Political Thinking with Nick Robinson Podcast
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Episodes to download
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The John McDonnell One
Fri 26 Oct 2018
The Shadow Chancellor explains why he became a Marxist not a priest.
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The Amber Rudd One
Fri 19 Oct 2018
The former Home Secretary on why she wants her old job back and life on the silver screen
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The Sir John Major One
Thu 11 Oct 2018
The former PM on why Universal Credit needs to change and the perils of Brexit.
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The David Davis One
Fri 5 Oct 2018
The former Brexit Secretary on his Communist grandad & how sugar made him a Eurosceptic.
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The Andy Burnham One
Fri 28 Sep 2018
The Mayor of Greater Manchester on life up North and why he lost to Jeremy Corbyn.
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The Vince Cable One
Fri 21 Sep 2018
The LibDem leader discusses spasms, racism and the problems faced by liberalism
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The Len McCluskey One
Fri 14 Sep 2018
The Unite leader on why he wouldn't weep if Tony Blair left Labour and his favourite poem
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The Tony Blair One
Fri 7 Sep 2018
Tony Blair tells Nick why he's not sure if moderates can "take back" the Labour Party
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Political Thinking returns next week
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Nick Robinson looks forward to a momentous autumn.
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Bonus podcast: Could the PM have a Brummie accent?
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Chris Mason's "Archive on 4" about the accents of politics and the politics of accents.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 3
Fri 17 Aug 2018
Iain Watson presents the final episode of Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 2
Fri 10 Aug 2018
George Parker presents episode two in Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 2
Fri 10 Aug 2018
George Parker presents episode two in the Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 1
Fri 3 Aug 2018
Steve Richards presents episode one of Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
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The Nia Griffith One
Thu 26 Jul 2018
The Shadow Defence Secretary on languages, name-calling over Brexit and anti-Semitism.
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The Liz Truss One
Fri 20 Jul 2018
The Chief Secretary on 'freedom fighting', negotiating Brexit & love of British cheese
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The Andrea Leadsom One
Fri 13 Jul 2018
The Commons Leader on Brexit, Boris, Bercow, babies' brains and branding Big Ben.
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The Dominic Raab One
Thu 5 Jul 2018
The Housing Minister's divided household over football and the "rocky bridge" to Brexit.
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The Dominic Grieve One
Fri 29 Jun 2018
The former Attorney General on avoiding a 'no deal' Brexit and challenging the spooks
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The Tommy Sheppard One
Fri 22 Jun 2018
The SNP MP on indyref2, his party walking out of PMQs & being knocked out of MasterChef.
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The Tom Watson One
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Labour's Deputy Leader on clearing his 'brain fog' and the vulnerability of his position
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The Andrew Adonis One
Fri 8 Jun 2018
The Labour peer on his battle to stop Brexit and why he wants to become an MP.
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The Shakira Martin One
Fri 25 May 2018
NUS President on how further education saved her and why it's polite to use jazz hands.
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The Angela Rayner One
Fri 18 May 2018
Labour's education spokeswoman on being poor but not "a scumbag" & if she can lead Labour
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The David Lammy One
Fri 11 May 2018
The Tottenham MP's anger over Grenfell and Windrush - and how singing changed his life.
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The James Graham One
Fri 4 May 2018
The award-winning playwright on empathy and the magic of political theatre (and Hull).
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The Dawn Butler One
Fri 27 Apr 2018
The Shadow Equalities Secretary on prejudice in Parliament and pulling your trousers up.
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The Tom Tugendhat One
Fri 20 Apr 2018
The former soldier on why you have to talk to your enemies & take the blame in a crisis.
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The Jo Swinson One
Fri 13 Apr 2018
The LibDem deputy leader says yes to an Easter egg but no to leading a new centre party.
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The Matt Hancock One
Fri 23 Mar 2018
The Culture Secretary explains how to win a horse race ... come on, let's get started!
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