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Jackanory Politics

Frances Stonor examines the method of delivering a political message by telling a story.

• 28 mins

India, the Reluctant Tiger

Dr Zareer Masani asks if India's new found prosperity is filtering down to the masses.

• 28 mins

Doing Our Duty

Must our human rights be balanced by legal responsibilities? David Walker investigates.

• 28 mins

What Are We Fighting For?

Edward Stourton reports on Britain's stretched armed forces and use of military power.

• 28 mins

Revealing Religion

Andrew Brown explores how believers and sceptics see the role of religion.

• 28 mins

Can We Kick the Habit?

Historian Richard Weight asks why the problem of drug addiction has proved so intractable.

• 30 mins

The Wrong Road to a Warmer World

Kenan Malik asks whether we are approaching climate change from the wrong direction.

• 30 mins

China's Eco-warrriors

Mukul Devichand explores Chinese attitudes to environmental issues.

• 28 mins

A Nation of Billy Elliots?

Camilla Cavendish asks why our cultural industries are now so attractive to the government

• 30 mins

Responsible Journalism

Former Today editor Kevin Marsh asks how the press can rediscover its public purpose.

• 28 mins

Character Factories

Richard Reeves asks whether it is time for the chattering classes to promote their virtues

• 30 mins

The World's Shifting Balance

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times analyses the crisis facing the global economy.

• 30 mins

Bad Elections

Zareer Masani considers the relationship between voting and other democratic rights.

• 30 mins

Climate Change: The Quick Fix?

Frances Cairncross investigates the idea that technology can combat global warming.

• 30 mins

Al Qaeda's Enemy Within

Frank Gardner talks to former allies of Osama bin Laden who have turned against him.

• 30 mins

Fair Play?

Richard Weight asks why many poorer nations often perform better than Britain at sports.

• 28 mins

Trust Me, I'm a Patient

Consumer-driven health care is a hot political issue. Michael Blastland investigates.

• 30 mins

The Dollar and Dominance

Economist Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency

• 30 mins

Do Public Inquiries Work?

Lawyer Ann Alexander examines the public inquiries system.

• 30 mins

Dead Cert

Michael Blastland examines the damage done by the demand for certainty in politics.

• 30 mins

Paying The Piper

Frances Cairncross examines what lessons must be learned from the credit crunch.

• 30 mins

Blow-Back from Edinburgh?

Are political forces are pushing Edinburgh and London onto increasingly divergent paths?

• 30 mins

My DNA

Ben Hammersley investigates the predictive genetics industry.

• 28 mins

Rolling Stones

Alison Wolf asks whether human beings have an innate need to travel.

• 30 mins

Anti Social Housing

Richard Reeves, director of the think tank Demos, argues that social housing has failed.

• 30 mins

The Threat of Thrift

Chris Bowlby asks if the concept of thrift has lost its moral attraction.

• 30 mins

Clever.com

The reality behind the stereotype of teenagers apparent over-reliance on the internet.

• 28 mins

The Financial Tsunami

Ngaire Woods on how the financial crisis is affecting people in developing countries.

• 28 mins

Obama's Pentagon

Mark Urban asks if the Obama presidency will see substantial reform at the Pentagon.

• 30 mins

No Escape

Richard Weight asks why prison policy is so difficult to unlock and if anyone has the key.

• 30 mins