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The World's Shifting Balance

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times analyses the crisis facing the global economy.

• 30 mins

Bad Elections

Zareer Masani considers the relationship between voting and other democratic rights.

• 30 mins

Climate Change: The Quick Fix?

Frances Cairncross investigates the idea that technology can combat global warming.

• 30 mins

Al Qaeda's Enemy Within

Frank Gardner talks to former allies of Osama bin Laden who have turned against him.

• 30 mins

Fair Play?

Richard Weight asks why many poorer nations often perform better than Britain at sports.

• 28 mins

Trust Me, I'm a Patient

Consumer-driven health care is a hot political issue. Michael Blastland investigates.

• 30 mins

The Dollar and Dominance

Economist Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency

• 30 mins

Do Public Inquiries Work?

Lawyer Ann Alexander examines the public inquiries system.

• 30 mins

Dead Cert

Michael Blastland examines the damage done by the demand for certainty in politics.

• 30 mins

Paying The Piper

Frances Cairncross examines what lessons must be learned from the credit crunch.

• 30 mins

Blow-Back from Edinburgh?

Are political forces are pushing Edinburgh and London onto increasingly divergent paths?

• 30 mins

My DNA

Ben Hammersley investigates the predictive genetics industry.

• 28 mins

Rolling Stones

Alison Wolf asks whether human beings have an innate need to travel.

• 30 mins

Anti Social Housing

Richard Reeves, director of the think tank Demos, argues that social housing has failed.

• 30 mins

The Threat of Thrift

Chris Bowlby asks if the concept of thrift has lost its moral attraction.

• 30 mins

Clever.com

The reality behind the stereotype of teenagers apparent over-reliance on the internet.

• 28 mins

The Financial Tsunami

Ngaire Woods on how the financial crisis is affecting people in developing countries.

• 28 mins

Obama's Pentagon

Mark Urban asks if the Obama presidency will see substantial reform at the Pentagon.

• 30 mins

No Escape

Richard Weight asks why prison policy is so difficult to unlock and if anyone has the key.

• 30 mins

Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge

Financial commentator Martin Wolf assesses what the future may hold for the global economy

• 28 mins

A New Iraq?

Bronwen Maddox considers the prospects of lasting peace for the Iraqi people.

• 28 mins

Are Politicians Out of Touch?

Michael Blastland asks if 'group-think' is distancing policy from the public.

• 28 mins

Thought Experiments

Janet Radcliffe Richards examines the results of studies into humans' moral choices.

• 28 mins

Inspiring Green Innovation

Inspiring the inventors who will lead the way in the fight against global warming.

• 28 mins

Preserving Pakistan

Owen Bennett-Jones investigates Pakistan's Islamic radicals.

• 28 mins

In Defence of Targets

As NHS targets fall out of political fashion, Michael Blastland argues in their favour.

• 28 mins

Who's Afraid of the BNP?

Kenan Malik asks what the liberal response should be to the BNP's 2009 electoral success.

• 28 mins

Educating Cinderella

Fran Abrams explores the balance between choice and paternalism in further education.

• 28 mins

Small States

Bronwen Maddox of The Times asks if small nations can survive as independent states.

• 28 mins

Ayatollogy

Ed Stourton asks if a battle over theology could bring an end to Iran's Islamic Republic.

• 30 mins