Programme Index

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Jul 2021, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Jul 2021, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Journalists Daniel Finkelstein and Mary Harrington debate whether centrism is obsolete - then try to discover what drives the other's view. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

Across the Red Line

Series 4

Is Discipline the Enemy of Learning?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Sep 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Sep 2019, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Innovative debate series. Katharine Birbalsingh and Dr Debra Kidd discuss whether discipline is the enemy of learning. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Across the Red Line: Series 4

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Across the Red Line

Series 1

Can physical force and violence be politically justified?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Jan 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Jan 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, with the help of conflict resolution specialist Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Documentaries

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Across the Red Line

Series 6

Can we trust the police?

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th Jul 2021, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Jul 2021, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Ex-policeman John Sutherland and researcher Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Across the Red Line: Series 6

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Across the Red Line

Series 2

Is Tax a Burden?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Aug 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Aug 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, with the help of conflict resolution specialist Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Documentaries

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Across the Red Line: Series 2

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Across the Red Line

Series 4

Does identity politics cause more problems than it solves?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Sep 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Sep 2019, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Writers Douglas Murray and Nesrine Malik discuss identity politics; presenters Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind invite them to explore the roots of each other's beliefs. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Across the Red Line: Series 4

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Across the Red Line

Series 3

Is the mainstream media a force for good in society?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th May 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th May 2019, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy and conflict resolution expert Louisa Weinstein invite Times deputy editor Emma Tucker and writer Richard Seymour to explore each other's perspective. Show more

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FactualPolitics

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 3

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Across the Red Line

Series 5

Should politicians stop worrying about 'hard-working families'?

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Oct 2020, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Innovative debate series. Ex-ministers Rory Stewart and Caroline Flint debate whether politicians focus too much on 'hard-working families'. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

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FactualPolitics

Brand

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 5

Are American approaches to combating racism worth trying in Britain?

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Nov 2020, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Innovative debate series. Policy researcher Kimberly McIntosh and journalist Tom Owolade discuss whether US approaches to combating racism are useful in Britain. With Anne McElvoy. Show more

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FactualPolitics

Brand

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 5

Do we need to learn to live with more risk?

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Oct 2020, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Nov 2020, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Innovative debate series. Claire Fox of the Institute of Ideas and ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke debate whether we need to learn to live with more risk. With Anne McElvoy. Show more

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FactualPolitics

Brand

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Across the Red Line

Series 4

Does profit corrupt?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Sep 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Sep 2019, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Innovative debate series. Blue Labour founder Lord Glasman and Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, discuss whether profit corrupts. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein Show more

Genres

FactualPolitics

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 4

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 5

Does impartiality impede good journalism?

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Oct 2020, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Oct 2020, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Innovative debate series. Author and LBC presenter James O'Brien and ex-Head of BBC TV News Roger Mosey debate whether impartiality impedes good journalism. With Anne McElvoy. Show more

Genres

FactualPolitics

Brand

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 1

Is it ok to be wary of those from other backgrounds?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Jan 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Jan 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind are joined by Charles Moore and Hugh Muir to discuss whether it is ok to be wary of those from other backgrounds. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Documentaries

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Across the Red Line

Series 2

Is English Nationalism Toxic?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Aug 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Aug 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, with the help of conflict resolution specialist Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

Genres

FactualPolitics

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 2

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 1

Should we all be feminists?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Jan 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 20^th Jan 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With author, journalist and human rights activist Joan Smith and former barrister and now co-editor of The Conservative Woman, Laura Perrins. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Series

Across the Red Line

Series 1

Is equality a good thing in itself?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Jan 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Jan 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Is equality a good thing in itself? Fraser Nelson and Zoe Williams discuss. Show more

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FactualPolitics

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Documentaries

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Across the Red Line

Series 3

Should cultural artefacts be returned to their country of origin?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st May 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th May 2019, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The return of the series that invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, and explore the values and experiences that inform their position. Show more

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FactualPolitics

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 3

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 3

Is individualism a virtue?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd May 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd May 2019, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind invite Kate Andrews of the Institute of Economic Affairs and critic and writer Sarah Ditum to explore each other's views on individualism. Show more

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FactualPolitics

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 3

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 2

Is 'Victim Culture' an Obstacle to Justice?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Aug 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Aug 2018, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, with the help of conflict resolution specialist Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

Genres

FactualPolitics

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 2

Series

Across the Red Line

Series 6

Does society need elites?

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Aug 2021, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Aug 2021, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Historian Niall Ferguson and Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

Genres

FactualPolitics

Brand

Across the Red Line: Series 6

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