The Story Episodes Episode guide
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Best of 2023: How giant pandas became China鈥檚 furry diplomats
We鈥檙e listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Best of 2023: Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
We鈥檙e listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Behind enemy lines - meet the secret Ukrainian counter offensive
In occupied territory in Ukraine, men and women are working secretly behind enemy lines.
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Battle of the blockbusters: Napoleon declares war on Marvel movies
Have audiences grown tired of the genre Sir Ridley Scott has called "boring"?
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Baby Reindeer: The complicated truth about being stalked
What happens when the lines between criminality, complicity and consent are blurred?
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Anna Wintour: The most powerful woman in fashion
How does she stay relevant in a world of TikTok trends and social media influencers?
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Andrew Malkinson: One of Britain鈥檚 biggest miscarriages of justice
How did this happen? What now for Malkinson? Can he ever be recompensed?
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An unsolved murder, the Troubles, and the British state
Will a long awaited investigation finally reveal any answers?
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An MI6 agent's journey from spy to killer
From al-Qaeda training camp spy to imprisoned killer.
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Aid in Gaza: A month on, did the ICJ make any difference?
Is more aid getting into Gaza? A British paramedics view from inside Rafah
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AI, drones, and smartphones: How Ukraine changed warfare
Eminent war historian, Sir Lawrence Freedman, on how war will never be the same again.
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After the blackout: What's happening in Gaza?
Now that IDF troops have entered the densely populated strip - what is the plan?
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After Boris: Choosing the next prime minister
Who are the people choosing the next PM and what are the themes of the election?
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A wild weekend of... Scrabble. We uncover a hidden community of word nerds.
A tile by tile evolution of the popular game
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A Very British Scandal: How Captain Tom's charity got caught up in controversy
How a book deal and an unauthorised spa are causing issues for the legacy of Captain Tom
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A life well lived: Remembering those we lost in 2022
We remember some of the people who may not be household names but are no less fascinating
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A fertility deception, DNA and the half sister
How one man can seemingly go through life lying to women and paying no child support.
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A fertility deception, DNA and the half sister
How one man can seemingly go through life lying to women and paying no child support.
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A conversation with director Christopher Nolan
Today the director of Oppenheimer takes us inside the making of the film
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A British woman is jailed for abortion - does the law need to change?
How should the law and regulation around abortion look in 2023?
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A bright pink cultural history of Barbie
She's not without her controversies. So, is life in plastic really still fantastic?
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A beginner's guide to Trussonomics
With the UK on the verge of recession, how will Liz Truss re-ignite an ailing economy?
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48 hours on the NHS front line
Step inside Addenbrooke's Hospital for a rare glimpse inside the NHS
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2023's best books: Victorian sex, apocalypse and Prince Harry
Our literary editors give us the lowdown on what they鈥檝e been reading this last year
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(Best of 2024) Trad Wives: The influencers selling 1950s house-wife life
Is Hannah Neeleman selling a feminist dream or an unattainable lifestyle?
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(Best of 2024) Tracing the origin story of Taylor Swift
Was her fame just luck and talent, or was there a master plan behind it all?
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(Best of 2024) The high school class that found a serial killer
A sociology teacher and his class solved a 40-year-old cold case. How did they do it?
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(Best of 2024) Baby Reindeer: The complicated truth about being stalked
What happens when the lines between criminality, complicity and consent are blurred?
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鈥楻ussian spy in MI6鈥�: the Afghan connection
The Afghan refugee who worked his way into the British Foreign Office
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鈥楶olitics has failed.鈥� William Hague talks to John Kerry
Secretary John Kerry speaks to Hague to discuss the prospects of a Trump presidency
