The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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UK Resilience 1: How prepared are we for climate change? (14.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Should the government worry about debt? 07.08.2025
- Why don't we have ID cards in the UK? 31.07.2025
- How close is the UK getting to the European Union? 24.07.2025
- Is the tide turning in the Ukraine war? 17.07.2025
- The Trump hokey cokey is back - what happens to world trade now? 10.07.2025
- Why is there a row about disability benefits? 03.07.2025
- Iran: What happens next? 26.06.2025
- Explainer: Tensions over Kashmir 19.06.2025
- Explainer: Putin’s motivation for war with Ukraine 12.06.2025
- Explainer: A history of US tariffs 05.06.2025
- Explainer: Rare earths 29.05.2025
- What is ransomware and what can be done to stop it? 22.05.2025
- What is Israel's plan for Gaza? 15.05.2025
- What are rare earths and why does everyone want them? 08.05.2025
- Are India and Pakistan on the brink of war over Kashmir? 01.05.2025
- Can the UK become an AI superpower? 24.04.2025
- What cards does China hold? 17.04.2025
- What's Trump's tariff hokey cokey all about? 10.04.2025
- What's happening in Turkey? 03.04.2025
- What is Putin's bottom line? 27.03.2025
