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Drowning in news? Let The Story guide you.


Each morning, hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you today's most important story, told by the journalists who know what really happened.


In depth, honest, and mixed in with exclusive reports and groundbreaking investigations.


Discover the story behind the story with the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.



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Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
1594
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Who should keep the Elgin Marbles?

Who should keep the Elgin Marbles?

A diplomatic row has broken out between Rishi Sunak and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Elgin Marbles. Today, we’re revisiting an episode from last December, when David Aaronovitch…

00:37:24  |   Sat 02 Dec 2023
Nigel Farage in the jungle: What’s his game plan?

Nigel Farage in the jungle: What’s his game plan?

The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is being paid £1.5 million to take part in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! and is on the trail of Gen Z fans. Could a reality TV car…

00:26:59  |   Fri 01 Dec 2023
Israel/Gaza: What happens when the ceasefire eventually ends?

Israel/Gaza: What happens when the ceasefire eventually ends?

Negotiations to extend the ceasefire continue. But what could happen when the pause in fighting eventually ends? We bring you the view from both sides, with our correspondents in Israel and Gaza.

This…

00:32:07  |   Thu 30 Nov 2023
Confessions of a (former) royal correspondent

Confessions of a (former) royal correspondent

As the royals hit the headlines again with the release of another “tell-all” book, what’s it like reporting on ‘The Firm’? Valentine Low, The Times writer on all things royal for the past 15 years ha…

00:25:33  |   Wed 29 Nov 2023
The climate summit hosted by an oil executive

The climate summit hosted by an oil executive

This week, COP28 starts in Dubai. The conference will be chaired by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who happens to be the head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company. Leaked documents suggest al-Jaber…

00:27:50  |   Tue 28 Nov 2023
Inside the Kinahan crime cartel and their €1 billion empire

Inside the Kinahan crime cartel and their €1 billion empire

Christy Kinahan is the former Dublin taxi driver who heads the world’s most wanted international gang. John Mooney, who has been pursuing Christy and his gang for a decade, considers if the net is fi…

00:26:00  |   Mon 27 Nov 2023
Play on: How football returned to Ukraine

Play on: How football returned to Ukraine

This weekend we're bringing you a documentary special from Times Radio's sister station, talkSPORT.

British-Ukrainian journalist and reporter Andrew Todos looks at how football in Ukraine has found i…

00:50:12  |   Sat 25 Nov 2023
Five days of chaos at ChatGPT HQ: The Sam Altman saga

Five days of chaos at ChatGPT HQ: The Sam Altman saga

Last week, Sam Altman the CEO of OpenAI - the makers of ChatGPT - was sacked by his board.

After a dramatic few days, he is back at the company along with a new board. But is it really business as us…

00:33:41  |   Fri 24 Nov 2023
The Israel-Hamas hostage deal, explained

The Israel-Hamas hostage deal, explained

It’s been nearly seven weeks since 240 Israeli hostages were seized in a terrorist attack by Hamas. The attack was followed by intense retaliatory bombings of the Gaza strip by the Israeli army and t…

00:28:55  |   Thu 23 Nov 2023
Battle of the blockbusters: Napoleon declares war on Marvel

Battle of the blockbusters: Napoleon declares war on Marvel

British director Sir Ridley Scott's new epic, Napoleon, is released in cinemas today. It comes as Marvel’s latest film suffered its lowest box office opening ever, raising questions about the future …

00:25:08  |   Wed 22 Nov 2023
How the Tory budget could be a headache for Labour

How the Tory budget could be a headache for Labour

Tomorrow, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will present his Autumn Statement to the Commons. For a government down in the polls, it may offer the opportunity for giveaways - and the Prime Minister says his gov…

00:28:30  |   Tue 21 Nov 2023
Should Joe Biden step aside?

Should Joe Biden step aside?

Polling ahead of next year’s election shows a majority of Americans think Biden is too old to be president. Rambling speeches, stumbles, and his advancing years are a cause for alarm in the Democrati…

00:29:05  |   Mon 20 Nov 2023
Philippa Gregory's Normal Women

Philippa Gregory's Normal Women

This Sunday we're bringing you a bonus episode from a new podcast: Normal Women, from celebrated novelist and historian Philippa Gregory.

Normal Women is a radical retelling of our nation’s story – no…

00:47:32  |   Sun 19 Nov 2023
VAR: Is technology ruining football?

VAR: Is technology ruining football?

Seven years ago, Fifa introduced the VAR system: the video assistant referee. It was meant to help make quicker, more accurate decisions about on-field incidents like off-side and handballs. But afte…

00:22:16  |   Fri 17 Nov 2023
The end of The Crown: What did we really learn?

The end of The Crown: What did we really learn?

The final season of the hit Netflix series The Crown comes out today. The show has reanimated events lost to history, and put our fascination with the royals into overdrive, but it has also made libe…

00:25:58  |   Thu 16 Nov 2023
Why the West Bank is about to erupt

Why the West Bank is about to erupt

As Israel focuses on fighting Hamas in Gaza, tensions are rising in the other Palestinian territory, the occupied West Bank. Since October 7, violence between Palestinians and Israeli settlers has le…

00:26:51  |   Wed 15 Nov 2023
Cameron in, Braverman out: Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle

Cameron in, Braverman out: Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle

Former prime minister David Cameron is back in the government after Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle. Pressure had been mounting on Sunak to sack Suella Braverman after a controversial opinion piece i…

00:25:00  |   Tue 14 Nov 2023
Should Zelensky negotiate with Putin?

Should Zelensky negotiate with Putin?

The head of Ukraine’s military says the war is at a stalemate. Meanwhile, Western attention is shifting to the Israel-Gaza conflict. So is a military victory off the table and should President Zelens…

00:23:49  |   Mon 13 Nov 2023
The world according to Nadine Dorries

The world according to Nadine Dorries

“This really is the single weirdest book I have ever read, and anyone who does not reach the same conclusion after reading it should be sectioned.”

That was our colleague Patrick Maguire’s verdict on …

00:27:48  |   Sat 11 Nov 2023
The culture war comes to the National Trust

The culture war comes to the National Trust

Tomorrow is the Annual General Meeting of the National Trust - and battle lines are being drawn. Over the past two years, a protest faction called 'Restore Trust' has emerged to challenge the UK's bi…

00:27:42  |   Fri 10 Nov 2023
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