Politics Unpacked

History teaches us a lot. It allows us to understand how people and societies behave, understand how wars erupted and how pivotal moments in history have changed the world. Historian Dan Snow talks us through everything we should know about the subject.PLUSIndia Knight and James Marriott discuss how a double vaccination could soon allow travel freedom and 'hopeless' Matt Hancock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. PLUSTimes Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss Tory lockdown rebels and compulsory vaccinations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the G7 pledged 1 billion jabs for the developing world, Matt Chorley speaks to a panel of experts including Jane Halton, Lily Caprani, Mary Stephen, Achal Parabhala to find out what it takes to vaccinate the world from Covid. PLUS Daniel Finkelstein and City AM Acting Editor Andy Silvester discuss Lindsay Hoyle and taking the knee.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month the Times Radio focus group is chaired by legendary US pollster Frank Luntz, who speaks to swing voters about lockdown, taking the knee, Joe Biden's age and how Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer are faring. PLUSRachel Sylvester and Martha Gill discuss the day's news.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is in Cornwall for the G7.He speaks to Esther Webber from Politico and Tom McTague from the Atlantic.And with remembrances of G7s past, former foreign secretary Lord Hague, former ambassador to Washington Sir Nigel Sheinwald, former UK permanent representative to the EU Sir Ivan Rogers and former Tony Blair aide Kate Garvey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Patrick Maguire, the Red Box Editor, who broke the story that US diplomats had issued an extraordinary rebuke to Boris Johnson's government over the impact of Brexit in Northern Ireland. We also hear from Sir Peter Westmacott, a former British ambassador to Washington, and Lewis Lukens, a former US diplomat in London.PLUS India Knight and James Marriott on how the culture wars might be fizzling out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Times columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Barack Obama's Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun about his book, The Power of Giving Power Away, his time in London and what happened when he hosted a tennis match between David Cameron and Boris Johnson.PLUSThe Atlantic's Tom McTague and the Observer's Andrew Rawnsley discuss the day's news.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One year since the toppling of the Colston statue, Matt Chorley tours the city with a long history of protests, and speaks to the mayor Marvin Rees.PLUSColumnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester give their take on the news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke Jones is sitting in for Matt Chorley and talks about long-covid after the ONS reveals around one million people in the UK have reported experiencing "long covid" in April. And another one of our pre-pandemic professors, British statistician Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter. Plus, Rachel Cunliffe and Josh Glancy give us their take on the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.