Peter Hennessy isÌýthe Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London and an expert on the history of Government. Listen to the highlights of his programme below.
Peter Hennessy visits HMS Vigilant, one of the Trident submarines on patrol in the North Sea, armed with Britain's nuclear deterrent.
He looks into life on board the submarine and asks the crew how they handle the pressure of having theirÌýfinger on the trigger of theÌýdoomsday device.
Two seasoned Whitehall warriors discuss a plan to give more war powers to parliament, particularly over the decision to go to war.
Do you want a monarchy in 30 years time?ÌýWe commissioned a survey to look at people's changing attitudes to the royalty.
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What makes for great political humour? We ask comedyÌýwriters Sir Anthony Jay andÌýArmando Iannucci.
How vulnerable isÌýBritainÌýto a currency crisis? We speak to twoÌýeconomists caughtÌýin the eye of theÌý1976 and 1992 currency storms.
Professor Hennessy discusses the ideas and inspiration behind his programme.
