Beyond Today

One big question about one big story from the news - and beyond - every weekday. Tina Daheley and Matthew Price search for answers that will change the way we see the world.

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Sam Smith: what’s the problem with ‘them’?
Getting to grips with non-binary gender pronouns.
17 Sep 2019,25 mins
Syria: why bomb hospitals?
The war crimes continue.
16 Sep 2019,22 mins
Top Boy: what’s the story behind the comeback?
The show’s creator and lead actor on how it became a hit.
13 Sep 2019,26 mins
Vaping: can it kill you?
Six e-cigarette users have died in the US.
12 Sep 2019,21 mins
Femicide: is one student’s murder changing South Africa?
The murder of a 19-year-old woman has spurred protests across the country.
11 Sep 2019,20 mins
The Handmaid’s Tale: could it happen in real life?
The politics and science of fertility today.
10 Sep 2019,18 mins
How does slavery work now?
Inside Britain’s biggest modern day slavery bust.
09 Sep 2019,21 mins
Malcolm Gladwell
Why we need to get better at working out who’s lying.
06 Sep 2019,21 mins
Brexit: what happens next?
Everything you need to know about the chaos in Westminster.
05 Sep 2019,27 mins
What’s the problem with only eating chips?
What we don’t know about the boy who only ate Pringles, chips and bread.
04 Sep 2019,21 mins
What’s it like to have “gay conversion therapy”?
The attempt to “cure” gay people.
03 Sep 2019,21 mins
Brexit: are we all radicals now?
With talk of coups and treason the rhetoric around Brexit just gets angrier.
02 Sep 2019,17 mins
Sara Pascoe: why does gender matter?
The comedian on her new book Sex, Power, Money.
30 Aug 2019,21 mins
Brexit: what just happened?
Finding answers amid the outrage and confusion.
29 Aug 2019,24 mins
Who does the Amazon belong to?
The showdown over the burning of the Brazilian rainforest foreshadows battles to come.
28 Aug 2019,22 mins
Will Greta save the planet?
Why she doesn’t want us to pin all our hopes on her
27 Aug 2019,21 mins
Louis Theroux (again)
"I can’t just interview people I agree with."
26 Aug 2019,29 mins
Was Larnell Bruce killed because he was black?
A tale of white supremacy in America.
23 Aug 2019,23 mins
Paul Pogba: should we end anonymity online?
Racist posts about top footballers reignites a debate about making the internet nicer.
22 Aug 2019,20 mins
Why did Iceland hold a funeral for a glacier?
A despatch from one of the frontlines of climate change.
21 Aug 2019,18 mins
Is the way we work bad for us?
Even office space is being designed for self-optimisation.
20 Aug 2019,23 mins
Kashmir: what happens now?
Even celebs are being dragged into one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.
19 Aug 2019,19 mins
Why did Israeli spies build a fake beach resort?
Espionage, exodus and wind-surfing.
16 Aug 2019,19 mins
How did a Tinder date story fool us?
The story of a nightmare date at the Shard wasn’t true. That didn’t stop it going viral.
15 Aug 2019,18 mins
University: is it worth it?
Average student debt in England is £50k.
14 Aug 2019,20 mins
Jeffrey Epstein: how much do we really know?
The prison death of a well-connected sex offender has led to wild conspiracy theories.
13 Aug 2019,23 mins
How did gambling take over football?
Betting and the beautiful game.
12 Aug 2019,19 mins
Cyntoia Brown: did Kim Kardashian get her out of prison?
Justice and the power of celebrity.
09 Aug 2019,20 mins
No deal: will it happen?
The Brexit endgame and a tale of two Dominics.
08 Aug 2019,21 mins
No deal: what’s going to happen to our food?
Domino’s are stockpiling toppings but fresh food is most vulnerable to Brexit disruption.
07 Aug 2019,21 mins