BBC Radio Podcasts from The Long View
The media, young men and violence
Have innovations in media been seen as causing young men to be violent in previous eras?
Trade Tariffs
Jonathan Freedland and guests make historical comparisons with current events
The Politics of Natural Disasters
Jonathan Freedland and guests compare floods in Valencia with events in China in 1931.
Race Riots in Britain
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of riots and race in the UK.
French Political Gambles
Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss historical parallels.
Presidential Candidates on Trial
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of presidential candidates who have stood trial.
The Drama of Scandal
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on storytelling, drama and public injustices
Aged Premiers
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on elderly leaders.
The Long Shadows of Dominant Leaders
.Jonathan Freedland takes The Long View of the vacuum left by once-dominant leaders.
Plutocrats Playing Politics
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of plutocrats playing politics.
Marches of Mutiny
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of mutinous marches.
State-sponsored Assassination Attempts
Jonathan Freedland and guests make historical comparisons with current events.
Spring Offensives
Jonathan Freedland takes The Long View of Spring Offensives.
Political Comebacks
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of political leaders making a comeback.
Short-Lived Leaders
Jonathan Freedland sheds light on current events through stories from the past.
Strikes and the Labour Party
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of trade union strikes and the Labour Party.
Removing and Replacing Prime Ministers
Jonathan Freedland finds historical comparisons for the current Tory leadership contest.
Inflation and the cost of living crisis
Jonathan Freedland explores today's inflation alongside historic inflation spikes.
When Things Fall Apart
Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present. How do things fall apart?
Cancel Culture
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of cancel culture.
Energy Transitions
Jonathan Freedland explores the history of energy adaptation.
The Harms of Social Media
Jonathan Freedland explores historical parallels to the concerns around social media today
The Rise of China
Jonathan Freedland explores historical parallels to the rise of China today.
This Union
Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present.
Violence against women in Public Spaces
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of violence against women in public Spaces.
The Long View of Legal Backlog
Jonathan Freedland compares today's COVID induced legal backlog with the 1666 Fire Courts.
The Long View of an acrimonious and disputed US election
Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.
Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform
Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.
Presidential Elections & Racial Turmoil
Jonathan Freedland explores presidential elections fought amidst racial turmoil.
Racism in sports crowds
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of racism in sports crowds.
Impeaching a President
History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events
Huawei and Siemens
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on technology companies and state espionage
Extinction Rebellion and the Bonfire of the Vanities
History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events
Women in Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Jonathan Freedland looks at women's roles in intelligence now and during WWII.
Julian Assange and Robert Ferguson
Jonathan Freedland compares Julian Assange to a pamphleteer and fugitive of the 1680s.
Gender in women's sport
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the gender debate in women's sport.
Brexit and European Diplomacy
Jonathan Freedland compares Brexit with tensions between Offa and Charlemagne in the 790s.
Elon Musk's Hyperloop and Brunel's Atmospheric Traction Rail
Jonathan Freedland compares inventions by inventors Elon Musk and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The Long View of would-be reforming leaders
Jonathan Freedland compares a Saudi prince with a medieval pope.
Prime Ministers and Divided Parties
Jonathan Freedland compares Theresa May's woes now with those of Arthur Balfour in 1903-06
Russian Expulsions
Jonathan Freedland and guests take the Long View on the expulsion of Russian diplomats.
Driverless Cars and the Railways of 1830
Jonathan Freedland compares safety on the railways in the 1830s to driverless cars today.
Facebook revelations and the Reformation
The Facebook Cambridge Analytica data and the Catholic church in pre-Reformation Europe.
Brexit Special
The Long View marks a year to go with a Brexit special edition.
Trump and Hamilton on American Trade
Jonathan Freedland on Donald Trump's trade plans and Alexander Hamilton's financial plan.
Catalonia and Cornwall
Jonathan Freedland compares the Catalonia crisis with a moment in Cornish history.
Russian meddling in the American democratic process
Jonathan Freedland compares attempts to interfere in elections.
The rise of Uber and the plight of London's watermen
Jonathan Freedland compares the plight of black cab drivers with that of 18thC watermen.
Weakened Prime Ministers
Jonathan Freedland compares Theresa May's weakened premiership with Lord Rosebery in 1894.
03/08/2017
Jonathan Freedland takes the long, unshaven view of the recent fashion for beard-wearing.
13/07/2017
Grass-roots politics with the Conservative Primrose League in the 1880s and Momentum today
Cyber-attacks and the Great Siege of Dover Castle
Jonathan Freedland compares cyber-attacks today with the Siege of Dover Castle in 1216.
Grenfell Tower and Watson Street fire tragedies
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of landmark fire tragedies.
Brexit and an Elizabethan Age of Trade
Jonathan Freedland hears how Elizabeth I and Theresa May look beyond Europe for trade.
The Long View of Targeted Fake News
Jonathan Freedland on targeted fake news and the murder myth of a boy in Medieval Norwich.
Donald Trump's border wall and the 1840s Great Hedge of India
Jonathan Freedland on Donald Trump's border wall and the 1840s Great Hedge of India.
The EU Referendum and the English Reformation
Jonathan Freedland examines the result of the EU referendum through the prism of the past.
Pioneering Women
Jonathan Freedland focuses on Hillary Clinton and pioneering political women from history.
Military Drones and the 'Robo-planes' of the 1940s
Military drones today and the Nazi V1 and V2 weapons. With Jonathan Freedland
Celebrity Football Managers
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of celebrity football managers.
Donald Trump and the Politics of Celebrity
Jonathan Freedland examines the rise of Donald Trump through the prism of the past.
Online Dating and the Lonely Hearts Ad
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of online dating through a social network from 1898
Slave Labour and Consumer Power
Jonathan Freedland examines current debates about ethical shopping and production.
John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail
Today's debates about online privacy have 17th-century precedents. With Jonathan Freedland
Today's crisis in dairy farming and the wheat crisis of the 1930s
Jonathan Freedland compares the current milk crisis with the 1930s wheat crisis.
Vietnamese refugees in 1979
Jonathan Freedland compares Britain's responses to refugees from Vietnam and Syria.
The Long View of Popularising Exploration
History series in which stories from the past shed light on the present.
The Living Wage
Jonathan Freedland examines today's 'living wage' in the light of a treatise from 1894.