Amol and Nick turn their attention this week to what conditions will need to be reached before Israelis and Palestinians are able to sit down with each other in search of a lasting settlement.
They speak to Yossi Beilin and Hiba Husseini, who have spent decades negotiating peace – finding their hopes dashed each time but becoming friends with each other in ... Show More
Aug 21
Homelessness and the Housing Crisis: How To End Rough Sleeping (Sabrina Cohen-Hatton)
Homelessness is on the rise in Britian with record numbers of people living in emergency accommodation. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Chief Fire Officer of the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, spent time sleeping rough on the streets of Newport in Wales as a teenager. Now, she is wor ... Show More
47m 46s
Aug 14
Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins)
Conspiracy theories have flooded the internet in recent years and a growing number of people are avoiding mainstream news. Eliot Higgins, founder of the open source investigative organisation Bellingcat, thinks this is partly down to a lack of trust in institutions, which is lead ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 7
Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell)
Only one in three children in the UK enjoy reading in their spare time – the lowest rate recorded in 20 years, according to a survey for the National Literacy Trust. Best-selling children’s author Katherine Rundell, whose books include Impossible Creatures and The Explorer, says ... Show More
53m 20s
Oct 2023
David Baddiel on Israel and Antisemitism
As Israel’s siege of Gaza continues, the UN has warned that Gaza is in a ‘dire situation’. Joining us in the studio is the writer and comedian, David Baddiel, who talks about what the past week has been like for British Jews.Following the end of their party conference, Pat McFadd ... Show More
35m 46s
Jun 2023
Paris is Burning
Adam’s joined by Europe editor, Katya Adler, and Amina Kalache, a journalist from the Paris suburb of Nanterre where a 17 year old boy, Nahel M, was shot dead by a police officer while at the wheel of a car.And Hugh Pym, the BBC’s health editor, tells Adam what’s in the Governmen ... Show More
32m 23s
Oct 2023
UK Politics and the War in the Middle East
Israeli forces continue moving troops into Gaza as bombing continues.And different positions have emerged in UK politics on what should be done to help civilians in the region.Political editor of Newsnight, Nick Watt helps us make sense of them, and Lyse Doucet, BBC chief interna ... Show More
27m 14s
Oct 2023
Special episode: What media outlets get wrong on Israel and Palestine
As the war on Gaza rages, we’re looking at how the media covers it, in conversation with three people in the US, UK and Canada, all with media experience in those countries. We discuss the struggles they’ve faced when it comes to accurate information and narratives on Palestine a ... Show More
29m 37s