Peter Hennessy is听the Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London and an expert on the history of Government. Listen to the highlights of his programme below.
Peter Hennessy visits HMS Vigilant, one of the Trident submarines on patrol in the North Sea, armed with Britain's nuclear deterrent.
He looks into life on board the submarine and asks the crew how they handle the pressure of having their听finger on the trigger of the听doomsday device.
Two seasoned Whitehall warriors discuss a plan to give more war powers to parliament, particularly over the decision to go to war.
Do you want a monarchy in 30 years time?听We commissioned a survey to look at people's changing attitudes to the royalty.
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What makes for great political humour? We ask comedy听writers Sir Anthony Jay and听Armando Iannucci.
How vulnerable is听Britain听to a currency crisis? We speak to two听economists caught听in the eye of the听1976 and 1992 currency storms.
Professor Hennessy discusses the ideas and inspiration behind his programme.
