Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

BBC Radio 4

Topics: Politics

No. 50 in News

Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries. All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their worldview. New episodes drop on Fridays on BBC Sounds. You can also watch them on BBC Two at 12:15 pm on Fridays or on BBC iPlayer. And you can listen on BBC Radio 4 on Saturdays at 17:30.

Latest episodeAndy Haldane: Burnham's former adviser gives the Budget 4 out of 10October 29, 2026 · 38 min

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Latest episodes

1. Andy Haldane: Burnham's former adviser gives the Budget 4 out of 10October 29, 2026 · 38 min
2. 'We can't leave it to tech bros and oligarchs': AI minister Kanishka NarayanOctober 23, 2026 · 39 min
3. Suella Braverman: 'I'm not imposing my idea of Englishness on anyone else'October 16, 2026 · 37 min
4. Tom Watson: Don't bow to 'mob rule' on PalantirOctober 9, 2026 · 40 min
5. We're failing the next generation: Alan Milburn on getting young people into workSeptember 30, 2026 · 40 min
6. 'Can you not hear their rage?': Film-maker Paul GreengrassSeptember 24, 2026 · 41 min
7. "Weakness is provocative": Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat on the UK's role in the worldSeptember 18, 2026 · 41 min
8. Angela Rayner on her return to the top table: 'It’s good to give people a second chance'September 11, 2026 · 45 min
9. "It's not a purge!" Kemi Badenoch on forging a future for her partyJuly 23, 2026 · 36 min
10. 'Our donors are brave people': Reform's Robert Jenrick on wealth, power, and the establishmentJuly 17, 2026 · 39 min

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