Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

BBC Radio 4

Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

  • 43 minutes 30 seconds
    The Mark Rowley One

    The Metropolitan Police Commissioner reflects on the decision to rejoin the UK's largest police force when it was in crisis.

    Sir Mark Rowley sits down with Nick Robinson to outline the challenges the Met faces under his leadership, as well as how he decided as a teenager that policing was his mission.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    14 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 41 minutes 13 seconds
    The Darren Jones One

    The Chief Secretary to the Treasury sits down with Nick to chart his rise to the heart of Starmer's government.

    How did a Bristol boy, whose parents sometimes went without meals to ensure he had food, end up at the Chancellor's side, in charge of the purse-strings of the government?

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    8 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 38 minutes 18 seconds
    The Rupert Soames CBI One

    How did Churchill's grandson end up at the top of British industry?

    Rupert Soames - Chair of the Confederation of British Industry - sits down with Nick Robinson to talk about this Labour government's first budget, which he claims did not offer enough "bang for the buck"

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    31 October 2024, 6:51 pm
  • 48 minutes 13 seconds
    The Kemi Badenoch for Leader One

    What shaped the views and principles that Kemi Badenoch hopes will help her win the race to become next leader of the Conservative Party?

    Nick Robinson sits down with the former Business Secretary near the end of her party's leadership contest.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    22 October 2024, 4:30 pm
  • 43 minutes 27 seconds
    The Matt Goodwin One

    The academic and author Matt Goodwin sat down with Nick Robinson in the aftermath of the riots that spread across the UK in the summer, to discuss whether there are 'legitimate grievences' that lay behind the violence, or just 'hate-fuelled mob violence sparked by misinformation.

    18 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 44 minutes 26 seconds
    The Tzipi Hotovely One

    The Israeli Ambassador sits down with Nick Robinson on the week of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack. They discuss what lies behind her worldview, the mindset of Israelis and the actions of her government.

    11 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 36 minutes 42 seconds
    The John Swinney One

    The First Minister of Scotland sits down with Nick to reflect on his reluctant path to power.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    4 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 43 minutes 34 seconds
    The Wes Streeting Health Secretary One

    The Health Secretary sits down with Nick Robinson at the end of the Labour conference in Liverpool.

    Wes Streeting reflects on how his family role-models led him to become a political fighter, rebukes those who criticise him for being too gloomy about the NHS, and reveals why an Oasis classic was his kareoke song of choice at the previous night's party.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    26 September 2024, 5:00 am
  • 37 minutes 43 seconds
    The Mick Whelan One

    Mick Whelan is General Secretary of Aslef, the union representing train drivers.

    He sits down with Nick on the week that his members voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, bringing to an end two years of strike action.

    Whelan reflects on growing up in working class West London and being one of a number of 2nd-generation Irish immigrants who have become union leaders in the UK. Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    19 September 2024, 5:49 pm
  • 49 minutes 32 seconds
    The James Cleverly for Leader One

    Why does the former Home Secretary believe he has 'outperformed everyone else on this leadership ticket by a country mile'? How did growing up as a mixed-race boy in London at the height of the National Front shape his politics? And what does the government need to do to improve integration in the UK?

    13 September 2024, 5:00 am
  • 51 minutes 23 seconds
    The Karim Khan International Prosecutor One

    The Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court sits down with Nick Robinson.

    Producers: Daniel Kraemer and Jonathan Brunert

    5 September 2024, 5:00 am
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