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Political Thinking with Nick RobinsonEpisodes

  1. 06/06/2026

    Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

  2. 30/05/2026

    Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

  3. 'What the hell are we doing?' Wes Streeting on his promise to young people, resigning from government, and wanting to be PM

    Labour leadership contender and former health secretary Wes Streeting.

  4. Why the PM has to go: Miatta Fahnbulleh on being the first minister to break with Starmer

    The former communities minister on reaching breaking point and who should lead Labour now.

  5. 'It's been a whirlwind': Zack Polanski on storytelling, Zionism and Zackonomics

    Nick Robinson talks to Zack Polanski about early life and his rapid rise to political fame

  6. From Sky boss to Number 10: Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith

    Griffith on why government sometimes has to say 'no' and why Murdoch was the "best boss".

  7. 'We cannot have chaos': Emily Thornberry on the law of war and Labour's struggles

    The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair on Iran, Trump & the grief of being dropped by Starmer

  8. 'This is Iran's Berlin Wall moment': Omid Djalili, comedian and actor

    Omid Djalili on revolutions, Kensington, 9/11 jokes, King Charles and Iran's future.

  9. 'We're appeasing the tech bros': Beeban Kidron, from film-maker to lawmaker

    What links Bridget Jones to social media regulation?

  10. Nigel Farage: 'Broken Britain', national identity and lessons from Trump

    A frank conversation with the leader of Reform UK.

  11. How to tell England’s story: James Graham, playwright

    What did Gareth Southgate get right about national identity?

  12. Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics

    How did a world heavyweight champion end up running a city of 3 million people in wartime?

  13. David Lammy: The old world order isn't coming back

    What happened when Vance, Rayner and Lammy went drinking in Rome?

  14. The union leader who agrees with the Tory leader: Daniel Kebede

    The National Education Union's general secretary on banning social media, strikes and race

  15. John Swinney: Trump, Independence and Scottish Troops in Ukraine

    What is the Scottish First Minister's secret for getting Donald Trump's attention?

  16. Jordan Bardella: The 30-year-old populist hoping to be France's next president

    An exclusive interview on immigration, racism, Russia, Farage and Trump.

  17. Kemi Badenoch: Shooting from the hip

    Why did the leader of the opposition call the chancellor 'spineless' and 'shameless'?

  18. Shabana Mahmood: Racism, Asylum and Me

    Why did the Home Secretary quote racial abuse in her big immigration speech in Parliament?

  19. 'I'm preparing for government': Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth

    Can Plaid Cymru replace Labour as the party of power in Wales next year?

  20. 'I like it when people underestimate me': Lib Dem leader Ed Davey

    Ed Davey warns Starmer against handing Reform UK 'the keys into 10 Downing Street'.

  21. Life after Labour: Zarah Sultana on Palestine, Farage and 'Your Party'

    The Coventry MP on Palestine, NATO, Farage and setting up a new party with Jeremy Corbyn.

  22. Gaza, Trump and me: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher

    Seeing Gaza is like 'driving through the ruins of Hiroshima, or Stalingrad, or Dresden'.

  23. Net Zero has become a religion: Claire Coutinho on climate, identity and cooking

    The shadow energy minister has transformed her party's approach to climate policy.

  24. Free Speech Tsar: Arif Ahmed on how to avoid the 'abyss' of political violence

    How do you protect and police freedom of speech on campus and in society?

  25. Bridget Phillipson on life as education secretary

    The Labour deputy leadership candidate joins Nick in Liverpool at Labour party conference.

  26. Preparing Farage for Power: Danny Kruger on defecting to Reform UK

    How can Christian conservatism save our society?

  27. Lucy Powell: People have lost sense of Labour's values

    Lucy Powell on being sacked by Starmer, and why she now wants to be his deputy.

  28. 'Build Baby Build': The new housing secretary, Steve Reed

    The man who replaced his close friend Angela Rayner as housing secretary joins Nick.

  29. China, Russia and us: Tony Radakin on four years as Chief of the Defence Staff

    An exclusive exit interview with Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in the week he steps down.

  30. The Friedrich Merz One

    The German chancellor speaks candidly about Trump, war in Europe, and post-Brexit Britain.

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