banking Crisis: Northern Rock/Overend Gurney

    Jonathan Freedland takes the long view on the difficulties surrounding Northern Rock.

  17. The UK's European Membership: 1975 Referendum

    Jonathan Freedland recalls Harold Wilson's 1975 referendum on the UK's European membership

  18. Overcrowded Prisons

    The origins of the overcrowding crisis in the UK's prisons lay in the late 18th century.

  19. Overstretched Generals

    Jonathan Freedland compares past and present military campaigns.

  20. Terrorism/Francis Drake

    Was Sir Francis Drake the Osama Bin Laden of his day?

  21. The Long View of targeted Fake News

    Jonathan Freedland on targeted Fake news and the murder myth of a boy in Medieval Norwich

  22. Short-Lived leaders

    Jonathan Freedland sheds light on current events through stories from the past.

  23. Military Drones and the 'Robo-planes' of the 1940s

    Military drones today and the Nazi V1 and V2 weapons. With Jonathan Freedland

  24. Catalonia and Cornwall

    Jonathan Freedland compares the Catalonia crisis with a moment in Cornish history.

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