The Briefing Room

The Briefing Room

David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
Is the Prime Minister’s Office fit for purpose? 00:28:34 2022-02-03 21:30
How do we learn to live with Covid? 00:28:50 2022-01-27 21:30
BBC Funding 00:28:50 2022-01-20 21:30
Inflation 00:28:55 2022-01-13 21:30
Brexit: What Have We Learned? 00:29:25 2022-01-06 21:30
Who Do We Think We Are? 00:29:13 2021-12-30 21:30
Space Wars and Laws 00:29:32 2021-12-23 21:30
Ukraine: Could There Be War? 00:29:14 2021-12-16 21:30
Afghanistan: What Now? What Next? 00:29:07 2021-12-09 21:28
Living in a Variant World 00:29:25 2021-12-02 21:28
Europe's Covid Surge 00:29:05 2021-11-25 21:30
China Crisis? 00:29:12 2021-10-21 21:30
Social Care - What's Changing? 00:29:07 2021-10-14 21:30
Britain's Dirty Rivers 00:28:30 2021-10-07 21:30
Non-Fungible Tokens 00:28:24 2021-09-30 21:30
The UK's Energy Crisis 00:28:31 2021-09-23 21:30
Vaccine Passports and Booster Jabs 00:28:12 2021-09-16 21:30
Universal Credit: The Challenge Ahead 00:28:30 2021-09-09 21:30
The Afghan Refugee Crisis 00:29:27 2021-09-02 21:30
HS2: On Track? 00:28:46 2021-08-26 21:30
What next for President Biden’s foreign policy? 00:28:07 2021-08-19 21:30
Who's supporting the Taliban? 00:28:20 2021-08-12 21:30
Taiwan and the Threat to Peace 00:28:34 2021-08-05 21:30
Where Are All the Workers? 00:28:38 2021-07-29 21:30
COP26: Floods, Fire, and the Future 00:28:40 2021-07-22 21:30
Stepping into the Unknown 00:28:21 2021-07-15 21:30
How Unsettled is EU Status? 00:29:18 2021-07-01 21:29
The Ransomware Threat 00:29:40 2021-05-27 21:29
Hamas 00:29:36 2021-05-27 15:48
Hong Kong: Beijing Tightens Its Grip 00:29:07 2021-05-06 21:30
India's Covid Catastrophe 00:29:32 2021-04-29 21:29
Could Germany Go Green? 00:29:18 2021-04-22 21:29
Northern Ireland: how fragile is the peace process? 00:29:53 2021-04-15 21:30
Global supply chains: is the UK vulnerable? 00:29:22 2021-04-08 21:30
Covid-19 and the World 00:57:36 2021-04-01 21:59
Brexit Business 00:29:23 2021-02-25 21:29
Out of Lockdown 00:29:02 2021-02-18 21:28
“Turmoil” in the SNP 00:29:25 2021-02-11 21:29
GameStop Shock 00:29:03 2021-02-04 21:02
The Irish Question 00:28:59 2021-01-28 21:29
Putin vs Navalny 00:29:29 2021-01-21 21:29
Covid and the NHS 00:29:37 2021-01-14 21:30
America: what just happened? 00:28:45 2021-01-07 21:29
Facebook's Monopoly Problem 00:28:38 2020-12-31 21:30
The Climate Crisis: Are We Moving Fast Enough? 00:28:35 2020-12-17 21:30
Living with the Taliban 00:28:37 2020-12-10 21:30
Brexit: Is It Oven Ready? 00:57:36 2020-12-03 22:00
How Broke is Britain? 00:28:17 2020-11-26 21:30
The President's In Tray 00:28:34 2020-11-05 21:30
Education: A Testing Issue 00:28:08 2020-10-22 21:30
Covid-19: Regional Differences 00:28:15 2020-10-15 21:30
Britain's Immigration Dilemma 00:28:30 2020-10-08 21:00
Covid-19: are we still following the rules? 00:28:53 2020-10-01 21:30
Sweden and the Pandemic 00:29:05 2020-09-24 21:30
Covid-19: Six Months On 00:28:23 2020-09-17 21:30
Will the US election be free and fair? 00:29:10 2020-09-10 21:30
Football and the Pandemic 00:28:41 2020-09-03 21:30
Brexit: deal or no deal? 00:28:43 2020-08-27 21:30
Belarus: the end of a dictatorship? 00:28:30 2020-08-20 21:30
Covid-19: the return to school 00:28:06 2020-08-13 21:03
Scottish Independence: Hope and Fear 00:28:32 2020-08-06 21:03
How to beat obesity 00:28:32 2020-07-30 21:30
The UK's place in the world 00:28:30 2020-07-23 21:30
What is happening to the Uighurs in China? 00:28:17 2020-07-16 21:30
Can the NHS recover from coronavirus? 00:28:51 2020-07-09 21:35
The Leicester lockdown 00:31:57 2020-07-02 21:15
Can Britain avoid mass-unemployment? 00:28:33 2020-06-25 21:30
China and the Pandemic 00:28:21 2020-05-15 10:06
Coronavirus and the economy 00:28:28 2020-05-07 21:31
Covid-19 and the Care Sector 00:28:46 2020-04-30 21:10
Easing the lockdown 00:28:19 2020-04-23 21:15
The psychological impact of the coronavirus pandemic 00:28:20 2020-04-17 11:09
The Inequalities of Lockdown 00:28:38 2020-04-09 21:30
Covid-19: What Next? 00:28:46 2020-04-02 21:10
UK fishing and Brexit 00:28:35 2020-02-20 21:30
Sinn Féin's rise 00:28:28 2020-02-13 21:30
Treating Terror 00:28:26 2020-02-10 13:00
How to do a trade deal 00:28:33 2020-01-30 21:30
How dangerous is the coronavirus? 00:28:44 2020-01-23 21:30
Powering Up The North 00:28:37 2020-01-16 21:30
Iran's Revenge 00:28:29 2020-01-09 21:34
News Review of the Year 2019 00:56:59 2019-12-29 23:00
How Do We Get Brexit Done? 00:28:39 2019-12-19 21:30
Middle East Youthquake 00:28:27 2019-12-12 21:30
Malta: Shady People in a Sunny Place 00:29:11 2019-12-05 21:30
General Election Promises: Tax and Spend? 00:28:19 2019-11-28 21:30
Brexit: a pivotal week? 00:28:45 2019-10-24 21:30
Turkey, Syria and the Kurds 00:28:17 2019-10-17 21:30
Climate change and meat: what's the beef? 00:28:38 2019-10-10 21:02
Trump, Ukraine and impeachment 00:28:32 2019-10-03 21:30
Britain’s constitutional dilemma: who now runs the country? 00:57:34 2019-09-26 22:00
What are the Risks of Vaping? 00:28:33 2019-09-19 21:30
The Battle for Britain 00:28:26 2019-09-12 21:30
The United Kingdom, Brexit and its History 00:57:29 2019-09-05 22:30
Deadliest Day – a new investigative series from Beyond Today 00:05:26 2019-07-16 18:56
Has Narendra Modi changed India? 00:28:29 2019-05-23 21:30
Could the United States and Iran go to war? 00:28:07 2019-05-16 21:30
Should vaccinations be compulsory? 00:28:22 2019-05-09 21:30
Does the UK have an opioid problem? 00:28:21 2019-05-02 21:30
What drives religious intolerance? 00:28:37 2019-04-25 21:30
What's in the Mueller report? 00:28:07 2019-04-18 21:44
What Next For Europe? 00:28:36 2019-04-11 21:30
How divided are we? 00:28:43 2019-04-04 21:30
Britain's Future 00:28:40 2019-03-28 22:00
Should we worry about Huawei? 00:28:50 2019-02-21 21:30
Should we scrap GCSEs? 00:28:59 2019-02-14 21:30
Britain's car-making future under threat 00:28:28 2019-02-07 21:30
Why are so many people sleeping rough in Britain? 00:28:56 2019-01-31 21:30
Brexit and Ireland: What's at stake? 00:28:35 2019-01-24 21:30
Is Britain’s political system broken? 00:28:33 2019-01-17 21:47
Universal Credit: What's gone wrong and can it be fixed? 00:28:24 2019-01-10 21:30
Climate Change: is time running out? 00:28:36 2018-12-21 13:09
Brexit: Where Next? 00:29:01 2018-12-13 21:43
Les Gilets Jaunes 00:28:28 2018-12-06 21:30
Deal or no deal? 00:28:49 2018-11-29 21:30
A new political direction for Brazil? 00:28:44 2018-10-11 21:30
How bad is the air we breathe? 00:28:29 2018-10-04 21:30
Nationalisation - how would it work? 00:28:57 2018-09-27 21:30
Another Brexit Referendum? 00:28:36 2018-09-20 21:30
Can a new political party win? 00:28:49 2018-09-13 21:30
What's at stake in the US midterm elections? 00:28:51 2018-09-06 21:30
Britain's Housing Crisis 00:28:55 2018-08-31 10:33
Is Greece out of the woods? 00:28:28 2018-08-23 21:30
Is Turkey imploding? 00:28:25 2018-08-16 21:30
Is the Student Finance System Working? 00:28:27 2018-08-09 21:30
Chaos on the railways 00:28:26 2018-08-02 21:30
Imran Khan and Pakistan: what's going to change? 00:28:48 2018-07-26 21:30
What does the UK want from the EU? 00:28:31 2018-07-19 21:00
Trump vs NATO 00:28:44 2018-07-12 21:31
Brexit decision time 00:28:27 2018-07-05 21:30
Why are the British Armed Forces short of personnel? 00:28:51 2018-05-31 22:48
Could Italy bring down the European Union? 00:28:51 2018-05-24 21:30
Macron: One Year On 00:29:02 2018-05-17 21:30
Is the Home Office a problem department? 00:28:28 2018-05-03 21:30
What is the problem with plastic? 00:28:29 2018-04-26 21:02
A new Cold War? 00:28:41 2018-04-19 21:30
Violent Crime 00:28:48 2018-04-12 21:30
Can you win a trade war? 00:28:39 2018-04-05 21:30
The EU after Brexit – A special programme together with The Bottom Line 00:55:16 2018-03-29 22:00
The Mueller Indictment 00:28:30 2018-02-22 21:30
Is ISIS still a threat? 00:28:40 2018-02-15 21:30
Is Your Local Council Going Bust? 00:28:44 2018-02-08 21:30
Britain, China and the new Silk Road 00:28:29 2018-02-01 21:30
Syria: who wants what from the conflict? 00:28:43 2018-01-25 21:29
John Worboys: Understanding the Parole Board 00:28:42 2018-01-18 21:30
Would you pay more for the NHS? 00:28:29 2018-01-11 21:30
Who are the protesters in Iran and what do they want? 00:28:45 2018-01-04 21:30
Correspondents Look Ahead 00:47:03 2017-12-29 21:30
What Next for the Democrats? 00:28:28 2017-12-28 21:30
President Trump's End of Year Report 00:29:15 2017-12-21 21:30
What's Russia up to? 00:28:22 2017-12-14 21:00
May's Brexit Dilemma 00:28:33 2017-12-07 21:55
Saudi Arabia's Radical Crown Prince 00:28:17 2017-11-30 21:30
A world without antibiotics? 00:28:32 2017-10-26 21:30
President Xi and the Chinese Dream 00:28:15 2017-10-19 21:30
Capitalism in Crisis 00:28:32 2017-10-12 21:30
Could Spain split? 00:28:16 2017-10-06 10:38
Is Big Tech Out of Control? 00:28:26 2017-09-28 21:30
Why are Myanmar's Rohingya persecuted? 00:28:21 2017-09-21 21:30
What are the consequences of lifting the public sector pay cap? 00:28:21 2017-09-14 21:30
What does the EU want from Brexit? 00:28:13 2017-09-07 21:30
The North Korean Missile Threat 00:28:15 2017-08-31 21:30
The AI Revolution 00:28:11 2017-08-24 21:30
The Far Right in America 00:27:51 2017-08-17 21:20
Is Venezuela on the brink of collapse? 00:28:07 2017-08-10 21:30
A Great Day at the White House? 00:28:36 2017-08-04 10:03
Why is there still a migrant crisis in Europe? 00:28:02 2017-07-28 12:18
The Crisis in Conservatism 00:28:13 2017-07-20 21:30
Where does Labour stand on Brexit? 00:27:51 2017-07-13 21:30
The Cost of Abandoning Austerity 00:28:11 2017-07-06 21:30
Labour's Election Result: A Successful Failure? 00:28:09 2017-06-15 21:36
Trump, Russia and the FBI 00:28:26 2017-05-18 21:30
How Do We Pay for the UK? 00:28:34 2017-05-11 21:30
How Does France Work? 00:28:26 2017-05-04 21:30
The Problem of North Korea 00:28:09 2017-04-27 22:00
Snap General Election 00:28:32 2017-04-20 21:30
Should we worry about Turkey? 00:27:59 2017-04-13 21:30
Can the NHS Survive? 00:28:20 2017-04-06 21:30
Britain's Broken Housing Market 00:28:35 2017-03-02 21:31
Does IS Need a State? 00:28:23 2017-02-23 21:15
Is It Time to Renationalise the Railways? 00:28:23 2017-02-16 21:30
Trump and Trade 00:36:18 2017-02-09 21:30
Trump and the Economy 00:27:58 2017-02-02 21:30
India's Bonfire of the Bank Notes 00:28:14 2017-01-26 21:15
Drugs in West Yorkshire 00:28:07 2017-01-19 21:30
Aleppo: After the Evacuation 00:28:02 2017-01-12 21:30
Liberalism's Horrible Year 00:28:02 2016-12-22 21:31
Yemen: A Global Conflict 00:27:43 2016-12-15 21:30
The Prison Problem 00:27:50 2016-12-08 21:00
The Investigatory Powers Act a.k.a The Snoopers' Charter 00:28:01 2016-12-01 21:00
VIP Sex Abuse Allegations 00:28:01 2016-11-24 21:30
Infrastructure: The Roads to Recovery? 00:27:37 2016-10-20 21:30
Black Lives Matter UK 00:28:10 2016-10-13 21:30
Europe's Illiberal Democracies 00:28:11 2016-10-06 21:15
Quantitative Easing 00:27:17 2016-09-29 21:15
A Ceasefire in Syria? 00:27:44 2016-09-22 21:30
Trump and Putin 00:29:04 2016-09-15 21:30
Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites 00:27:47 2016-09-08 21:30
Jesse Morton: The Jihadi Who Changed His Mind 00:28:11 2016-09-01 21:30
Milo Yiannopoulos and the Alt-Right 00:28:44 2016-08-25 21:30
Grammar Schools 00:27:45 2016-08-18 21:30
Who are the Special Forces? 00:28:33 2016-08-11 21:30
Britain's Nuclear Dream 00:28:29 2016-08-04 21:30
What Do Remainers Feel Now? 00:28:31 2016-07-28 21:30
Fethullah Gulen and Turkey's Failed Coup 00:28:11 2016-07-21 21:30
The Truth About BHS 00:28:15 2016-07-15 13:53
Why Did People Vote Leave? 00:28:24 2016-07-14 21:30
The Chilcot Report: The Source Who Lied 00:28:14 2016-07-07 21:30
Immigration: Why Did it Rise? 00:27:41 2016-06-30 21:30
The New IRA 00:28:17 2016-05-26 21:30
Anti-Semitism on the Left 00:28:21 2016-05-19 21:30