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.
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries.
All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their worldview. New episodes drop on Fridays on 麻豆社 Sounds. You can also watch them on 麻豆社 Two at 12:15 pm on Fridays or on 麻豆社 iPlayer. And you can listen on 麻豆社 Radio 4 on Saturdays at 17:30.
Episodes to download
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The Wes Streeting One
Fri 7 Jan 2022
The Shadow Health Secretary on cancer, living with Covid and Christine Keeler
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The 2022 New Year Special One
New Year's Day 2022
Nick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021
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The Ed Balls Christmas Special One
Mon 27 Dec 2021
The former Cabinet Minister on cooking, dancing and politics.
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The Katharine Birbalsingh One
Fri 17 Dec 2021
The Chair of the Social Mobility Commission on conservative values, schools & smartphones
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The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One
Fri 10 Dec 2021
The Foreign Secretary on threats abroad, Mrs Thatcher and Christmas parties
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The Chris Bryant One
Fri 3 Dec 2021
The Labour MP on upholding the rules and why he could never have been 007
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The Keir Starmer Opposition Leader One
Fri 26 Nov 2021
The Labour leader on family matters and what he thinks of Boris
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The Nick Carter One
Fri 1 Oct 2021
The Chief of the Defence Staff discusses the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Rachel Reeves One
Fri 24 Sep 2021
The Shadow Chancellor on Labour鈥檚 economic plans and playing aggressive chess
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The Sajid Javid Health Secretary One
Fri 17 Sep 2021
The Health Secretary on the reshuffle and health inequalities after the pandemic
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The Jeffrey Donaldson One
Fri 10 Sep 2021
The DUP leader on his fears for the future and the beauty of the Mournes
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The Tom Tugendhat Afghanistan One
Fri 3 Sep 2021
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair on shame, Afghanistan and Global Britain
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The Oliver Dowden One
Fri 25 Jun 2021
The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburbia and St. Trinian鈥檚
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The Alok Sharma One
Fri 18 Jun 2021
The COP26 President on the 鈥榙ecisive decade鈥�, Swampy and being Mr Boring
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The Ed Miliband Reunion One
Fri 4 Jun 2021
The former Labour leader on thinking 鈥榖ig鈥� and charging his electric car
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The Christina McAnea One
Fri 28 May 2021
The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, negotiation and Labour
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The Kate Forbes One
Fri 21 May 2021
The Scottish Finance Secretary on her faith and another referendum
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The Rachel de Souza One
Fri 14 May 2021
The Children鈥檚 Commissioner on schools, online safety and Aristotle
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The Len McCluskey Election Special One
Fri 7 May 2021
The Unite General Secretary on Hartlepool, Starmer鈥檚 鈥榝ailure鈥� and football
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The Jonathan Reynolds One
Fri 30 Apr 2021
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary on Labour, autism and Sunderland FC
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The Justin Welby One
Fri 23 Apr 2021
The Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he gets involved in politics
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The Alistair Carmichael One
Fri 16 Apr 2021
The longest-serving LibDem MP on island life, beef farming and the perils of nationalism
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The Jeane Freeman One
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Scotland鈥檚 Health Secretary on her journey from communism via Labour to the SNP
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The Nadhim Zahawi One
Thu 1 Apr 2021
The vaccines minister on fleeing Iraq, losing and making money, and Shakespeare
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The Kwasi Kwarteng One
Fri 29 Jan 2021
The new Business Secretary on deregulation, his 鈥楽unday鈥� name, and views of Empire
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The Michelle O'Neill One
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Northern Ireland鈥檚 Deputy First Minister on Joe Biden and her Irish Republican childhood
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The Mark Sedwill One
Fri 15 Jan 2021
The former Cabinet Secretary on handling crises and speaking frankly to the PM
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The Jake Berry One
Fri 18 Dec 2020
The Tory MP on a year of heartbreak and his ambitions for the North
