Episodes
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| 20190920 | 20190921 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to Labour MP Stephen Kinnock about his background and beliefs. | |||
| 20200530 | Nick Robinson talks to the former Supreme Court justice, Lord Sumption. | ||||
| 20200606 | Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview with Northern Ireland's First Minister, Arlene Foster. She talks about what happened to her and her family during the Troubles, discusses her relationship with the UK government, and reveals what she most misses during lockdown. Producers: Peter Snowdon and Martin Rosenbaum Nick Robinson talks to Northern Ireland's First Minister, Arlene Foster. | ||||
| 20200613 | Nick Robinson discusses racism, politics and rugby with Maro Itoje. | ||||
| 20200620 | Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview with the Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland - from why he doesn't mind being politically isolated, through why he likes wigs, to how he learnt there is no such thing as 'normal'. Producers: Peter Snowdon and Martin Rosenbaum Nick Robinson talks to justice secretary Robert Buckland about personality and politics. | ||||
| 20200627 | Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview with the leading epidemiologist, Prof Neil Ferguson. His discusses how science and politics can best work together, his feelings on being forced to resign from a government committee for breaking lockdown rules, and why he doesn't like his media nickname of 'Professor Lockdown'. Producers: Peter Snowdon and Martin Rosenbaum Nick Robinson talks to the epidemiologist Neil Ferguson about the politics of science. | ||||
| 20200704 | Nick Robinson interviews the outgoing Israeli ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev. | ||||
| 20200711 | Nick Robinson talks to the shadow Home Secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds. | ||||
| 20200718 | Nick Robinson interviews the Work and Pensions Secretary, Ther\u00e8se Coffey. | ||||
| 20200725 | Nick Robinson talks to LibDem leadership contender Layla Moran. | ||||
| 20200905 | Nick Robinson talks politics and personality with the Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross. | ||||
| 20200912 | Nick Robinson talks politics and personality with the Shadow Chancellor, Anneliese Dodds. | ||||
| 20200919 | Nick Robinson talks politics and personal roots with Environment Secretary George Eustice. | ||||
| 20200926 | Nick Robinson talks politics and personal roots with the Irish Foreign Minister. | ||||
| 20201003 | Nick Robinson talks politics and personal roots with Green co-leader Si\u00e2n Berry. | ||||
| 20201128 | Nick Robinson talks to Kemi Badenoch in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20201205 | Nick Robinson talks to Steve Rotheram in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20201212 | Nick Robinson talks to Kate Green in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20201219 | Nick Robinson talks to Conservative MP Jake Berry in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210109 | Nick Robinson talks to Kate Bingham in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210116 | Nick Robinson talks to Lord Sedwill in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210123 | Nick Robinson talks to Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210130 | Nick Robinson interviews new business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. | ||||
| 20210403 | Nick Robinson talks to the vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi. | ||||
| 20210410 | Nick Robinson talks to the Scottish health secretary, Jeane Freeman, in a personal and political interview, about her journey from communism via Labour to the SNP, why she thinks Alex Salmond is not fit to hold office, and what went wrong over covid in Scotland's care homes. Producer: Martin Rosenbaum Nick Robinson talks to the Scottish health secretary, Jeane Freeman. | ||||
| 20210417 | Nick Robinson with a personal and political interview with LibDem MP Alistair Carmichael. | ||||
| 20210424 | The Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he feels the need to get involved in politics. | ||||
| 20210501 | Nick Robinson talks to Jonathan Reynolds in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210508 | Nick Robinson talks Len McCluskey in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210515 | Nick Robinson talks to Rachel de Souza in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210522 | Nick Robinson talks to Kate Forbes in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210529 | Nick Robinson talks to Christina McAnea in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210605 | Nick Robinson talks to Ed Miliband in a personal and political interview. | ||||
| 20210612 | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. | ||||
| 20210619 | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. | ||||
| 20210918 | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. | ||||
| 20220108 | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. | ||||
| 20241130 |  Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | ||||
| 20250118 | Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | ||||
| 20250125 | Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | ||||
| 20250208 | Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | ||||
| 20250215 | Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | ||||
| 10-09-2022 | 20220709 | 20220910 (R4) | |||
| 16-05-2020 | 20200405 | 20200516 (R4) | Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview with the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford - from the satisfaction of digging on his allotment, through why he's always rejected nationalism as a right-wing creed, to the current issues in working with Boris Johnson on tackling the coronavirus pandemic across the UK. Producer: Peter Snowdon. Nick Robinson talks in depth to the Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford Nick Robinson presents an interview with the new Labour party leader, Keir Starmer. | ||
| 23-05-2020 | 20200411 | 20200523 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to the former Conservative cabinet minister, Jeremy Hunt. | ||
| Rachel Reeves | 20210925 | Nick Robinson talks to Rachel Reeves in a personal and political interview. | |||
| Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | 20210911 | Nick Robinson talks to DUP leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. | |||
| The Anas Sarwar One | 20230701 | ||||
| The Angela Rayner Deputy Leader One | 20221029 | Nick Robinson talks to Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner. | |||
| The Ben Wallace 2023 One | 20231125 | Behind the scenes of life as defence secretary and what happens when you leave. | |||
| The Blair And Hague One | 20240127 | What happens when two former political rivals become allies? | |||
| The Bridget Phillipson One | 20221126 | The Labour rising star on how books & Byker Grove transformed her tough life in Sunderland | |||
| The Caitlin Moran One | 20240525 | Why are boys and men turning against feminism? | |||
| The Carla Denyer One | 20221112 | The Green co-leader and former engineer who declared Europe's first climate emergency. | |||
| The Chris Bryant One | 20211204 | Nick Robinson talks to the Labour MP Chris Bryant. | |||
| The Chris Philp One | 20250201 | The Shadow Home Secretary joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio to reflect on mistakes of the last government, humility in opposition and his anger at the new government. Chris Philp also opens up about the impact of caring for his premature baby twins and what he has learned from success and failure in business. Producer: Daniel Kraemer The shadow home secretary joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Christopher Steele One | 20220917 | Nick Robinson talks to Christopher Steele, the author of the 'Trump-Russia dossier'. | |||
| The Clare Moriarty One | 20221119 | Nick Robinson talks to the chief executive of Citizens Advice, Clare Moriarty, about her and her family's long history with the civil service, how she coped with having cancer while running the Brexit department and what more the government needs to do to help people suffering in the cost of living crisis. The Citizens Advice boss on her civil service career and how bad cost of living really is. | |||
| The Daisy Cooper One | 20241123 | The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats reflects on a life of campaigning. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Darren Jones One | 20241109 | The Chief Secretary to the Treasury sits down with Nick to chart his rise to the heart of Starmer's government. How did a Bristol boy, whose parents sometimes went without meals to ensure he had food, end up at the Chancellor's side, in charge of the purse-strings of the government? Producer: Daniel Kraemer The Chief Secretary to the Treasury charts his rise to the heart of government. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury charts his rise to the centre of government. | |||
| The David Frost One | 20221022 | Nick Robinson talks to Conservative peer David Frost, the former chief Brexit negotiator. | |||
| The David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary One | 20220702 | Nick Robinson talks to the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy. | |||
| The Ed Balls Christmas Special One | 20211227 | 20211229 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to Ed Balls about cooking, dancing and politics. | ||
| The Ed Davey Party Leader One | 20230923 | The Liberal Democrat leader on how a life of caring for family has shaped his politics. | |||
| The Emma Little-pengelly One | 20240309 | Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister talks to Nick Robinson. | |||
| The Emma Runswick One | 20240217 | The Deputy Chair of the British Medical Association Council talks to Nick Robinson ahead of the latest round of junior doctor strikes. She defends the pay demands set out by doctors, tells the story of a life of activism, and opens up about the horrors of working in Covid wards at the height of the pandemic. Producer: Daniel Kraemer How did the British Medical Association become a radical organisation? | |||
| The Feargal Sharkey One | 20230527 | How did a punk from Derry become one of the most high profile environmental campaigners? | |||
| The Gary Neville One | 20220115 | Nick Robinson talks to Gary Neville about the politics of football and his own ambitions. | |||
| The Gillian Keegan One | 20221105 | How did a girl who left school at 16 to work in a car factory become education secretary? | |||
| The Humza Yousaf One | 20240120 | The First Minister opens up about his family's trauma during the bombing of Gaza. | |||
| The Husam Zomlot One | 20241130 | The Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK reflects on a childhood in a Gaza refugee camp and how hope is what keeps him going. Update: This episode has been edited to remove a brief exchange suggesting that an interim finding by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found it plausible that genocide had been committed in Gaza. The ICJ actually decided that the Palestinians had a plausible right to be protected from genocide and we're happy to make that clear. The head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK reflects on a childhood in Gaza. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Iain Anderson One | 20230211 | Nick Robinson talks to the influential lobbyist and new chair of Stonewall, Iain Anderson, about how the case of Isla Bryson has brought gender politics to the top of the news agenda and how he thinks the heat can be taken out of the debate. Anderson, a lifelong Conservative who founded the lobbying firm Cicero and ran Ken Clarke's leadership campaigns, talks candidly about why he's now moving away from his political roots. How will the new chair of Stonewall approach the heated debate around gender politics? | |||
| The Jacob Rees-mogg Leadership Crisis One | 20220129 | Nick Robinson talks to Jacob Rees-Mogg about the Prime Minister's survival | |||
| The James Cleverly For Leader One | 20240914 | Why does the former Home Secretary believe he has 'outperformed everyone else on this leadership ticket by a country mile'? How did growing up as a mixed-race boy in London at the height of the National Front shape his politics? And what does the government need to do to improve integration in the UK? 'I'm actually good at what I do. And I'm fed up of pretending that I'm not good at my job' Nick Robinson talks to Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court | |||
| The Jeremy Corbyn One | 20220924 | Nick Robinson talks to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. | |||
| The Jeremy Hunt Chancellor One | 20240203 | What is it like living above your office and next door to your boss? | |||
| The John Swinney One | 20241005 | The First Minister of Scotland sits down with Nick to reflect on his path to power. | |||
| The Karim Khan International Prosecutor One | 20240907 | The Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court sits down with Nick Robinson. Nick Robinson talks to Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court | |||
| The Katharine Birbalsingh One | 20211218 | Nick Robinson talks to the chair of the Social Mobility Commission Katharine Birbalsingh. | |||
| The Keir Starmer 2023 One | 20230930 | The Leader of the Opposition on hope, family and winning at all costs. | |||
| The Keir Starmer Opposition Leader One | 20211127 | Nick Robinson talks to Sir Keir Starmer about his family roots and the refugee crisis. | |||
| The Kemi Badenoch For Leader One | 20241026 |  What has shaped the views and principles of this Conservative leadership candidate? Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Kim Leadbeater One | 20250125 |
The Labour MP sits down with Nick to reflect on how she went from selling beds in her Yorkshire hometown, to being at the forefront of political debate, as the face of the campaign to legalise assisted dying, and how the murder of her sister, Jo Cox, helps explain the journey.
Producer: Daniel Kraemer
The Labour MP says abuse in politics has got worse since the murder of her sister Jo Cox Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. The Labour MP says abuse in politics has got worse since the murder of her sister Jo Cox
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| The Kishwer Falkner One | 20231118 | The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission sits down with Nick Robinson. | |||
| The Kit Malthouse One | 20221001 | Nick Robinson talks to the new education secretary, Kit Malthouse. | |||
| The Kwajo Tweneboa One | 20230225 | The influential housing campaigner who lost his father and now wants to change the world. | |||
| The Lee Anderson One | 20230304 | Nick Robinson talks to the Conservative Party's deputy chairman, Lee Anderson, about following his father's lead in becoming a miner, how he went from admiring Tony Benn and Arthur Scargill to being deputy chairman of the Conservatives and whether his new job is forcing him to be more diplomatic when talking about issues such as migration and poverty. How did a miner who admired Tony Benn become deputy chairman of the Conservatives? | |||
| The Lisa Nandy Levelling Up One | 20221015 | Nick Robinson talks to Lisa Nandy, the shadow levelling up secretary. | |||
| The Liz Kendall One | 20240727 | Is Work and Pensions the toughest cabinet job? | |||
| The Liz Truss Foreign Secertary One | 20211211 | Nick Robinson talks to the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. | |||
| The Lord Finkelstein One | 20230617 | The Conservative peer, journalist and adviser on the fate of 'moderation' in politics. | |||
| The Louise Casey One | 20230610 | How has Baroness Louise Casey become one of the most influential people in the country? | |||
| The Mariana Mazzucato One | 20240224 | Should governments be taking inspiration from the moon landing? | |||
| The Mark Rowley One | 20241116 | The Metropolitan Police Commissioner reflects on the decision to rejoin the UK's largest police force when it was in crisis. Sir Mark Rowley sits down with Nick Robinson to outline the challenges the Met faces under his leadership, as well as how he decided as a teenager that policing was his mission. Producer: Daniel Kraemer The Metropolitan Police Commissioner sits down for an in-depth conversation with Nick. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Martin Lewis One | 20220625 | Nick Robinson talks to the journalist and founder of Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis. | |||
| The Mary Bousted One | 20230204 | Nick Robinson talks to the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, Mary Bousted, about how her headteacher father inspired a passion for education, why she quit her job as an English teacher and whether, in a week of widespread teacher strikes, she can see the current crisis coming to an end anytime soon. Can the woman leading the teacher strikes see a way out of the current crisis? | |||
| The Matt Goodwin One | 20241019 | The author and academic puts forward his theory of what lay behind this summer's riots. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Michael Gove 2023 One | 20231111 | Nick Robinson sits down with the Levelling Up Secretary for an in-depth conversation about what lies behind his drive for reform, having first joined the cabinet 13 years ago. They also reflect on community tensions in the UK as a result of war in the Middle East, what the Home Secretary has said about protests, and what Nadine Dorries has written about him Producer: Daniel Kraemer What lies behind Michael Gove's drive for reform? | |||
| The Michelle Donelan One | 20231028 | Michelle Donelan on getting a grip on AI and why she decided, aged six, to become an MP. | |||
| The Mick Lynch One | 20220528 | Nick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union. | |||
| The Mick Whelan One | 20240921 | Mick Whelan is General Secretary of Aslef, the union representing train drivers. He sits down with Nick on the week that his members voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, bringing to an end two years of strike action. Whelan reflects on growing up in working class West London and being one of a number of 2nd-generation Irish immigrants who have become union leaders in the UK. Producer: Daniel Kraemer The train drivers' union boss claims victory after two years of strikes. Nick Robinson talks to Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court | |||
| The Nadine Dorries One | 20220514 | Nick Robinson speaks to Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries. | |||
| The Naomi Long One | 20220618 | Nick Robinson talks to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party. | |||
| The New Year Special One | 20220101 | Nick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021. | |||
| The Nick Carter One | 20211002 | The Chief of the Defence Staff discusses the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |||
| The Nick Clegg One | 20241207 |  Nick Robinson speaks to Sir Nick Clegg about life as Mark Zuckerberg's right hand man at Meta and the transition from Westminster to Silicon Valley. He responds to challenges on regulation of social media companies and issues a warning about the political power of Elon Musk. Producer: Daniel Kraemer Meta's president of global affairs and former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg. Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Meta's president of global affairs and former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg joins Nick Robinson in the Political Thinking studio.
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| The Nick Gibb One | 20231014 | How has the schools minister survived almost 13 years of turbulent government? | |||
| The Nigel Farage 2024 One | 20240302 | Nigel Farage tells Nick Robinson that 'timing is everything' when it comes to deciding whether to return to frontline politics. Fresh off the plane from Florida, Farage talks about what he can learn from - and how he can defend - Donald Trump, as well as islamophobia, Liz Truss, and what he would do if prime minister Producer: Daniel Kraemer Timing is everything' when deciding whether to return to frontline politics | |||
| The Nimco Ali One | 20220521 | Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, government adviser on violence against women and girls. | |||
| The Oliver Dowden One | 20210626 | Nick Robinson talks to Oliver Dowden in a personal and political interview. | |||
| The Pat Mcfadden In Power One | 20240713 | Nick Robinson talks to the man at the heart of the new Downing Street government. | |||
| The Pat Mcfadden One | 20231104 | Labour's campaign chief talks to Nick Robinson about how to deal with divisions with in the party, communities and families on events in the middle east. And how has he become the 'great survivor' of the party, from working as Tony Blair's backroom fixer in the 90s to running Labour's election campaign? Labour's campaign chief on healing divisions in his party and being its 'great survivor'. | |||
| The Paul Johnson One | 20221008 | Nick Robinson talks to Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. | |||
| The Paul Nowak One | 20230909 | The TUC boss on memories of Liverpool politics and working with ministers during Covid. | |||
| The Penny Mordaunt One | 20230513 | Penny Mordaunt reveals her preparation for holding that sword and what shapes her politics | |||
| The Peter Kyle One | 20230603 | Nick Robinson asks the Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary what shapes his politics. | |||
| The Rachel Reeves Chancellor One | 20250118 |  The chancellor reflects on 6 months in power and outlines her plan to 'turn things around' Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Radek Sikorski One | 20231021 | Poland's former foreign minister on living under communism and the future of Europe. | |||
| The Robert Jenrick 2024 One | 20240720 | A pitch for the future of the Conservative Party. | |||
| The Roger Hallam One | 20231007 | A call to action from the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion. | |||
| The Rupert Soames Cbi One | 20241102 | How did Churchill's grandson end up at the top of British industry? Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. | |||
| The Sara Khan One | 20220604 | Nick Robinson talks to the government's social cohesion adviser, Dame Sara Khan. | |||
| The Shabana Mahmood One | 20240210 | Labour's most senior Muslim MP reflects on Gaza, her faith and Sunak the 'geek' at Oxford. | |||
| The Sharon Graham One | 20230121 | The leader of the Unite union gives a frank and engaging interview to Nick Robinson. She defends the new wave of strikes by ambulance workers, sets out how under her leadership Unite is 'following the money' to target bad employers and explains why Keir Starmer's Labour party is a 'bad tribute act' to Tony Blair and reveals she was threatened by former colleagues when she began an investigation into 'potential criminality' within the union. She tells stories from her early life, including how she led a walkout of silver service restaurant staff aged just 17 in a protest over pay. The union leader on strikes, Labour's 'Blair tribute act' & alleged criminality in Unite | |||
| The Stephen Flynn One | 20230520 | Stephen Flynn sets out his terms in the event of a hung Parliament. | |||
| The Steve Baker One | 20220122 | Nick Robinson talks to Steve Baker about the PM, the pandemic and parachutes. | |||
| The Steve Reed One | 20230218 | Nick Robinson talks to the shadow justice secretary, Steve Reed, about why the collapse of a factory that employed most of his family led to him joining the Labour Party, how being mugged at knifepoint helped inform his new approach to antisocial behaviour and why he thinks the parentsof young offenders should be sent to mandatory parenting classes. What motivates the man who's bringing Blairism back to Labour's crime policies? | |||
| The Suella Braverman One | 20230311 | In the week the government introduced tough, controversial new rules on stopping illegal immigrants entering the UK, Nick Robinson talks to the home secretary, Suella Braverman, about her father's journey to Britain while fleeing persecution in Kenya, how her mum's admiration for Margaret Thatcher introduced her to the Conservative Party and how she, as the wife of a Jewish man, feels when people compare her policies with those of 1930s Germany. The home secretary on how her parents came to Britain & her plans for policing UK borders. | |||
| The Theresa May One | 20230916 | The former prime minister on calling out abuses of power and three years in the top job. | |||
| The Tom Tugendhat Afghanistan One | 20210904 | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. | |||
| The Tony Danker One | 20230128 | Nick Robinson talks to the director general of the Confederation of British Industry, Tony Danker. They discuss what it was like to grow up in a Jewish family in Belfast during 'The Troubles', why he chose to join the Treasury three weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008 and how his calls for post-Brexit Britain's economy to grow more led to ministers accusing him of talking the country down. The CBI boss on being Jewish during 'The Troubles' and why everyone's a Brexiteer now. | |||
| The Tzipi Hotovely One | 20241012 | The Israeli ambassador on what lies behind her worldview and her government's actions. | |||
| The Victoria Atkins One | 20240518 | After a damning report into maternity services in England, the Health Secretary opens up about her own traumatic childbirth experience in the NHS. Victoria Atkins also speaks to Nick Robinson about a change of tone in dealings with doctors' unions, growing up as child of an MP and what she thought when Natalie Elphicke defected to Labour. How personal memories of 'darker corners' of the NHS influence the health secretary's work | |||
| The Wes Streeting Health Secretary One | 20240928 | The Health Secretary sits down with Nick Robinson at the end of the Labour conference in Liverpool. Wes Streeting reflects on how his family role-models led him to become a political fighter, rebukes those who criticise him for being too gloomy about the NHS, and reveals why an Oasis classic was his kareoke song of choice at the previous night's party. Producer: Daniel Kraemer The health secretary sits down with Nick after Labour conference in Liverpool. | |||
| The Yvette Cooper One | 20220611 | Nick Robinson talks to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary. | |||
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| 01 | 01 | 20170506 | Nick Robinson reflects on the election campaign this week. He discusses the connections between British and European political manoeuvres with the former EU commissioner Jonathan Hill, asks if Theresa May's secret fear is that some of her candidates will be prosecuted over election spending, and considers where party strategies will go from here with the help of insiders from the 2015 campaign. Editor: Martin Rosenbaum. Nick Robinson assesses developments in the UK's 2017 general election campaign. | ||
| 01 | 02 | 20170513 | Nick Robinson discusses what makes a good party election manifesto, and what pledges can cause problems later, with the former cabinet ministers David Willetts and Alan Johnson. He talks to the American pollster Frank Luntz for an international perspective, and to the former Conservative press officer Gabby Bertin about what can go wrong in a campaign and how to stop it from happening. And he reflects on some of the week's statements that he finds particularly striking. Editor: Martin Rosenbaum. Nick Robinson assesses developments in the UK's 2017 general election campaign. | ||
| 01 | 03 | 20170520 | At the end of the week when the main party manifestos were launched, Nick Robinson discusses how much Theresa May's pitch to working class voters represents a fundamental challenge to the Labour party. He also explores the problems with costing party promises and identifying who really ends up paying the bills. And he asks how difficult is it for party pledges to be turned into clear and effective laws. Editor: Martin Rosenbaum. Discussing Theresa May's challenge to the Labour Party on the working class vote. | ||
| 01 | 04 | 20170527 | Nick Robinson hears from the former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith about politicians and decision-making on security; discusses the political power of the press with the editor of the London Evening Standard, George Osborne; and talks to Mark Damazer (former Radio 4 Controller) and Stewart Wood (former adviser to Ed Miliband) about the week's big campaign interviews. Editor: Martin Rosenbaum. Nick Robinson talks to the former home secretary Jacqui Smith. | ||
| 01 | 05 | 20170603 | Nick Robinson assesses developments in the election campaign: Professor Will Jennings of Southampton University evaluates recent election polls, James Frayne of Public First looks at the explosion of political advertising on social media, and Lucy Kehoe and Emma Lee Lawford discuss getting out the youth vote Plus former MPs Sir Eric Pickles and Douglas Alexander reflect on managing General Election campaigns. The Editor is Peter Mulligan. Nick Robinson assesses developments in the UK's 2017 general election campaign. | ||
| 02 | 01 | The Emily Thornberry One | 20180305 | In a new series based on his popular podcast, Nick Robinson sits down for a chat with some of today's agenda setting politicians to get to know the person behind the public figure and find out what really makes them tick. In this first episode, Nick meets Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry. She describes her journey from schoolgirl ragamuffin to being the 'queen of sass', explains how life's challenges have made her the person she is and discusses the benefits of singing. To hear the full episode search BBC iPlayer or your podcast provider for 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'. Producer: Faizal Farook. Nick Robinson speaks to shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry. | |
| 02 | 02 | The Dan Hannan One | 20180306 | In this series based on his popular podcast, Nick Robinson sits down for a chat with some of today's agenda setting politicians to get to know the person behind the public figure and find out what really makes them tick. In this episode Nick meets Conservative MEP Dan Hannan - the politician who some credit as the man behind Brexit. He explains why it wasn't about immigration, how the British sometimes fail to appreciate what they have and why the UK should look to Switzerland as inspiration. To hear the full episode search BBC iPlayer or your podcast provider for 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'. Producer: Faizal Farook & Peter Snowdon. Nick Robinson speaks to the man behind Brexit, Conservative MEP Dan Hannan. | |
| 02 | 03 | The Ian Hislop One | 20180307 | In this series based on his popular podcast, Nick Robinson sits down for a chat with some of the people setting the agenda in politics today to get to know the person behind the public figure and find out what really makes them tick. In this episode Nick meets the Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You stalwart Ian Hislop. Ian explains why he is a sceptic but not a cynic, discusses his admiration for the Victorians' political energy and makes the case for why the Eye's satirical journalism matters. To hear the full episode search BBC iPlayer or your podcast provider for 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'. Producer: Faizal Farook. Nick Robinson chats to Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You captain Ian Hislop. | |
| 02 | 04 | The Rob Halfon One | 20180308 | In this series based on his popular podcast, Nick Robinson sits down for a chat with some of today's agenda setting politicians to get to know the person behind the public figure and find out what really makes them tick. In this programme Nick meets Education Select Committee chair Rob Halfon MP. The President of the Conservative Workers and Trade Unionists explains why his party urgently needs to take radical action to reconnect with the people and what he really thought about Nick the first time they met. To hear the full episode search BBC iPlayer or your podcast provider for 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'. Producer: Faizal Farook. Nick Robinson chats with Rob Halfon MP, the chair of the education select committee. | |
| 02 | 05 | The Jess Phillips One | 20180309 | In this series based on his popular podcast, Nick Robinson sits down for a chat with some of today's agenda setting politicians to get to know the person behind the public figure and find out what really makes them tick. In the final programme in this series, the straight-talking Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, Jess Phillips, talks to Nick about feminism, why pragmatism trumps principle and her unlikely friendship with Jacob Rees-Mogg. To hear the full episode search BBC iPlayer or your podcast provider for 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'. Producer: Peter Snowdon. Nick Robinson chats to Labour MP Jess Phillips about feminism and political pragmatism. | |
| 03 | 01 | Keir Starmer | 20180604 | Nick Robinson talks to Labour's shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer, about his political development, from his youthful attacks on 'reformist passivity' to why he respects Theresa May's work at the Home Office. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from the BBC website or any podcast provider - see https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player. Nick Robinson talks to Labour's shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer. | |
| 03 | 02 | Jacob Rees-mogg | 20180605 | Nick Robinson talks to the Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg about being different, understanding others, moral values and pinstripe suits. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from the BBC website or any podcast provider - see https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player. Nick Robinson talks to Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. | |
| 03 | 03 | Paris Lees | 20180606 | Nick Robinson talks to the transgender rights campaigner, Paris Lees (and she explains why she doesn't like his line of questioning). This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from the BBC website or any podcast provider - see https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player. Nick Robinson talks to transgender rights campaigner Paris Lees. | |
| 03 | 04 | Angela Rayner | 20180607 | Nick Robinson talks to Labour's shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, about class politics, how her upbringing forged her character and whether it constrains her leadership ambitions. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from the BBC website or any podcast provider - see https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player. Nick Robinson talks to Labour's shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner. | |
| 03 | 05 | 20180608 | Nick Robinson talks to a leading political figure about the roots of their beliefs. | ||
| 04 | 01 | The Tom Watson One | 20181029 | Labour's Deputy Leader on how losing weight has lifted his 'brain fog', his fears when confronting Rupert Murdoch, and how he could now be 'taken out' by a former friend. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player Producer: Peter Snowdon Nick Robinson talks to Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. | |
| 04 | 02 | The Len Mccluskey One | 20181030 | The Unite leader on why he wouldn't weep if Tony Blair left the Labour Party, the dangers of the gig economy and his enduring love of poetry. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player Producer: Peter Snowdon Nick Robinson talks to Unite general secretary Len McCluskey. | |
| 04 | 03 | The Liz Truss One | 20181031 | The Chief Secretary to the Treasury on why she's a 'freedom fighter', why any deal on Brexit 'doesn't bind future parliaments' and her penchant for British cheese. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player Producer: Peter Snowdon Nick Robinson talks to chief secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss. | |
| 04 | 04 | The Andrea Leadsom One | 20181101 | The Leader of the House of Commons on dealing with postnatal depression, stimulating brain development in babies and overcoming parliamentary hurdles on Brexit. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player Producer: Peter Snowdon Nick Robinson talks to Commons leader Andrea Leadsom. | |
| 04 | 05 | The Tony Blair One | 20181102 | Tony Blair on why the moderates have 'lost' the Labour Party and how he thinks Brexit could be stopped. This is an edited version of a conversation recorded earlier this year for the Radio 4 podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. Episodes of the podcast can be downloaded from https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/p04z203l/episodes/player Producer: Peter Snowdon Nick Robinson talks to former prime minister Tony Blair. | |
| 05 | 01 | 20190515 | 20190518 (R4) | Nick Robinson interviews home secretary Sajid Javid about his political roots. | |
| 05 | 02 | 20190522 | 20190525 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to Labour MP Stella Creasy about her campaigning record. | |
| 05 | 03 | 20190529 | 20190601 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. | |
| 05 | 04 | 20190605 | 20190608 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt. | |
| 05 | 05 | 20190612 | 20190615 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt. | |
| 05 | 06 | 20190619 | 20190622 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to the deputy prime minister, David Lidington | |
| 05 | 07 | 20190626 | 20190629 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks to the Brexit secretary, Steve Barclay. | |
| 05 | 08 | 20190703 | 20190706 (R4) | Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics. |