Beyond Today Podcast
One big question about one big story from the news - and beyond - every weekday. Tina Daheley and Matthew Price search for answers that will change the way we see the world.
Beyond Today is the daily podcast from Radio 4 that asks one big question about one big story in the news - and beyond. Tina Daheley, Matthew Price, and a team of curious producers search for answers that change the way we see the world. They speak to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s unrivalled global network of reporters, plus occasional special guests, to tell stories about identity, technology, and power - where it lies and how that is changing.
Episodes to download
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Could Eurovision change Israel and the Palestinians?
Tue 14 May 2019
This year the song contest feels a bit more serious than usual.
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Is Uber stalling?
Mon 13 May 2019
The company is planning world domination, but may never make a profit.
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Anna Sorokin: how do you fake your way into high society?
Fri 10 May 2019
The high-rolling German heiress who wasn’t.
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What does one rape trial tell us about lad culture and consent?
Thu 9 May 2019
The cricketer jailed for rape after setting up a sexual conquest game on WhatsApp.
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When does a royal become a celebrity?
Wed 8 May 2019
Harry, Meghan and baby Archie are changing the monarchy.
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Chernobyl: how do we split fact from fiction?
Tue 7 May 2019
The world’s worst nuclear disaster has been dramatised for TV
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Why is Korean spy cam porn everyone’s problem?
Mon 6 May 2019
Hidden cameras, toilets and 5G – the epidemic that started in Korea and is spreading.
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Is Caster Semenya a victim?
Thu 2 May 2019
She’s Olympic champion and a national hero, but she’s lost her fight to run as herself.
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Does it matter if we can’t afford to live in cities?
Wed 1 May 2019
Big city living is more popular – and more expensive - than ever.
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Can India become a better place for women?
Tue 30 Apr 2019
More women than ever are voting in the world’s biggest democracy.
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Are we being duped by the multi-level millionaires?
Mon 29 Apr 2019
The direct selling schemes targeting young women with the opportunity to earn big.
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What is justice in the age of Trump?
Fri 26 Apr 2019
One of America’s top lawyers on the White House and the law.
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What does Sri Lanka tell us about the future of Islamic State?
Thu 25 Apr 2019
IS had been defeated, we thought, but it is being linked to the bombings in Sri Lanka.
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Can we save the planet and still keep our stuff?
Wed 24 Apr 2019
From cheap tops to takeaway spoons, the dilemmas are unavoidable.
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Lyra McKee: what did she want us to know?
Tue 23 Apr 2019
A young journalist’s death reveals the trauma that persists in Northern Ireland.
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Should you get sacked for posting what you believe?
Wed 17 Apr 2019
A rugby star’s anti-gay Instagram highlights an identity crisis for some Christians.
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What should we think about Julian Assange?
Tue 16 Apr 2019
Hero, hacker, narcissist… the Wikileaks founder is an ambiguous figure.
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Why would you stab someone? Part 2
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Ex-gang member Jay tries to find a solution to knife crime.
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Are Extinction Rebellion the new Suffragettes?
Fri 12 Apr 2019
The climate change activists prepared to break the law to save the planet.
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Why is Korean spy cam porn everyone’s problem?
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Hidden cameras, toilets and 5G – the epidemic that started in Korea and is spreading.
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Would we have Brexit without the Tories?
Wed 10 Apr 2019
The story of the Conservative Party’s decades-long battle over Europe.
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How did a teenager become the UK’s biggest cyber criminal?
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Zain Qaiser made hundreds of thousands blackmailing porn users from his parents’ house.
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Did the financial crisis change banking?
Mon 8 Apr 2019
A court case against a senior banker has brought back memories of 2008.
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Marc Maron: how did podcasts become mainstream?
Fri 5 Apr 2019
The godfather of podcasting on interviewing a president in his garage.
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What’s Chelsea doing about racism?
Thu 4 Apr 2019
Chelsea’s chairman Bruce Buck tells us what the club is doing to educate fans.
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How dangerous are far right hipsters?
Wed 3 Apr 2019
How an Austrian YouTuber was linked to the New Zealand mosque attack.
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Would celebrities make better politicians?
Tue 2 Apr 2019
A comedian could be Ukraine’s next president, but celebs don't often hold office here.
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True Crime: how ethical is it?
Mon 1 Apr 2019
As the genre gets bigger so do concerns for the victims.
Upskirting: How one woman fought back and changed the law
Ten things you might not know about Stacey Dooley
Stacey took a break from Strictly to talk to Beyond Today.
The darker side of apps we all have on our phones
How the apps we all use can have far-reaching consequences for some users.