Understand

Understand

NEW in Understand - The Trip

The story of psychedelics. It's a unique moment. After decades of taboo and blanket illegality, policymakers and research institutions are taking these substances seriously. As a new dawn of psychedelic treatment beckons, Tim Hayward makes a personal journey into how we got here and where this is all heading. Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.


Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
The Trip: 6. Critical periods 00:15:27 2025-08-18 14:44
The Trip: 5. Message in a bottle 00:15:37 2025-08-18 14:40
The Trip: 4. Looking for a cure 00:14:44 2025-08-11 14:42
The Trip: 3. Stranger things 00:15:33 2025-08-11 14:40
The Trip: 2. When the drugs take hold 00:14:58 2025-08-04 14:46
The Trip: 1. Altered States 00:15:23 2025-08-04 14:45
The Trip: Introducing The Trip 00:03:09 2025-07-30 14:00
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 10. The Bear Trap 00:14:48 2025-07-21 07:35
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 9. You Can Do One 00:14:30 2025-07-21 07:30
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 8. Help I’m Under a Digger 00:14:26 2025-07-21 07:25
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 7. Gold Plated 00:14:22 2025-07-21 07:20
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 6. The Only Friend that Mattered 00:14:19 2025-07-21 07:15
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 5. Worry About the Detail Later 00:15:00 2025-07-14 07:15
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 4. Well Done Geoffrey 00:14:47 2025-07-14 07:10
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 3. That can’t be right 00:14:50 2025-07-14 07:05
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 2. Mutually assured exaggeration 00:14:38 2025-07-14 07:00
Derailed: The Story of HS2: 1. The Railwayman 00:14:52 2025-07-14 06:55
Derailed: The Story of HS2: Trailer 00:04:07 2025-07-07 16:50
The UK Election: 10. What Happens on Election Day? 00:14:33 2024-06-21 14:39
The UK Election: 9. How Does the Election Differ Across the UK? 00:13:39 2024-06-17 11:47
The UK Election: 8. What’s the Media’s Role in an Election? 00:13:53 2024-06-17 11:34
The UK Election: 7. What Can Polling Predict? 00:14:18 2024-06-17 06:10
The UK Election: 6. How Important Are Marginal Seats? 00:14:15 2024-06-17 06:00
The UK Election: 5. How Do You Make Sure Voting Runs Smoothly? 00:14:31 2024-06-10 14:11
The UK Election: 4. Why Do People Vote the Way They Do? 00:14:58 2024-06-10 07:15
The UK Election: 3. What Difference Does a Manifesto Make? 00:15:09 2024-06-10 07:10
The UK Election: 2. How Are Candidates Selected? 00:14:36 2024-06-10 07:05
The UK Election: 1. How Do You Get the Campaign Right? 00:14:55 2024-06-10 07:00
The US Election: 5. Becoming President 00:14:32 2023-12-29 15:50
The US Election: 4. The General Election 00:14:03 2023-12-29 15:45
The US Election: 3. The TV Debates 00:14:13 2023-12-29 15:40
The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail 00:14:15 2023-12-29 15:35
The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions 00:14:04 2023-12-29 15:30
Israel and the Palestinians: 5. The USA and Iran 00:15:22 2023-10-20 15:00
Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Neighbours 00:14:43 2023-10-19 15:00
Israel and the Palestinians: 3. Hamas 00:14:48 2023-10-18 14:45
Israel and the Palestinians: 2. Israel 00:14:57 2023-10-17 15:00
Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians 00:13:13 2023-10-16 15:00
Tech and AI: 10. Can We Control AI? 00:13:51 2023-07-07 16:31
Tech and AI: 9. Will AI Take My Job? 00:14:30 2023-07-07 16:25
Tech and AI: 8. The Algorithm 00:13:54 2023-07-07 16:22
Tech and AI: 7. Where is AI Working Already? 00:14:24 2023-07-07 16:18
Tech and AI: 6. What is AI? 00:13:50 2023-07-07 16:12
Tech and AI: 5. Big Data 00:14:17 2023-07-03 07:20
Tech and AI: 4. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Web 3.0 00:13:24 2023-07-03 07:15
Tech and AI: 3. VR, AR and the Metaverse 00:14:35 2023-07-03 07:10
Tech and AI: 2. The Cloud 00:13:52 2023-07-03 07:05
Tech and AI: 1. How Do You Get Connected? 00:14:54 2023-07-03 07:00
Tech and AI: Trailer 00:02:35 2023-06-30 14:00
Preview: Toast - Google Glass 00:25:37 2023-04-20 11:47
The Economy: 15. Energy Market 00:15:23 2023-01-30 14:45
The Economy: 14. Bankruptcy and Insolvency 00:14:01 2023-01-30 14:40
The Economy: 13. National Debt 00:14:55 2023-01-30 14:35
The Economy: 12. Credit 00:14:03 2023-01-30 14:27
The Economy: 11. Pricing and Discounting 00:15:19 2023-01-30 14:25
The Economy: 10. Inequality 00:15:14 2022-11-18 19:53
The Economy: 9. International Trade and Currency Markets 00:14:42 2022-11-18 14:24
The Economy: 8. Pensions 00:14:47 2022-11-16 17:56
The Economy: 7. Jobs and Unemployment 00:14:00 2022-11-10 14:31
The Economy: 6. Recessions 00:14:00 2022-11-10 14:04
The Economy: 5. Banks 00:14:18 2022-11-04 17:13
The Economy: 4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares 00:14:56 2022-11-04 17:08
The Economy: 3. Economic Growth and GDP 00:15:01 2022-11-04 17:04
The Economy: 2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates 00:14:42 2022-11-03 11:35
The Economy: 1. Inflation 00:14:31 2022-11-03 11:31
The Economy: Trailer 00:01:17 2022-10-31 14:06