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Grenfell Tower and Watson Street fire tragedies

Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of landmark fire tragedies.

• 28 mins

Cyber-attacks and the Great Siege of Dover Castle

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

• 28 mins

03/08/2017

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

• 28 mins

Weakened Prime Ministers

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

• 28 mins

Russian meddling in the American democratic process

Jonathan Freedland compares attempts to interfere in elections.

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Catalonia and Cornwall

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

• 27 mins

Catalonia and Cornwall

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

• 28 mins

Brexit Special

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

• 45 mins

Trump and Hamilton on American Trade

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

• 27 mins

Facebook revelations and the Reformation

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

• 28 mins

Driverless Cars and the Railways of 1830

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

• 28 mins

Russian Expulsions

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

• 28 mins

Prime Ministers and Divided Parties

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

• 28 mins

The Long View of would-be reforming leaders

Jonathan Freedland compares a Saudi prince with a medieval pope.

• 28 mins

Gambling and New Technologies

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

• 28 mins

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

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

• 28 mins

Brexit and European Diplomacy

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

• 28 mins

Gender in women's sport

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

• 28 mins

Julian Assange and Robert Ferguson

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

• 28 mins

Women in Intelligence and Cybersecurity

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

• 28 mins

Extinction Rebellion and the Bonfire of the Vanities

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

• 28 mins

Huawei and Siemens

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

• 28 mins

Impeaching a President

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

• 28 mins

Racism in sports crowds

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

• 28 mins

Rethink

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

• 57 mins

Rethink

The Unexpected Impact of the Black Death

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

• 14 mins

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The Unexpected Impact of Influenza on the English Reformation

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

• 14 mins

Rethink

The Unexpected Impact of the loss of the American Colonies

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

• 14 mins

Rethink

The Unexpected Impact of Spanish Flu on the Interwar Years

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

• 14 mins