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 12:15pm 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 Rishi Sunak One - Revisited
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Nick Robinson revisits his interview with Rishi Sunak from November 2019
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The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One - Revisited
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Nick Robinson revisits his interview with Liz Truss from December 2021
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10/09/2022
Sat 9 Jul 2022
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
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The Johnson Succession One
Fri 8 Jul 2022
Nick Robinson recalls previous interviews with those hoping to be our next prime minister
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The David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary One
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Nick Robinson talks to the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy.
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The Martin Lewis One
Sat 25 Jun 2022
Nick Robinson talks to the journalist and founder of Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis.
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The Naomi Long One
Sat 18 Jun 2022
Nick Robinson talks to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party.
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The Yvette Cooper One
Sat 11 Jun 2022
Nick Robinson talks to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary.
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The Sara Khan One
Sat 4 Jun 2022
Nick Robinson talks to the government's social cohesion adviser, Dame Sara Khan.
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The Mick Lynch One
Sat 28 May 2022
Nick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union.
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The Nimco Ali One
Sat 21 May 2022
Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, government adviser on violence against women and girls.
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The Jacob Rees-Mogg Leadership Crisis One
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Nick Robinson talks to Jacob Rees-Mogg about the Prime Minister's survival
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The Steve Baker One
Sat 22 Jan 2022
Nick Robinson talks to Steve Baker about the PM, the pandemic and parachutes.
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The Gary Neville One
Sat 15 Jan 2022
Nick Robinson talks to Gary Neville about the politics of football and his own ambitions.
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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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