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The Briefing Room
The Ransomware Threat
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Ransomware attacks by cybercriminals have grown exponentially in number. What are they, how do they work and how much of a threat do they pose? Show more
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How Unsettled is EU Status?
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
With the passing of the deadline for EU citizens to apply for settled status in Britain, David Aaronovitch examines what it is, how it has worked and what comes next. Show more
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Who Do We Think We Are?
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The UK's electoral landscape is changing. David Aaronovitch explores Britain's new political demography and ask who are we? Show more
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Stepping into the Unknown
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Covid restrictions are lifting in England on the 19th July. Yet infections are rising fast. Is the UK stepping into the unknown? David Aaronovitch explores some of the risks. Show more
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Where Are All the Workers?
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The UK is short of butchers, bricklayers, welders, fruit pickers, truck drivers, carers and others. Is this all due to the pandemic and Brexit, or is something more going on? Show more
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Taiwan and the Threat to Peace
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
China refers to it as a renegade province. In Taiwan, though, calls for full independence have grown in recent years. David Aaronovitch explores if tensions could lead to war. Show more
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Who's supporting the Taliban?
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
As a resurgent Taliban continues to seize control of territory in Afghanistan David Aaronovitch asks who is providing them with support and why. Show more
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What next for President Biden’s foreign policy?
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
What was President Joe Biden's calculation when deciding to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, and what impact will it have on his future foreign policy decisions? Show more
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HS2: On Track?
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
HS2 will deliver ‘a new anatomy of British transport’, according to the Prime Minister. But how is work on it progressing and will a potential £100bn bill jeopardise its completion? Show more
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The Afghan Refugee Crisis
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Hundreds of thousands of Afghan people are expected to flee the country by the end of this year - who are they, where will they go and how will they be treated? Show more
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Universal Credit: The Challenge Ahead
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The £20 weekly uplift paid during the pandemic to those getting Universal Credit is ending. David Aaronovitch and his guests consider how it's operated and what should happen next. Show more
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Vaccine Passports and Booster Jabs
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
England, Wales and Northern Ireland won’t have vaccine passports just yet. Next month Scotland will. But Covid booster jabs are coming across the UK. Do we need them? Show more
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The UK's Energy Crisis
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
What lies behind the UK's current energy problems, and what can the government do to stop it happening again? Show more
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Non-Fungible Tokens
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A token for a picture only visible online recently sold for £50 million. NFTs are the latest digital craze. David Aaronovitch asks what the buyers own and how NFTs help artists. Show more
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Britain's Dirty Rivers
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Campaigners say the state of Britain's rivers is worsening. Over half of them polluted by sewage. There's also a problem with agricultural run-off and chemicals. What can we do? Show more
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Social Care - What's Changing?
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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It's been a thorny issue for decades. So what do the government's new proposals mean for social care and will they fix the problem? Show more
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China Crisis?
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Chinese companies and homes have been facing a shortage of energy. Factories have had to shut. The property sector also has huge debts. So is China's economy really in trouble? Show more
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Europe's Covid Surge
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
As some European countries impose new measures to tackle the rising number of Covid cases David Aaronovitch finds out what that means for them and for us in the UK. Show more