Episodes to download
-
25. The Purge
Fri 4 Sep 2020
Mark Mardell examines how revolution was afoot in the Conservative Party
-
24. The Centre Cannot Hold
Wed 2 Sep 2020
Mark Mardell delves into the problems that dogged the centre ground
-
23. Three Strikes and You're Out!
Wed 2 Sep 2020
Mark Mardell explores heightened tensions as Mrs May's withdrawal deal fails to impress
-
-
Brexit: How did we get here?
Fri 31 Jan 2020
Mark Mardell recaps how Britain joined, and ultimately came to leave the European Union
-
21. Checkmate at Chequers
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Mark Mardell revisits a hot and sunny day at the Prime Minister's country retreat
-
20. The path to a meaningful vote
Mon 22 Apr 2019
Mark Mardell navigates MPs' journey to secure a meaningful vote on Bexit
-
-
18. Dexeu: Brexit from a broom cupboard
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Mark Mardell delves into Whitehall and the new Department for Exiting the European Union
-
-
17. Lancaster House and red lines
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Mark Mardell dissects Theresa May's infamous Lancaster House speech
-
16. Article 50 and the Avatar of Hate
Thu 6 Dec 2018
Mark Mardell unpicks how – and when – Article 50 was triggered
-
15. Road to Conference
Thu 29 Nov 2018
Mark Mardell considers the role of Mrs May’s chiefs of staff in her first months at No10
-
14. Inside May's Mind
Thu 22 Nov 2018
Mark Mardell delves into what the Prime Minister really thought about the EU
-
13. An Island Nation
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Mark Mardell finishes his journey through Britain's 45 year relationship with the EU
-
12. Five miscalculations and a resignation
Thu 6 Sep 2018
Mark Mardell asks whether David Cameron's decisions over Europe led to his own demise
-
11. Banging on about Europe
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Mark Mardell charts the rise of UKIP and the effect it had on the Conservative party
-
-
9. Blair, Brown and a bike ride
Thu 19 Jul 2018
Mark Mardell remembers the push and pull of Europe under New Labour
-
8. The Most Successful Party That Never Won A Seat
Thu 5 Jul 2018
Mark Mardell gets to grips with Sir James Goldsmith and his Referendum Party
-
7. Major and the mad cows
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Mark Mardell returns to a health crisis recast into familiar territory: a Brussels battle
-
6. Major’s Bastards and the Battle of Maastricht
Thu 7 Jun 2018
Mark Mardell revisits the tensions in the Conservative party over the Maastricht Treaty
-
5. Up Yours Delors!
Thu 24 May 2018
Mark Mardell considers the role of the press in influencing public opinion about the EU
-
4. From Bruges to Bust
Thu 10 May 2018
Mark Mardell explores the role of Europe in Margaret Thatcher's downfall
-
3. Battling Maggie's blues
Thu 26 Apr 2018
Mark Mardell follows Margaret Thatcher's fight to reduce Britain's bill to the EEC
-
2. Yes to Britain in Europe
Fri 13 Apr 2018
Mark Mardell examines the 1975 referendum to remain in the European Economic Community
-
1. Fanfare for the future
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Mark Mardell navigates his way through the early days of the UK's love affair with the EU