The Story Episodes Episode guide
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How Italy’s hard-right claimed JRR Tolkien
How an exhibition in Rome links Tolkien to Italy's hard-right
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How I survived October 7
Today, we hear stories of survival, and of loved ones who were not so lucky
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How I broke free from anorexia
Hadley Freeman tells the story of her many hospitalisations and eventual recovery.
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How France’s left stopped a far right surge
With Emmanuel Macron's party losing seats and power, what now for French politics?
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How close is a cure for long Covid?
Is there hope for the UK's 1.8 million sufferers of long Covid?
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How Call of Duty became Britain's post-Brexit battleground
What will become of the Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty franchise?
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How Britain’s IRA mole got away with murder
Did the British government allow murder in order to protect its man on the inside?
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How America could descend into civil war
How close are America to the prospect of internal conflict?
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How a killing by French police led to a week of riots
Can France repair the relationship with its most disenfranchised citizens?
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How a fake AI 'you' could con your parents out of thousands
How to protect yourself when just three seconds of audio is enough to create a fake you?
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How a dead police officer's phone exposed misogyny, corruption and racism
The phone of a dead police officer reveals a life of inflicting abuse and wider issues
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Hong Kong’s 25 year slide from democracy
What’s changed in Hong Kong since the handover 25 years ago?
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Heatwave: Why Britain is in meltdown
The first ever red extreme heat warning has been issued, but can our infrastructure cope?
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Harry and Meghan: What the courtiers saw
Exactly how much influence does a royal courtier hold?
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Hague talks to Rishi Sunak on being a dad, AI, and a terrible political inheritance
In our new monthly series, William Hague speaks to prime minister Rishi Sunak
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Greece is burning. Is climate change to blame?
Can we draw a line from global warming to Greece's wildfires?
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Gourmet gangster: Could Kinahan be caught by his Google reviews?
Could one of the world's most wanted men be undone by his penchant for online feedback?
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Fighting the Post Office: Alan Bates at the inquiry
Can this crucial stage of the inquiry take the victims a step closer to justice?
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Felony or witch hunt: Who told the best story at Trump's trial?
Donald Trump’s 'hush money' trial is in its final stages.
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Farewell Harry, Meghan, Camilla, Kate!
Newly retired royal watcher Valentine Low, lifts the lid on a 15 year career at the Times
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Exposed: How online fraudsters are ripping off Britain
Times reporter Emma Yeomans infiltrates online fraudsters network in under an hour.
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Exposed: How a Tory MP offered to lobby for gambling investors
Exposed: How a Tory MP offered to lobby for gambling investors
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Every scary thing Meta knows about you
How exactly does the data gathering work? And what can we do to reclaim some privacy?
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Europe's drug death capital: Is decriminalisation Scotland’s answer?
Can lessons be learnt from Portugal, which decriminalised drugs over twenty years ago?
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Elon Musk (probably) buys Twitter
Musk v Twitter case is stalled by Musk’s last-minute offer to buy the company after all.
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El Salvador: The rise of the ‘world’s coolest dictator’
With a homicide rate decrease of 93% what is President Nayib Bukele doing differently?
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Dubai Unlocked: The convicts secretly investing millions in the Emirates
Convicts, fugitives and bankrupts. What makes Dubai so attractive to criminals?
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Donald Trump's third run
Former President Trump finally announced a third run at the White House. But can he win?
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Does Hamas have a strategy?
As the conflict escalates, is this the outcome Hamas wanted?
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Do private schools need a rethink?
Keir Starmer is calling for UK private schools to lose their charitable status, but why?