The Story Episodes Episode guide
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Could Hunter Biden's laptop cost his father the presidency?
Gabriel Gatehouse breaks down the Hunter Biden conspiracy theories.
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Could Donald Trump go to jail?
What are the key legal problems Donald Trump is facing and what are their consequences?
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Could Boris Johnson really bounce back?
How has the former PM been keeping busy?
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Could a Labour Government mean the end of private schools?
Will Britain’s private schools lose tax breaks they have benefited from for years?
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Could a jab cure cancer?
Is a vaccine for cancer on the horizon and if so, will it be a cure?
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Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
How is so much cocaine getting into the country? And what can be done about it?
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China’s deadly role in America’s fentanyl epidemic
Is China deliberately fuelling its rival’s opioid crisis?
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China's new spy army
Has Britain been slow to grasp the scale of China’s spying operations?
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China's Covid gamble
How is China coping with the abrupt end to its "zero-Covid" policy?
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Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair?
How significant are race, power and celebrity friends in the campaign to win an Oscar?
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Can the new Chancellor save the economy and the Prime Minister?
After weeks of economic uncertainty will recent changes be enough to steady the markets?
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Can an AI bot convince you that it's sentient?
Google maverick claims his AI bot is sentient. Can we distinguish life from imitation?
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Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic?
Could a huger suppressing diabetic drug be our best bet at tackling UK obesity?
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By the Dnipro: One night on the frontline
Senior Foreign Correspondent, Anthony Loyd spends a night on the Ukrainian frontline
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Britain’s new far-right (Pt 2): The Nazi YouTuber
We track down the man behind one of the most racist YouTube channels in the country.
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Britain’s new far-right (Pt 1): A lockdown creation
An investigation has found how a far-right group made the most of the pandemic.
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Britain's migration crisis, explained
What do we know about the migrants risking their lives and what do they face on arrival?
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Borscht, books and ballet: the battle for Ukraine's identity
What does the complete removal of Russian influence mean for the country's future?
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Boris Johnson on the brink
On a tumultuous day in Westminster, what went on behind the scenes?
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Bird Flu: The devastating pandemic that’s flown under the radar
5.5m farm birds have been culled to stop a bird flu outbreak, how bad could it get?
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Best of 2023: How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991
We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Best of 2023: How giant pandas became China’s furry diplomats
We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Best of 2023: Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.
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Behind enemy lines - meet the secret Ukrainian counter offensive
In occupied territory in Ukraine, men and women are working secretly behind enemy lines.
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Battle of the blockbusters: Napoleon declares war on Marvel movies
Have audiences grown tired of the genre Sir Ridley Scott has called "boring"?
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Baby Reindeer: The complicated truth about being stalked
What happens when the lines between criminality, complicity and consent are blurred?
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Anna Wintour: The most powerful woman in fashion
How does she stay relevant in a world of TikTok trends and social media influencers?
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Andrew Malkinson: One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice
How did this happen? What now for Malkinson? Can he ever be recompensed?
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An unsolved murder, the Troubles, and the British state
Will a long awaited investigation finally reveal any answers?
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An MI6 agent's journey from spy to killer
From al-Qaeda training camp spy to imprisoned killer.