
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Latest episodes

Sep 10, 2021 • 34min
The Jeffrey Donaldson One
The DUP leader on his fear of further unrest in Northern Ireland, what he learned from Boris Johnson and the Mountains of Mourne

Sep 3, 2021 • 30min
The Tom Tugendhat Afghanistan One
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair on shame, Afghanistan and Global Britain

Jun 25, 2021 • 43min
The Oliver Dowden One
The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburban values, football heritage and treading the boards

Jun 18, 2021 • 42min
The Alok Sharma One
The COP26 President on the ‘decisive decade’ to tackle climate change, why Swampy runs Britain’s boardrooms and being Mr Boring

Jun 11, 2021 • 41min
The Gordon Brown One
The former Prime Minister on tips for chairing the G7, footballers taking the knee and ‘not being silent’ on Scotland’s future

Jun 4, 2021 • 45min
The Ed Miliband Reunion One
The Shadow Business Secretary and former Labour leader on thinking ‘big’, standing against his brother and emergency-charging his electric car

May 28, 2021 • 35min
The Christina McAnea One
The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, the art of negotiation and words of advice for Labour

May 21, 2021 • 36min
The Kate Forbes One
The Scottish Finance Secretary on growing up in India, her faith and how another independence referendum will be fought

May 14, 2021 • 39min
The Rachel de Souza One
The Children’s Commissioner on tackling failing schools, online safety and knowing your Aristotle

May 7, 2021 • 44min
The Len McCluskey Election Special One
The Unite General Secretary on Labour’s electoral woes, Starmer’s ‘failure’ and the politics of football