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Gentrification

David Baker asks if too much gentrification is a bad thing?

• 30 mins

Brexit and Northern Ireland

Edward Stourton asks if the island of Ireland is where Brexit will matter most.

• 30 mins

The Myth of Mobs

David Edmonds asks social psychologists about the psychology of crowds.

• 30 mins

Trusting Inmates

Should we place more trust in prisoners to help them change their lives?

• 30 mins

How Did We Save the Ozone Layer?

The story, and lessons, of the international effort to end ozone-destroying chemicals.

• 30 mins

Brexit: What Europe Wants

How political forces in other countries will shape any future UK-EU deal.

• 30 mins

Hospital Trust?

Is public affection for the NHS preventing it from becoming fit for the future?

• 30 mins

Atom Man

The journey of an American 'cold warrior' from nuclear deterrence to nuclear disarmament.

• 30 mins

How Not to Do It

Jacqui Smith reveals why one of New Labour's most cherished sentencing reforms failed.

• 30 mins

Is Talent a Thing?

Why it could be counter-productive to hire by talent, and what to look for instead.

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How Voters Decide: Part One

Rosie Campbell examines the bias that voters bring to the ballot box.

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How Voters Decide: Part Two

What makes us change our mind when it comes to elections?

• 30 mins

How do the SNP sell a second referendum?

Could a second referendum on Scottish independence yield a different result?

• 30 mins

Holland's Challenge to Tolerance

Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party?

• 30 mins

Detoxifying France's National Front

Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago?

• 30 mins

Adventures in Social Mobility

What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job?

• 37 mins

Aid: Something to Boast About?

Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor, and should it be? Jo Coburn investigates.

• 30 mins

Implicit Bias

David Edmonds asks if we are unconsciously harbouring racist and sexist attitudes.

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Germany - Anxious Giant

As angst over European security grows, why is Germany such a reluctant military power?

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What went wrong with Brazil?

How did Brazil's boom years turn to dust? David Baker investigates.

• 30 mins

Brexit: A Tale of Two Cities

A year on from the Brexit referendum we compare Wakefield to Oxford, Leave vs Remain

• 28 mins

Who Speaks for the Workers?

Union membership is in decline. So who will represent the workers of the gig economy?

• 30 mins

Constitutions at Work

Constitutions control the people who run countries - but how well do they work?

• 30 mins

Is work too easy?

Michael Blastland asks if desk-bound work is making us obese.

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Yascha Mounk on democracy at risk

The political theorist who argues that liberal democracy is in grave danger.

• 30 mins

Minimum Wage: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Paul Johnson asks if the policy's success has led to politicians stretching it too far.

• 30 mins

Understanding Prevent

David Anderson examines the government's controversial counter-terrorism strategy Prevent

• 37 mins

The Fix: Setting Up Home

Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems.

• 43 mins

The Fix: Childhood Obesity

The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity

• 43 mins

Reducing re-offending

The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals re-offending

• 43 mins