The Briefing Room Podcast
Step inside The Briefing Room for indepth explainers on the biggest news stories.
A podcast and radio show hosted by Journalist and Author David Aaronovitch.
Step inside The Briefing Room for indepth explainers on the biggest news stories.
A podcast and radio show hosted by Journalist and Author David Aaronovitch.
Listen anytime: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b07cblx9.
**THE BRIEFING ROOM**
Alongside a panel of academics, policy experts and journalists, each week we break down the essentials of the biggest news stories, in the United Kingdom and beyond. From international politics, healthcare, and technology; to the economy, education, and immigration.
At the end of 2024 The Briefing Room covered the following topics:
- What鈥檚 going on in Syria? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025l2l
- Will new weight loss drugs bankrupt the NHS? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025vw7
- Is the push for the electric cars in trouble? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002693m
Our promise to you each week: If you step inside The Briefing Room, you'll be fully briefed on the biggest stories in the news.
**SPECIAL EPISODES**
As well as our weekly episodes, The Briefing Room has also recorded several mini-series that you can listen to anytime:
- Global Tensions: /programmes/p0kh4p9s
- Health: /programmes/p0kh4nwt
**HOW TO LISTEN**
New episodes are published every Thursday and are usually around 30 minutes long. Listen anytime here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b07cblx9.
Catch us every Thursday and Monday on 麻豆社 Radio 4. Have a look at the latest 麻豆社 Radio 4 schedule for timings: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/schedules/bbc_radio_fourfm.
Also, you can now listen to us on a smart speaker. Just say, "Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play The Briefing Room" for the latest episode. It works on most smart speakers.
**GET IN TOUCH**
We'd also love to hear from you. If you have a question or a comment for the team, please email us anytime at briefingroom@bbc.co.uk.
Episodes to download
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Scottish Independence: Hope and Fear
Thu 6 Aug 2020
What is behind rising support for independence and how could another referendum happen?
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How to beat obesity
Thu 30 Jul 2020
What鈥檚 in the government's plan to help people lose weight and what more could be done?
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The UK's place in the world
Thu 23 Jul 2020
How can the UK shape foreign policy in response to the threats posed by Russia and China?
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What is happening to the Uighurs in China?
Thu 16 Jul 2020
China's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, and how the world is responding.
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Can the NHS recover from coronavirus?
Thu 9 Jul 2020
What has the pandemic done to healthcare in the UK and will it get back on track?
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The Leicester lockdown
Thu 2 Jul 2020
How local lockdowns will work, Leicester鈥檚 is likely to be the first of many.
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Can Britain avoid mass-unemployment?
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Creating and protecting jobs in the time of the coronavirus.
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China and the Pandemic
Thu 14 May 2020
How have China's relations with other countries changed since the arrival of the virus?
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Coronavirus and the economy
Thu 7 May 2020
What are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and and what could happen next?
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Covid-19 and the Care Sector
Thu 30 Apr 2020
Have the mounting deaths exposed cracks in the way we deliver care to the most vulnerable?
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Easing the lockdown
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Some countries have opened schools and non-food shops. Can the lockdown be eased safely?
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The psychological impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Thu 16 Apr 2020
What mental hardship are we enduring and, when normality returns, how changed might we be?
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The Inequalities of Lockdown
Thu 9 Apr 2020
What do we know about the impact of the lockdown on different people and places?
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Covid-19: What Next?
Thu 2 Apr 2020
How close to a vaccine are we and how important is mass testing?
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UK fishing and Brexit
Thu 20 Feb 2020
The UK fishing industry will be central to EU trade negotiations, starting soon. Why?
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Treating Terror
Thu 6 Feb 2020
What can be done to stop another convicted terrorist attacking again?
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How to do a trade deal
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Bluffs, plays and tariff peaks, the UK enters the free trade world.
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How dangerous is the coronavirus?
Thu 23 Jan 2020
What lessons do previous pandemics provide about how we should treat the new coronavirus?
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Powering Up The North
Thu 16 Jan 2020
The government wants an infrastructure revolution in the north. How will it do that?
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Iran's Revenge
Thu 9 Jan 2020
What power does Iran's Revolutionary Guard wield and what will they do now?
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How Do We Get Brexit Done?
Thu 19 Dec 2019
'Get Brexit Done' led the Tories to election victory - but how will that be achieved?
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Middle East Youthquake
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Protests have swept through Iran, Iraq and Lebanon - what lies behind the unrest?
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Malta: Shady People in a Sunny Place
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Why has the premier of the EU's smallest state, and a former British colony, resigned?
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General Election Promises: Tax and Spend?
Thu 28 Nov 2019
Who are the people who are going to pay for the politicians' promises?
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Brexit: a pivotal week?
Thu 24 Oct 2019
Where have this week's events in Westminster left the UK's efforts to leave the EU?
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Turkey, Syria and the Kurds
Thu 17 Oct 2019
How the US withdrawal from northern Syria could reshape the political map of the region.
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Climate change and meat: what's the beef?
Thu 10 Oct 2019
What difference would it make to climate change if we reduce meat consumption?
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