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Israel and the Palestinians

Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians

Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades-long conflict.

• 13 mins

Israel and the Palestinians

Israel and the Palestinians: 2. Israel

Explaining the context of the conflict – we look at what has shaped modern Israel.

• 14 mins

Israel and the Palestinians

Israel and the Palestinians: 3. Hamas

What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?

• 14 mins

Israel and the Palestinians

Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The neighbours

How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians?

• 14 mins

Israel and the Palestinians

Israel and the Palestinians: 5. The USA and Iran

What role have the USA and Iran played in the region?

• 15 mins

The US Election

The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions

How do the parties select their presidential candidates?

• 14 mins

The US Election

The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail

What happens on the road and who actually pays for it all?

• 14 mins

The US Election

The US Election: 3. The TV Debates

How important is it for a candidate to "win" the live TV debate?

• 14 mins

The US Election

The US Election: 5. Becoming President

What can the president do (and not do) when they are in office?

• 14 mins

The US Election

The US Election: 4. The General Election

How does election day work?

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 1. How do you get the campaign right?

The ins and outs of political campaigning.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 2. How are candidates selected?

Selecting the candidates to stand in an election.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?

How do manifestos get written and who are they actually for?

• 15 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 4. Why do people vote the way they do?

What can we tell about how someone will vote from their age, gender and ethnicity?

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 5. How do you make sure voting runs smoothly?

Explaining voter ID, votes for Brits abroad and why we use pencils instead of pens.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 6. How important are marginal seats?

The significance of marginal seats, tactical voting and electoral pacts

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 7. What can polling predict?

What polls can tell us. And what they can’t.

• 14 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 8. What’s the media’s role in an election?

Why does the media matter in an election campaign?

• 13 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 9. How does the election differ across the UK?

How does the political geography of the devolved nations differ

• 13 mins

The UK Election

The UK Election: 10. What happens on election day?

Election Day - from when the polls open, to forming a government

• 14 mins