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Do Leaders Make a Difference?

Michael Blastland explores how far individuals really change what happens in the world.

• 30 mins

Robert H. Frank: The Darwin Economy

Robert H. Frank explains why he believes Darwin was a better economist than Adam Smith.

• 30 mins

Capitalists Against the Super Rich

Edward Stourton meets the defenders of capitalism turning against the undeserving rich.

• 30 mins

Do Schools Make a Difference?

Are good schools anything more than schools with a good intake? Fran Abrams investigates.

• 30 mins

Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi

Profile of Rachid Ghannouchi, one of the world's most influential Islamist thinkers.

• 30 mins

Preparing for Eurogeddon

Europe thinks the unthinkable - what happens if the eurozone splits.

• 30 mins

Profits Before Pay

Why has pay not risen in line with profits? TUC economist Duncan Weldon investigates.

• 30 mins

I'm So Sorry

Why have apologies for past misdeeds become politically fashionable?

• 30 mins

Changing Charity

Alison Wolf investigates the role of charities in delivering public services.

• 30 mins

Repugnant Markets

Tim Harford looks at our objections to transactions regarding human organs.

• 30 mins

No More Wars?

Philip Stephens investigates British foreign policy.

• 30 mins

Go Green, or Else!

Camilla Cavendish asks how the government can make us greener.

• 30 mins

Secrets and Mysteries

Former security coordinator David Omand on the terrorist threat.

• 30 mins

1707: Bravehearts and Bankers

Is there a link between the end of Empire and the resurgence of Scottish nationalism?

• 30 mins

Miserable Children

A UNICEF report alleged that the UK is failing its children. Andrew Brown investigates.

• 30 mins

The Will to Power?

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto asks whether the passing of self-discipline is to be regretted.

• 30 mins

The Roof over your Head

Zareer Masani looks at the problems of younger people struggling to find affordable homes.

• 30 mins

Travel and the Mind

Richard Weight asks why our interest in foreign news coverage seems to be shrinking.

• 30 mins

Family Footsteps

Frances Cairncross examines why family networks still matter in business and politics.

• 30 mins

America: The Right Way

Justin Webb explores what the primaries tell us about the state of the right in the US.

• 30 mins

Neue Labour

Why Germany is providing the inspiration for a Labour rethink. Matthew Taylor presents.

• 30 mins

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Downing Street Guru

Examining the ideas of Downing Street's favourite intellectual, Nassim Nicolas Taleb.

• 30 mins

War Gaming Iran

Could a hot war with Iran be about to start? Analysis probes the West's options.

• 30 mins

What Is Money?

Frances Stonor Saunders asks a fundamental question - what is money?

• 30 mins

Middle East: Too Soon for Democracy?

Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government in the Arab world.

• 30 mins

Steve Keen: Why Economics is Bunk

Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason interviews the controversial economist Steve Keen.

• 30 mins

Wasted Youth

Paul Johnson asks why young school leavers face such difficulty finding stable jobs.

• 30 mins

Cameron's Swede Dreams

Why are Tories and the left obsessed with the 'Swedish model'? Jo Fidgen investigates.

• 30 mins

Eurogeddon II

Where is the eurozone heading? Disintegration or super-state? Chris Bowlby investigates.

• 30 mins

The Gold Standard

Simon Jack asks: Would the financial system be more stable if money was backed by gold?

• 30 mins