The Today Podcast
BBC Radio 4
Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson with their take on the biggest stories and insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme.
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Amol and Nick are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before and was also ITV’s political editor.
Categories: News & Politics
Listen to the last episode:
Nick joins Amol from the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, which is also the border between the EU and rest of the world. What happens here has a direct impact on what happens in the English Channel, so in this special episode he reports on the migration routes into Europe - where people are coming from, why they're coming and what, if anything, can be done to stop the people smugglers.
Along the way he meets people hoping to make the crossing into Europe and some who ultimately want to come to the UK. He also hears how people smugglers use TikTok to advertise their offers and what is being done to stop people crossing the border illegally.
If you have a question for Nick about his reporting you can send them to us via Whatsapp on +44 330 123 4346 or email us Today@bbc.co.uk and he’ll answer them on an episode later this week.
The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.
To get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories and insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme make sure you subscribe on BBC Sounds. That way you’ll get an alert every time we release a new episode, and you won’t miss our extra bonus episodes either.
The senior producer is Lewis Vickers, the producers are Jade Bogart-Preleur, Oscar Pearson and Nadia Gyane. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Nicola Brough and Pete Wise.
Previous episodes
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94 - Special report: Europe’s frontline against illegal migration Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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93 - Rural Revolt Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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92 - US Election Q&A Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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91 - Trump 2.0 Wed, 06 Nov 2024
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90 - Analysis: A Budget for the history books Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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89 - Interview: Rachel Reeves talks to Nick about the Budget Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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88 - Bonus Q&A: Swearing, spin and social media Sat, 26 Oct 2024
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87 - Interview: Kate Bush talks to Today Fri, 25 Oct 2024
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86 - Musk goes all-in for Trump Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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85 - Michael Gove on right-wing politics, the Tories and Trump v Harris Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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84 - Is Labour working? Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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83 - Iran, Israel and the Middle East crisis explained Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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82 - Ruby Wax talks to Amol Sat, 28 Sep 2024
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81 - Keir Starmer’s interview - the analysis Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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80 - The Keir Starmer interview Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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79 - Will the Lebanon blasts lead to an escalation in the Middle East? Wed, 18 Sep 2024
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78 - Bonus Q&A – BBC jargon, who makes Today and covering the US election Mon, 16 Sep 2024
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77 - Doom, Gloom and the NHS Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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76 - Will the victims of Grenfell ever get justice? Wed, 04 Sep 2024
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75 - Starmer’s ‘black holes’: What will fill them? Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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74 - Summer special – celebrity Q&A Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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73 - Summer special: Is journalism in crisis? Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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72 - Social media and the riots: Musk, misinformation and moral responsibility. Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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71 - Bonus episode - Frank Skinner opens up to Amol Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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70 - How do we turbo-charge Britain’s economy? Wed, 31 Jul 2024
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69 - Bonus Q&A: Young MPs, podcast impartiality and the state of political journalism Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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68 - Mary Beard on power, succession and rebellions Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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67 - Biden quits - but can Kamala beat Trump? Mon, 22 Jul 2024
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66 - Starmer, Trump, and the New World Order Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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65 - Can political rhetoric kill? Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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64 - New MPs, new government... new politics? Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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63 - Reeves goes for growth in the Treasury, Starmer takes to the world stage Mon, 08 Jul 2024
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62 - Post-election pod: How will Labour govern? And who will take charge of the Tories? Fri, 05 Jul 2024
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61 - Election Night Fever and the Challenge across the Channel Wed, 03 Jul 2024
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60 - Bonus Q&A – 'None of the Above' on ballot papers & election night cliché bingo. Tue, 02 Jul 2024
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59 - It’s election week! Mon, 01 Jul 2024
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58 - Should we trust the polls? Wed, 26 Jun 2024
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57 - Newscast x The Today Podcast x When It Hits The Fan Tue, 25 Jun 2024
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56 - Sunak’s betting crisis, Starmer’s gender row and Farage takes on the Mail Mon, 24 Jun 2024
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55 - Bonus Q&A – Why do politicians use big numbers and why do we vote with pencils? Fri, 21 Jun 2024
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54 - Growing pains: how to grow an economy and get young people voting Wed, 19 Jun 2024
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53 - Farage’s non-manifesto, should Corbyn have stood for the Greens and where’s Boris Johnson? Mon, 17 Jun 2024
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52 - Extra! The Today Podcast Live! Bonus episode ft. James May Fri, 14 Jun 2024
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51 - The Today Podcast: Live! Wed, 12 Jun 2024
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50 - Manifesto week, political earthquakes and interview tactics Mon, 10 Jun 2024
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49 - Sunak squares up, Farage steps in Wed, 05 Jun 2024
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48 - Sunak and Starmer go head to head Mon, 03 Jun 2024
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47 - Starmer, Socialism & Diane Abbott - whose side is he really on? Thu, 30 May 2024
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46 - Rishi Sunak Talks to Today Thu, 23 May 2024
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45 - Election announcement special Wed, 22 May 2024