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Do Assassinations Work?

Poison, exploding cigars and shooting down planes: tales of espionage and statesmanship.

• 28 mins

How to kill a democracy

How many democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled

• 28 mins

The Replication Crisis

Many key findings of psychological research are under question. What's going on?

• 28 mins

The Next Crash

What could cause a future financial crash? Ian Goldin investigates.

• 28 mins

The Trumped Republicans

Republican insider Ron Christie on how Donald Trump's presidency has changed his party.

• 37 mins

America's Friends

Jim Naughtie examines what the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies.

• 28 mins

The War for Normal

How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views

• 28 mins

Do children of married parents do better?

Does being born to non-married parents affect a child's prospects in life?

• 28 mins

Conspiracy Politics

Are we living in a golden age of political conspiracy theories?

• 28 mins

Fair Exchange?

Does a falling currency help or harm the economy?

• 28 mins

Irish Questions

Have British politics been more shaped by Irish history than most MPs are ready to admit?

• 28 mins

Deliberative Democracy

Could assemblies of ordinary citizens help heal our political divides?

• 28 mins

Will humans survive the century?

What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century?

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Are we heading for a mass extinction?

Will human actions result in the demise of huge numbers of other species?

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Will China and America go to war?

Will competition between China and the United States inevitably lead to military conflict?

• 28 mins

Love Island, dating apps and the politics of desire

Shahidha Bari explores the changing landscape of modern love.

• 28 mins

Maintenance

Why better maintenance is one of the most urgent and creative challenges we face.

• 28 mins

The Real Gender Pay Gap

Women are paid less than men and do more unpaid work. What's going on and can we fix it?

• 28 mins

Green technology and early adoption

Simon Jack investigates whether the UK should be an early adopter of green technology.

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Can computer profiles cut crime?

Can computer algorithms predict and even prevent future crime?

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Understanding the risks of terrorism

How should the authorities, MI5 and the public perceive and respond to the threat?

• 28 mins

The Forgotten Half

Why is the further education of young people who don't go to university so neglected?

• 28 mins

Going the way of the dodo? The decline of Britain's two main parties.

Are Britain's two main political parties now in terminal decline?

• 28 mins

A shorter working week

What happened to the dream of working less? Sonia Sodha investigates the four-day week.

• 28 mins

Whiteness

Do white people need to think more about their race?

• 28 mins

The Problem with Boys

The reverse gender gap: why boys are failing at school and what can be done about it.

• 28 mins

A question of artefacts

How should museums deal with contentious legacies?

• 28 mins

The New Censorship

How censorship works in our information age.

• 28 mins

State Aid: Brexit, Bailouts and Corporate Bonanzas

Do the EU's state aid rules hold the UK back from having a more active industrial policy?

• 28 mins

Can I Change Your Mind?

Margaret Heffernan challenges a view that polarisation means we do not change our minds.

• 28 mins