Matt Hancock has been giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry and frankly he’s not done himself any good. Alex Andreou has been locked in to the sessions on Thursday and Friday. He joins Andrew Harrison to unpack what the former Health Secretary said – and just how badly he came across.
• “His appearance was always going to be very defensive.” – Alex Andre ... Show More
Aug 25
Confessions of an Unlikely MP – Chris Bryant on his astonishing life
One of the best-liked MPs in Westminster, Chris Bryant has had led an incident-packed life as the title of his new autobiography A Life And A Half proves. In a frank, astonishing, sometimes dark but also very funny interview he explains how he went from a painful childhood to bec ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 15
“Farage will be found out” – ED DAVEY on how the Lib Dems can fight Reform and rival Labour
Ed Davey’s reborn Lib Dems are on a 100-year high with 72 MPs and a shot at becoming the conscience of progressive Britain. So why do Reform get all the coverage? He joins our regulars to talk about fighting Farage, Labour’s travails, the war on cruelty in politics, why all those ... Show More
1h 10m
Apr 2023
Bunker USA – Donald Trump is going down (in history)
Trump has been indicted and his arrest looms – what the hell is going on? Will this be his downfall or a boost to the former president? Brian Klaas, Washington Post columnist and associate professor at UCL, joins Alex Andreou to discuss what we know now, the fallout and how this ... Show More
28m 49s
Jul 25
Susie McCabe, Alex Kealy, Krystal Evans and Scott Agnew
Des and the team break up the week's big news, including US President Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland, concerns about overtourism in Edinburgh, a study about optimism, Green MSP Patrick Harvie and more. Lead Writer: Jennifer Walker Additional material: Paul Brown, Chris Ballard, ... Show More
28m 2s
Feb 2025
Alex Gibney's Documentary Work is Proof that "Truth is Always Stranger than Fiction"
Prolific and multi-award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, who's responsible for the most impactful documentaries of our time -- i.e., Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Totally Under Control, and MANY more --sits do ... Show More
33m 36s