Understand Podcast
Understand from 麻豆社 Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
NEW in Understand - The Value Crisis
Technology makes our lives easier, faster and more connected. But has it also quietly changed what matters to us? Ros Atkins investigates a possible 'value crisis'.
COMING SOON in Understand: Seven Ages of Man with Michael Rosen
What does being a 'man' really mean in each decade of life? From Michael Palin in his 80s to comedian Vittorio Angelone, just turned 30, seven men share their personal experiences.
Episodes to download
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Trailer—Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen
Yesterday
What does being a 鈥榤an鈥� mean? Seven men share their experiences through the decades.
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2. We've Been Here Before—The Value Crisis
Monday
2/4 Ros Atkins looks to the past for lessons on navigating great shifts in what we value.
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1. Crisis, What Crisis?—The Value Crisis
Mon 14 Sep 2026
1/4 Ros Atkins asks whether technology has triggered a crisis in what we value.
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Trailer—The Value Crisis
Thu 10 Sep 2026
1/4 Ros Atkins asks whether we're living through a crisis in what we value.
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3. Neurodivergence and Adulthood—All Kinds of Minds
Mon 7 Sep 2026
3/4 Navigating neurodivergence in adulthood.
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2. Growing Up Neurodivergent—All Kinds of Minds
Mon 31 Aug 2026
2/4 What does it mean to grow up neurodivergent in a school system under strain?
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1. The Language of Neurodiversity—All Kinds of Minds
Mon 24 Aug 2026
1/4 How is the language of neurodiversity changing the way we understand difference?
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Trailer—All Kinds of Minds
Thu 20 Aug 2026
Nathan Filer explores the complex and shifting terrain of neurodiversity.
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10. Rival Visions—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Fri 10 Jul 2026
10/11 Where next for the future of the green movement?
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9. Crackdown—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Thu 9 Jul 2026
9/11 Did Just Stop Oil help lead to new laws cracking down on disruptive protest?
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8. Shutdown—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Wed 8 Jul 2026
8/11 Protesters clash on the eve of the shutdown of Germany鈥檚 last remaining nuclear plants
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7. Impenetrable—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Tue 7 Jul 2026
7/11 An indigenous community is evicted from its homeland for gorilla conservation.
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6. Arctic 30—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Mon 6 Jul 2026
6/11 A campaign against oil drilling in the arctic takes a dangerous turn
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5. Brokenhagen—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Fri 3 Jul 2026
5/11 The US president gatecrashes a secret rendez-vous at the world鈥檚 climate summit
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4. Terror—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Thu 2 Jul 2026
4/11 A pair of environmentalists burn down a ski resort in Colorado, USA.
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3. The Ecologist—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Wed 1 Jul 2026
3/11 The story of an influential green magazine and the man who created it.
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2. The Greenpeace—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Tue 30 Jun 2026
2/11 Environmentalist hippies set sail to stop a nuclear test.
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1. Rebellion—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Mon 29 Jun 2026
1/11 Extinction Rebellion launches one of its early occupations - against Greenpeace.
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Trailer—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
Wed 24 Jun 2026
1/11 The story of the power struggles that forged the green movement
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8. Sorry?—Rinsed
Wed 20 May 2026
8/13 New legislation promises to slash the sewage released into rivers, but will it become law?
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7. The Eureka Moment—Rinsed
Tue 19 May 2026
7/13 The data scientist, the ex-detective and the politician trying to clean up our rivers.
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5. The Camel's Humps—Rinsed
Fri 15 May 2026
5/13 Rivers work when everything is in balance, but what happens when that鈥檚 disrupted?
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4. Inkblot—Rinsed
Thu 14 May 2026
4/13 We can all look the same picture, but what you make of it depends on who you are.
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3. Turd Nerds—Rinsed
Wed 13 May 2026
3/13 The 'Dossier of Despair' that reveals what's happening to some of Britain鈥檚 rivers.
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2. Water Works—Rinsed
Tue 12 May 2026
2/13 The centuries-old battle between public good and private profit still being fought today.
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1. The Bridge—Rinsed
Mon 11 May 2026
1/13 After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two neighbours fight back.
