Political Thinking with Nick Robinson Podcast
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Episodes to download
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The Michelle Donelan One
Sat 28 Oct 2023
Michelle Donelan on getting a grip on AI and why she decided, aged six, to become an MP.
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The Radek Sikorski One
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Poland's former foreign minister on living under communism and the future of Europe.
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The Nick Gibb One
Sat 14 Oct 2023
How has the schools minister survived almost 13 years of turbulent government?
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The Keir Starmer 2023 One
Sat 30 Sep 2023
The Leader of the Opposition on hope, family and winning at all costs.
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The Ed Davey Party Leader One
Sat 23 Sep 2023
The Liberal Democrat leader on how a life of caring for family has shaped his politics.
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The Theresa May One
Sat 16 Sep 2023
The former prime minister on calling out abuses of power and three years in the top job.
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The Paul Nowak One
Sat 9 Sep 2023
The TUC boss on memories of Liverpool politics and working with ministers during Covid.
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The Anas Sarwar One
Sat 1 Jul 2023
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
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The George Freeman One
Sat 24 Jun 2023
The Science minister sets out how a troubled childhood set him on a path to Parliament.
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The Lord Finkelstein One
Sat 17 Jun 2023
The Conservative peer, journalist and adviser on the fate of 'moderation' in politics.
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The Louise Casey One
Sat 10 Jun 2023
How has Baroness Louise Casey become one of the most influential people in the country?
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The Peter Kyle One
Sat 3 Jun 2023
Nick Robinson asks the Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary what shapes his politics.
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The Feargal Sharkey One
Sat 27 May 2023
How did a punk from Derry become one of the most high profile environmental campaigners?
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The Stephen Flynn One
Sat 20 May 2023
Stephen Flynn sets out his terms in the event of a hung Parliament.
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The Penny Mordaunt One
Sat 13 May 2023
Penny Mordaunt reveals her preparation for holding that sword and what shapes her politics
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The Suella Braverman One
Sat 11 Mar 2023
The home secretary on how her parents came to Britain & her plans for policing UK borders.
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The Lee Anderson One
Sat 4 Mar 2023
How did a miner who admired Tony Benn become deputy chairman of the Conservatives?
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The Kwajo Tweneboa One
Sat 25 Feb 2023
The influential housing campaigner who lost his father and now wants to change the world.
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The Steve Reed One
Sat 18 Feb 2023
What motivates the man who's bringing Blairism back to Labour's crime policies?
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The Iain Anderson One
Sat 11 Feb 2023
How will the new chair of Stonewall approach the heated debate around gender politics?
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The Mary Bousted One
Sat 4 Feb 2023
Can the woman leading the teacher strikes see a way out of the current crisis?
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The Tony Danker One
Sat 28 Jan 2023
The CBI boss on being Jewish during 'The Troubles' and why everyone's a Brexiteer now.
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The Sharon Graham One
Sat 21 Jan 2023
The union leader on strikes, Labour's 'Blair tribute act' & alleged criminality in Unite
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The Liz Truss's Big Gamble One
Mon 5 Dec 2022
A bonus episode. Nick discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership
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The Bridget Phillipson One
Sat 26 Nov 2022
The Labour rising star on how books & Byker Grove transformed her tough life in Sunderland
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The Clare Moriarty One
Sat 19 Nov 2022
The Citizens Advice boss on her civil service career and how bad cost of living really is.
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The Carla Denyer One
Sat 12 Nov 2022
The Green co-leader and former engineer who declared Europe's first climate emergency.
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The Gillian Keegan One
Sat 5 Nov 2022
How did a girl who left school at 16 to work in a car factory become education secretary?
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The Angela Rayner Deputy Leader One
Sat 29 Oct 2022
Nick Robinson talks to Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner.
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