The Story Episodes Episode guide
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Could the 'blue wall' fall?
Surrey has always been a bastion of support for the Conservatives, So what’s changed?
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Could Scotland's hate crime law be the beginning of the end for free speech?
What's in it? And why has it put Scotland once again at the centre of the culture wars?
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Could Hunter Biden's laptop cost his father the presidency?
Gabriel Gatehouse breaks down the Hunter Biden conspiracy theories.
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Could Donald Trump go to jail?
What are the key legal problems Donald Trump is facing and what are their consequences?
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Could Boris Johnson really bounce back?
How has the former PM been keeping busy?
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Could a Labour Government mean the end of private schools?
Will Britain’s private schools lose tax breaks they have benefited from for years?
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Could a jab cure cancer?
Is a vaccine for cancer on the horizon and if so, will it be a cure?
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Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
How is so much cocaine getting into the country? And what can be done about it?
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China’s deadly role in America’s fentanyl epidemic
Is China deliberately fuelling its rival’s opioid crisis?
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China's new spy army
Has Britain been slow to grasp the scale of China’s spying operations?
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China's Covid gamble
How is China coping with the abrupt end to its "zero-Covid" policy?
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Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair?
How significant are race, power and celebrity friends in the campaign to win an Oscar?
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Can the new Chancellor save the economy and the Prime Minister?
After weeks of economic uncertainty will recent changes be enough to steady the markets?
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Can an AI bot convince you that it's sentient?
Google maverick claims his AI bot is sentient. Can we distinguish life from imitation?
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Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic?
Could a huger suppressing diabetic drug be our best bet at tackling UK obesity?
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By the Dnipro: One night on the frontline
Senior Foreign Correspondent, Anthony Loyd spends a night on the Ukrainian frontline
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Britain’s new far-right (Pt 2): The Nazi YouTuber
We track down the man behind one of the most racist YouTube channels in the country.
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Britain’s new far-right (Pt 1): A lockdown creation
An investigation has found how a far-right group made the most of the pandemic.
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Britain's migration crisis, explained
What do we know about the migrants risking their lives and what do they face on arrival?
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Borscht, books and ballet: the battle for Ukraine's identity
What does the complete removal of Russian influence mean for the country's future?
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Boris Johnson on the brink
On a tumultuous day in Westminster, what went on behind the scenes?
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Bird Flu: The devastating pandemic that’s flown under the radar
5.5m farm birds have been culled to stop a bird flu outbreak, how bad could it get?
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Best of 2023: How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991
We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Best of 2023: How giant pandas became China’s furry diplomats
We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Best of 2023: Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Behind enemy lines - meet the secret Ukrainian counter offensive
In occupied territory in Ukraine, men and women are working secretly behind enemy lines.
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Battle of the blockbusters: Napoleon declares war on Marvel movies
Have audiences grown tired of the genre Sir Ridley Scott has called "boring"?
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Baby Reindeer: The complicated truth about being stalked
What happens when the lines between criminality, complicity and consent are blurred?
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Anna Wintour: The most powerful woman in fashion
How does she stay relevant in a world of TikTok trends and social media influencers?
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Andrew Malkinson: One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice
How did this happen? What now for Malkinson? Can he ever be recompensed?