The Long View Episodes Available now
30/07/2014
Jonathan Freedland on attitudes to young people who volunteer to fight in foreign wars.
23/07/2014
Jonathan Freedland compares Nigel Farage with the 18th-century politician John Wilkes.
The Politics of History Textbooks
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of writing history books for children.
The Big Flood of 1953
Jonathan Freedland and his team goes on location to investigate the floods of 1953.
The Working Poor
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the working poor.
14/01/2014
Jonathan Freedland compares the rise of electronic cigarettes with snuff in the 1600s.
Tax Avoidance
Jonathan Freedland on tax avoidance today and in the 8th century. With Margaret Hodge MP.
Shale gas and UK energy resources
Jonathan Freedland on shale gas, and the new Yorkshire coal finds of the 19th century.
International Surveillance
Sir Malcolm Rifkind and others discuss international surveillance.
Nika Riots
In the wake of the Turkish protests, Jonathan Freedland considers the Nika Riots of AD532.
