BBC Radio Podcasts from Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
Bonus: The Rishi Sunak Lessons from Downing Street One - Part 2
Part 2 of an exclusive interview with the former PM, reflecting on life in Downing Street
The Rishi Sunak Lessons from Downing Street One
An exclusive interview with the former PM, reflecting on four years in Downing Street.
The Carla Denyer 2025 One
The co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales joins Nick for a conversation.
The Heidi Alexander One
The Transport Secretary joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio.
The Charlie Taylor One
How a head teacher became the chief inspector of prisons for England and Wales.
The Zia Yusuf One
The chairman of Reform UK on wealth, faith, Boris Johnson and Elon Musk.
The Chris Philp One
The shadow home secretary joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio.
The Kim Leadbeater One
The Labour MP says abuse in politics has got worse since the murder of her sister Jo Cox
The Rachel Reeves Chancellor One
The chancellor reflects on 6 months in power and outlines her plan to 'turn things around'
The Nick Clegg One
Meta's president of global affairs and former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg.
The Husam Zomlot One
The head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK reflects on a childhood in Gaza.
The Daisy Cooper One
The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats reflects on a life of campaigning.
The Mark Rowley One
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner sits down for an in-depth conversation with Nick.
The Darren Jones One
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury charts his rise to the heart of government.
The Rupert Soames CBI One
How did Churchill's grandson end up at the top of British industry?
The Kemi Badenoch for Leader One
What has shaped the views and principles of this Conservative leadership candidate?
The Matt Goodwin One
The author and academic puts forward his theory of what lay behind this summer's riots.
The Tzipi Hotovely One
The Israeli ambassador on what lies behind her worldview and her government's actions.
The John Swinney One
The First Minister of Scotland sits down with Nick to reflect on his path to power.
The Wes Streeting Health Secretary One
The health secretary sits down with Nick after Labour conference in Liverpool.
The Mick Whelan One
The train drivers' union boss claims victory after two years of strikes.
The James Cleverly for Leader One
'I'm actually good at what I do. And I'm fed up of pretending that I'm not good at my job'
The Karim Khan International Prosecutor One
The Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court sits down with Nick Robinson.
The Liz Kendall One
Is Work and Pensions the toughest cabinet job?
The Robert Jenrick 2024 One
A pitch for the future of the Conservative Party.
The Pat McFadden in Power One
Nick Robinson talks to the man at the heart of the new Downing Street government.
The Caitlin Moran One
Why are boys and men turning against feminism?
The Victoria Atkins One
How personal memories of 'darker corners' of the NHS influence the health secretary's work
The Emma Little-Pengelly One
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister talks to Nick Robinson.
The Nigel Farage 2024 One
'Timing is everything' when deciding whether to return to frontline politics
The Mariana Mazzucato One
Should governments be taking inspiration from the moon landing?
The Emma Runswick One
How did the British Medical Association become a radical organisation?
The Shabana Mahmood One
Labour's most senior Muslim MP reflects on Gaza, her faith and Sunak the 'geek' at Oxford.
Bonus episode: The Michelle O’Neill One - Revisited
Nick looks back at his 2021 conversation with the new First Minister of Northern Ireland
The Jeremy Hunt Chancellor One
What is it like living above your office and next door to your boss?
The Blair and Hague One
What happens when two former political rivals become allies?
The Humza Yousaf One
The First Minister opens up about his family's trauma during the bombing of Gaza.
The Ben Wallace 2023 One
Behind the scenes of life as defence secretary and what happens when you leave.
The Kishwer Falkner One
The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission sits down with Nick Robinson.
The Michael Gove 2023 One
What lies behind Michael Gove's drive for reform?
The Pat McFadden One
Labour's campaign chief on healing divisions in his party and being its 'great survivor'.
The Michelle Donelan One
Michelle Donelan on getting a grip on AI and why she decided, aged six, to become an MP.
The Radek Sikorski One
Poland's former foreign minister on living under communism and the future of Europe.
The Nick Gibb One
How has the schools minister survived almost 13 years of turbulent government?
The Roger Hallam One
A call to action from the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion.
The Keir Starmer 2023 One
The Leader of the Opposition on hope, family and winning at all costs.
The Ed Davey Party Leader One
The Liberal Democrat leader on how a life of caring for family has shaped his politics.
The Theresa May One
The former prime minister on calling out abuses of power and three years in the top job.
The Paul Nowak One
The TUC boss on memories of Liverpool politics and working with ministers during Covid.
The Anas Sarwar One
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
The George Freeman One
The Science minister sets out how a troubled childhood set him on a path to Parliament.
The Lord Finkelstein One
The Conservative peer, journalist and adviser on the fate of 'moderation' in politics.
The Louise Casey One
How has Baroness Louise Casey become one of the most influential people in the country?
The Peter Kyle One
Nick Robinson asks the Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary what shapes his politics.
The Feargal Sharkey One
How did a punk from Derry become one of the most high profile environmental campaigners?
The Stephen Flynn One
Stephen Flynn sets out his terms in the event of a hung Parliament.
The Penny Mordaunt One
Penny Mordaunt reveals her preparation for holding that sword and what shapes her politics
The Suella Braverman One
The home secretary on how her parents came to Britain & her plans for policing UK borders.
The Lee Anderson One
How did a miner who admired Tony Benn become deputy chairman of the Conservatives?
The Kwajo Tweneboa One
The influential housing campaigner who lost his father and now wants to change the world.
The Steve Reed One
What motivates the man who's bringing Blairism back to Labour's crime policies?
The Iain Anderson One
How will the new chair of Stonewall approach the heated debate around gender politics?
The Mary Bousted One
Can the woman leading the teacher strikes see a way out of the current crisis?
The Tony Danker One
The CBI boss on being Jewish during 'The Troubles' and why everyone's a Brexiteer now.
The Sharon Graham One
The union leader on strikes, Labour's 'Blair tribute act' & alleged criminality in Unite
The Liz Truss's Big Gamble One
A bonus episode. Nick discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership
The Bridget Phillipson One
The Labour rising star on how books & Byker Grove transformed her tough life in Sunderland
The Clare Moriarty One
The Citizens Advice boss on her civil service career and how bad cost of living really is.
The Carla Denyer One
The Green co-leader and former engineer who declared Europe's first climate emergency.
The Gillian Keegan One
How did a girl who left school at 16 to work in a car factory become education secretary?
The Angela Rayner Deputy Leader One
Nick Robinson talks to Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner.
The Rishi Sunak PM One - From the Archives
Nick Robinson revisits his interview with the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, from 2019.
The David Frost One
Nick Robinson talks to Conservative peer David Frost, the former chief Brexit negotiator.
The Lisa Nandy Levelling Up One
Nick Robinson talks to Lisa Nandy, the shadow levelling up secretary.
The Paul Johnson One
Nick Robinson talks to Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The Kit Malthouse One
Nick Robinson talks to the new education secretary, Kit Malthouse.
The Jeremy Corbyn One
Nick Robinson talks to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The Christopher Steele One
Nick Robinson talks to Christopher Steele, the author of the 'Trump-Russia dossier'.
The Christopher Steele One
Nick Robinson talks to Christopher Steele, the author of the the 'Trump-Russia dossier'
10/09/2022
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
The Liz Truss One - Revisited
Nick Robinson revisits his interview with the prime minister, Liz Truss, from July 2018.
The Rishi Sunak One - Revisited
Nick Robinson revisits his interview with Rishi Sunak from November 2019
The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One - Revisited
Nick Robinson revisits his interview with Liz Truss from December 2021
The Johnson Succession One
Nick Robinson recalls previous interviews with those hoping to be our next prime minister
The David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary One
Nick Robinson talks to the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy.
The Martin Lewis One
Nick Robinson talks to the journalist and founder of Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis.
The Naomi Long One
Nick Robinson talks to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party.
The Yvette Cooper One
Nick Robinson talks to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary.
The Sara Khan One
Nick Robinson talks to the government's social cohesion adviser, Dame Sara Khan.
The Mick Lynch One
Nick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union.
The Nimco Ali One
Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, government adviser on violence against women and girls.
The Nadine Dorries One
Nick Robinson speaks to Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.
The Jacob Rees-Mogg Leadership Crisis One
Nick Robinson talks to Jacob Rees-Mogg about the Prime Minister's survival
The Steve Baker One
Nick Robinson talks to Steve Baker about the PM, the pandemic and parachutes.
The Gary Neville One
Nick Robinson talks to Gary Neville about the politics of football and his own ambitions.
The Wes Streeting One
The Shadow Health Secretary on cancer, living with Covid and Christine Keeler
The 2022 New Year Special One
Nick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021
The Ed Balls Christmas Special One
The former Cabinet Minister on cooking, dancing and politics.
The Katharine Birbalsingh One
The Chair of the Social Mobility Commission on conservative values, schools & smartphones
The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One
The Foreign Secretary on threats abroad, Mrs Thatcher and Christmas parties
The Chris Bryant One
The Labour MP on upholding the rules and why he could never have been 007
The Keir Starmer Opposition Leader One
The Labour leader on family matters and what he thinks of Boris
The Nick Carter One
The Chief of the Defence Staff discusses the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Rachel Reeves One
The Shadow Chancellor on Labour’s economic plans and playing aggressive chess
The Sajid Javid Health Secretary One
The Health Secretary on the reshuffle and health inequalities after the pandemic
The Jeffrey Donaldson One
The DUP leader on his fears for the future and the beauty of the Mournes
The Tom Tugendhat Afghanistan One
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair on shame, Afghanistan and Global Britain
The Oliver Dowden One
The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburbia and St. Trinian’s
The Alok Sharma One
The COP26 President on the ‘decisive decade’, Swampy and being Mr Boring
The Gordon Brown One
The former PM on the G7, taking the knee and Scotland’s future
The Ed Miliband Reunion One
The former Labour leader on thinking ‘big’ and charging his electric car
The Christina McAnea One
The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, negotiation and Labour
The Kate Forbes One
The Scottish Finance Secretary on her faith and another referendum
The Rachel de Souza One
The Children’s Commissioner on schools, online safety and Aristotle
The Len McCluskey Election Special One
The Unite General Secretary on Hartlepool, Starmer’s ‘failure’ and football
The Jonathan Reynolds One
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary on Labour, autism and Sunderland FC
The Justin Welby One
The Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he gets involved in politics
The Alistair Carmichael One
The longest-serving LibDem MP on island life, beef farming and the perils of nationalism
The Jeane Freeman One
Scotland’s Health Secretary on her journey from communism via Labour to the SNP
The Nadhim Zahawi One
The vaccines minister on fleeing Iraq, losing and making money, and Shakespeare
The Kwasi Kwarteng One
The new Business Secretary on deregulation, his ‘Sunday’ name, and views of Empire
The Michelle O'Neill One
Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister on Joe Biden and her Irish Republican childhood
The Mark Sedwill One
The former Cabinet Secretary on handling crises and speaking frankly to the PM
The Kate Bingham One
The former head of the Vaccine Taskforce on finding a vaccine
The Jake Berry One
The Tory MP on a year of heartbreak and his ambitions for the North
The Kate Green One
The Shadow Education Secretary on abolishing Eton and reforming the honours system.
The Steve Rotheram One
The Liverpool Metro Mayor dicusses covid, Hillsborough and class politics
The Kemi Badenoch One
The Equalities Minister on racial inequality and loving Mrs Thatcher
The Siân Berry One
The Green Party co-leader on loving wildlife and the future of Green politic
The Simon Coveney One
The Irish Foreign Minister on his Anglo-Irish roots and hopes for a Brexit deal
The George Eustice One
The Environment Secretary on Cornwall, Brexit and the price of fish fingers.
The Anneliese Dodds One
The Shadow Chancellor on her Presbyterian roots, protests and saying ‘no’
The Douglas Ross One
The Scottish Tory leader on refereeing, dairy farming and the future of the Union
The Layla Moran One
The LibDem MP on liberalism, localism, fat-shaming and the politics of sexuality
The Thérèse Coffey One
The Work and Pensions Secretary on her Liverpudlian roots, unemployment and karaoke
The Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds One
The shadow home secretary on his village with seven MPs, Nye Bevan's spirit, and his name
The Mark Regev One
Israel's former ambassador to the UK on arguing his case and reasons for optimism
The Neil Ferguson One
The leading epidemiologist on how science and politics should really work together
The Robert Buckland One
The Justice Secretary on loneliness in politics, kneeling and how courts respond to covid
The Maro Itoje One
The England rugby player on racism, Black Lives Matter, statues and finding middle ground
The Arlene Foster One
Northern Ireland's First Minister on the Troubles, Brexit and singing in church
The Jonathan Sumption One
The former Supreme Court justice on being a libertarian and why lockdown is 'despotic'
The Jeremy Hunt covid one
Jeremy Hunt talks about making mistakes, learning from Asia and the trials of family life
The Mark Drakeford One
Wales's First Minister on tackling the virus, working with Boris & digging the allotment
The Richard Horton One
The editor of the Lancet on what he sees as corruption in the politics of science
The new Keir Starmer one
Labour's new leader Keir Starmer on his upbringing and core values (recorded 2018)
The Rosena Allin-Khan One
The Labour deputy leadership candidate on coronavirus and that Love Actually video
The Rebecca Long-Bailey One
The Labour leadership candidate on her Mancunian roots and raising her eyebrows
The Ian Murray One
The Labour deputy leadership candidate on uniting Blair and Brown and saving Hearts FC
The Inside Story of Election 19 One
A bonus episode, with Anne McElvoy's behind-the-scenes account of the 2019 election
The What Does Boris Johnson Really Think One
Pragmatist, libertarian or cakeist? Nick explores the roots of Boris Johnson's opinions
The Nigel Farage Brexit Day One
Nigel Farage on what he learnt as a City trader and how he changed the last election
The Andy Street One
The Mayor of the West Midlands on HS2 and how John Lewis influenced his politics
The Nicky Morgan One
The Culture Secretary on why she's quitting frontline politics and the future of the BBC
The Lisa Nandy One
The Labour leadership candidate on political stock, reviving towns and a love of Britney
The Ben Wallace One
The Defence Secretary on getting his house in order and why the PM is a 'left-wing Tory'
The Prime Ministerial Debate One
A special edition with audio of Boris Johnson v Jeremy Corbyn
The General Election One with Bartley and Hancock
Jonathan Bartley on why he's a Green and Matt Hancock on the future of the Conservatives
The General Election One with Gwynne and Curtice
Labour's Andrew Gwynne on Waspi women and darts, John Curtice on polls and haircuts
The General Election One with Price and Cherry
Adam Price and Joanna Cherry on their personal and political ambitions
The General Election One with Tice and Ummuna
Chukka Ummuna and Richard Tice on big political risks, loyalty and election high stakes.
The Lindsay Hoyle One
The new Speaker on how he'll be different from his predecessor and roll call of pets
The Laura Pidcock One
The Labour frontbencher talks class politics, friends and enemies, and the commentariat
The Robert Jenrick One
The Housing Secretary on sleeping rough, owning homes and the Grenfell inquiry
The Sadiq Khan One
London's Mayor on the benefit of boxing, his Tory friend and disputing with Donald Trump
The Rishi Sunak One
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury on the Wirral meeting and his knowledge of The Force
The Grant Shapps One
The Transport Secretary on no deal planning and why he's grateful to Ronald McDonald
The Ken Clarke One
The Father of the House on the politics of discord and whether he still wants the top job
The Stephen Kinnock One
The Labour MP on his family inspiration and why his colleagues should back a Brexit deal
The Jon Trickett One
The Shadow Commons Leader on why Labour shouldn't turn its back on Leave voters
The Alistair Burt One
The rebel Tory MP on being purged and not knowing how to vote in the coming election
The Ian Blackford One
The SNP's Westminster leader on doing PMQs, battling Brexit, and preparing for a stramash
The William Hague One
The former Foreign Secretary on his Brexit fears and being co-opted by the liberal elite
The Harriet Harman One
The new podcaster and Mother of the House explains why she now talks to Tory MPs
The Philip Hammond One
The Chancellor on blocking no-deal Brexit, spreading muck and the benefits of being dull
The Ed Davey One
The Liberal Democrat leadership contender on liberalism and Ed Balls taking his homework
The Steve Barclay One
The Brexit Secretary on the 'challenges' facing the new PM and his days as a scrum-half
The David Lidington One
The Deputy PM on doing PMQs, the Tory leadership battle and the dreaded 3am phone call
The Tory Leadership Campaign One
Nick reviews what contenders have said about their background and values on our podcast
The Jeremy Hunt One
The Foreign Secretary on his 'biggest jolt' while in the cabinet and dancing the lambada
The Michael Gove One
From being adopted as a boy, to now running to be prime minister ...
The Helle Thorning-Schmidt One
The former Danish PM on life after office, populism and whether she wants to run the EU
The Stella Creasy One
The Labour MP on trying to avoid the giant foot of Brexit and her mum's career advice.
The Sajid Javid One
The Home Secretary on how meeting Thatcher inspired him, and his favourite film scene
The Rory Stewart One
The International Development Secretary on his pitch for the top job & the joy of walking
The Alastair Campbell One
The People's Vote campaigner on why Labour could be marmalized at the European elections
The Jed Mercurio One
The television dramatist on writing about politics, the police and the NHS
The Steve Baker One
The Conservative Eurosceptic MP on righteous anger, herding tigers and not surrendering
The Geoffrey Cox One
The Attorney General on the 'difficult birth' of Brexit, Corbyn talks and The Waste Land
The Oliver Letwin One
The Tory MP on why he's taking a leading role in searching for a new policy on Brexit
The Greg Clark One
The Business Secretary on the PM's 'unhelpful' address to the nation and his SDP roots.
The Esther McVey One
The former Cabinet Minister on backing May's deal next week and the PM's 'dignified' exit
The Gavin Williamson One
The Defence Secretary on Brexit, speaking plain Yorkshire and why he kept a tarantula.
The Tobias Ellwood One
The Defence Minister on fighting a 'no-deal' Brexit and confronting terrorism
The Luciana Berger One
The Independent MP on leaving Labour, facing anti-Semitism and forging a new politics
The Gloria De Piero One
The Labour MP on escaping poverty and why her party cannot ignore people who voted Leave.
The Jonathan Ashworth One
The Shadow Health Secretary on his Dad's alcoholism and his fears over Brexit
The Sir Graham Brady One
The Chairman of the 1922 Committee on delaying Article 50 and where he keeps his safe.
The David Miliband One
David discusses Davos, his refugee parents, another referendum and where he feels at home
The Nick Boles One
The Tory MP on blocking 'no-deal', why he may be de-selected and living every moment.
The Personal is Political One
Nick reflects on what personal interviews reveal about the state of today's politics
The David Gauke One
The Justice Secretary on slaying unicorns and why he might quit the Cabinet over No Deal.
The Hilary Benn One
The Brexit Committee Chair on being a 'Benn but not a Bennite' (in more ways than one)
The Justine Greening One
The former cabinet minister on resigning, the class ceiling and another referendum.
The James Brokenshire One
The Communities Secretary on his voiceover work, surviving cancer and delivering Brexit.
The Diane Abbott One
The Shadow Home Secretary on why Brexit will happen and dealing with online abuse.
The Mayday One
Behind the scenes on a day of turmoil and defiance for Theresa May.
The Damian Hinds One
The Education Secretary on 'buckling up' ahead of Brexit & getting more cash for schools.
The Shaun Bailey One
The Tory mayoral candidate for London on fighting his way out of an estate.
The John McDonnell One
The Shadow Chancellor explains why he became a Marxist not a priest.
The Amber Rudd One
The former Home Secretary on why she wants her old job back and life on the silver screen
The Sir John Major One
The former PM on why Universal Credit needs to change and the perils of Brexit.
The David Davis One
The former Brexit Secretary on his Communist grandad & how sugar made him a Eurosceptic.
The Andy Burnham One
The Mayor of Greater Manchester on life up North and why he lost to Jeremy Corbyn.
The Vince Cable One
The LibDem leader discusses spasms, racism and the problems faced by liberalism
The Len McCluskey One
The Unite leader on why he wouldn't weep if Tony Blair left Labour and his favourite poem
The Tony Blair One
Tony Blair tells Nick why he's not sure if moderates can "take back" the Labour Party
Political Thinking returns next week
Nick Robinson looks forward to a momentous autumn.
Bonus podcast: Could the PM have a Brummie accent?
Chris Mason's "Archive on 4" about the accents of politics and the politics of accents.
Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 3
Iain Watson presents the final episode of Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 2
George Parker presents episode two in the Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 2
George Parker presents episode two in Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
Bonus podcast: Corbyn’s Labour Episode 1
Steve Richards presents episode one of Radio 4's ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’.
The Nia Griffith One
The Shadow Defence Secretary on languages, name-calling over Brexit and anti-Semitism.
The Liz Truss One
The Chief Secretary on 'freedom fighting', negotiating Brexit & love of British cheese
The Andrea Leadsom One
The Commons Leader on Brexit, Boris, Bercow, babies' brains and branding Big Ben.
The Dominic Raab One
The Housing Minister's divided household over football and the "rocky bridge" to Brexit.
The Dominic Grieve One
The former Attorney General on avoiding a 'no deal' Brexit and challenging the spooks
The Tommy Sheppard One
The SNP MP on indyref2, his party walking out of PMQs & being knocked out of MasterChef.
The Tom Watson One
Labour's Deputy Leader on clearing his 'brain fog' and the vulnerability of his position
The Andrew Adonis One
The Labour peer on his battle to stop Brexit and why he wants to become an MP.
The Shakira Martin One
NUS President on how further education saved her and why it's polite to use jazz hands.
The Angela Rayner One
Labour's education spokeswoman on being poor but not "a scumbag" & if she can lead Labour
The David Lammy One
The Tottenham MP's anger over Grenfell and Windrush - and how singing changed his life.
The James Graham One
The award-winning playwright on empathy and the magic of political theatre (and Hull).
The Dawn Butler One
The Shadow Equalities Secretary on prejudice in Parliament and pulling your trousers up.
The Tom Tugendhat One
The former soldier on why you have to talk to your enemies & take the blame in a crisis.
The Jo Swinson One
The LibDem deputy leader says yes to an Easter egg but no to leading a new centre party.
The Matt Hancock One
The Culture Secretary explains how to win a horse race ... come on, let's get started!
The Brandon Lewis One
Is the Conservative Party chairman too young to be a Tory?
The Keir Starmer One
His youthful attacks on 'reformist passivity' and how he let burglars steal his TV
The Jacob Rees-Mogg One
The leader of the Conservative Eurosceptics talks individuality, telly and Brexit.
The Anna Soubry One
The former criminal barrister on why she's fearless and ready to fight the Brexiteers.
Bonus Podcast: Cameron Years Episode 3
The final episode in Steve Richards' series about David Cameron's dramatic years as PM.
Bonus Podcast: Cameron Years Episode 2
The second episode in Steve Richards' series about David Cameron's dramatic years as PM.
The Paris Lees One
The journalist and activist gets tough about the media debate on transgender rights
Bonus podcast: Cameron Years Episode 1
Steve Richards presents a series looking back at David Cameron's dramatic years in power.
The Sam Gyimah One
The new Universities minister talks free speech and life as David Cameron's bag carrier.
The Jess Phillips One
The straight-talking Brummie on ‘lady zoos’, Labour’s future and being mates with Mogg
The James Cleverly One
New Tory Deputy Chairman on parental sacrifice, ambition and relaxing with toy soldiers
The Ian Hislop One
The Private Eye editor talks scepticism, satire and why political journalism matters.
The Emily Thornberry One
From young ragamuffin to queen of sass she explains how life’s challenges have forged her
The Unusual George Osborne One
George Osborne interviews Nick - so what is the price of a loaf of bread?
The Peter Tatchell One
The human rights activist on fighting for LGBT equality and the importance of free speech
The Dan Hannan One
The man some say was behind Brexit explains why it was about sovereignty not immigration.
The Armando Iannucci One
The comedy genius talks about being a political geek and why it's time to get serious.
The Frances O'Grady One
The TUC leader talks Remain campaign mistakes, the gig economy, and her lunch break.
The Chuka Umunna One
Can he block Brexit? Why didn't he run for Labour leader? Is Corbyn like Harold Wilson?
The Caroline Lucas One
Why a green economy beats capitalism but it is tough to be a vegan
The Rob Halfon One
Rob Halfon MP tells Nick why Conservatives need to radically reconnect with the people
The GO'D One
Gus O'Donnell, former top civil servant, on cabinet disunity and the problems of Brexit
The Ed Miliband One
Ed Miliband tells Nick his big ideas and wonders if he should have been a redder Ed.
The Ruth Davidson One
Nick discusses the implications of Theresa May's conference speech with Ruth Davidson
The Jon Lansman One
Jon Lansman talks to Nick about where Momentum could be taking the Labour party.
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson 03 Jun 2017
Students, polls and politicians - with less than a week to polling day
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson 27 May 2017
George Osborne on the power of the press, Jacqui Smith on dealing with terrorism.
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson 20 May 2017
Class politics or Blue Labour? Nick talks to Owen Jones and Maurice Glasman.
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson 13 May 2017
What makes a good campaign manifesto - and how can pledges lead to future problems?
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson 6 May 2017
Nick examines election spending and looks at strategic options for the party campaigns
30/04/2017
Nick reflects on the media coverage of the campaign and talks to the writer Paul Mason.
22/04/2017
Nick Robinson reflects on his interview with Theresa May and talks to William Hague
16/04/2017
Is the NHS sustainable? Nick Robinson discusses whether it needs more money and reforms.
09/04/2017
Is globalisation dead? Nick Robinson discusses its pros, cons and future prospects.