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Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    The John McDonnell One

    Fri 26 Oct 2018

    The Shadow Chancellor explains why he became a Marxist not a priest.

  • The Amber Rudd One

    Fri 19 Oct 2018

    The former 蜜芽传媒 Secretary on why she wants her old job back and life on the silver screen

  • The Sir John Major One

    Thu 11 Oct 2018

    The former PM on why Universal Credit needs to change and the perils of Brexit.

  • The David Davis One

    Fri 5 Oct 2018

    The former Brexit Secretary on his Communist grandad & how sugar made him a Eurosceptic.

  • The Andy Burnham One

    Fri 28 Sep 2018

    The Mayor of Greater Manchester on life up North and why he lost to Jeremy Corbyn.

  • The Vince Cable One

    Fri 21 Sep 2018

    The LibDem leader discusses spasms, racism and the problems faced by liberalism

  • The Len McCluskey One

    Fri 14 Sep 2018

    The Unite leader on why he wouldn't weep if Tony Blair left Labour and his favourite poem

  • The Tony Blair One

    Fri 7 Sep 2018

    Tony Blair tells Nick why he's not sure if moderates can "take back" the Labour Party

  • Political Thinking returns next week

    Fri 31 Aug 2018

    Nick Robinson looks forward to a momentous autumn.

  • Bonus podcast: Could the PM have a Brummie accent?

    Fri 24 Aug 2018

    Chris Mason's "Archive on 4" about the accents of politics and the politics of accents.

  • Bonus podcast: Corbyn鈥檚 Labour Episode 3

    Fri 17 Aug 2018

    Iain Watson presents the final episode of Radio 4's 鈥楾he Long March of Corbyn鈥檚 Labour鈥�.

  • Bonus podcast: Corbyn鈥檚 Labour Episode 2

    Fri 10 Aug 2018

    George Parker presents episode two in Radio 4's 鈥楾he Long March of Corbyn鈥檚 Labour鈥�.

  • Bonus podcast: Corbyn鈥檚 Labour Episode 2

    Fri 10 Aug 2018

    George Parker presents episode two in the Radio 4's 鈥楾he Long March of Corbyn鈥檚 Labour鈥�.

  • Bonus podcast: Corbyn鈥檚 Labour Episode 1

    Fri 3 Aug 2018

    Steve Richards presents episode one of Radio 4's 鈥楾he Long March of Corbyn鈥檚 Labour鈥�.

  • The Nia Griffith One

    Thu 26 Jul 2018

    The Shadow Defence Secretary on languages, name-calling over Brexit and anti-Semitism.

  • The Liz Truss One

    Fri 20 Jul 2018

    The Chief Secretary on 'freedom fighting', negotiating Brexit & love of British cheese

  • The Andrea Leadsom One

    Fri 13 Jul 2018

    The Commons Leader on Brexit, Boris, Bercow, babies' brains and branding Big Ben.

  • The Dominic Raab One

    Thu 5 Jul 2018

    The Housing Minister's divided household over football and the "rocky bridge" to Brexit.

  • The Dominic Grieve One

    Fri 29 Jun 2018

    The former Attorney General on avoiding a 'no deal' Brexit and challenging the spooks

  • The Tommy Sheppard One

    Fri 22 Jun 2018

    The SNP MP on indyref2, his party walking out of PMQs & being knocked out of MasterChef.

  • The Tom Watson One

    Thu 14 Jun 2018

    Labour's Deputy Leader on clearing his 'brain fog' and the vulnerability of his position

  • The Andrew Adonis One

    Fri 8 Jun 2018

    The Labour peer on his battle to stop Brexit and why he wants to become an MP.

  • The Shakira Martin One

    Fri 25 May 2018

    NUS President on how further education saved her and why it's polite to use jazz hands.

  • The Angela Rayner One

    Fri 18 May 2018

    Labour's education spokeswoman on being poor but not "a scumbag" & if she can lead Labour

  • The David Lammy One

    Fri 11 May 2018

    The Tottenham MP's anger over Grenfell and Windrush - and how singing changed his life.

  • The James Graham One

    Fri 4 May 2018

    The award-winning playwright on empathy and the magic of political theatre (and Hull).

  • The Dawn Butler One

    Fri 27 Apr 2018

    The Shadow Equalities Secretary on prejudice in Parliament and pulling your trousers up.

  • The Tom Tugendhat One

    Fri 20 Apr 2018

    The former soldier on why you have to talk to your enemies & take the blame in a crisis.

  • The Jo Swinson One

    Fri 13 Apr 2018

    The LibDem deputy leader says yes to an Easter egg but no to leading a new centre party.

  • The Matt Hancock One

    Fri 23 Mar 2018

    The Culture Secretary explains how to win a horse race ... come on, let's get started!

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