Political Thinking With Nick Robinson
Political Thinking With Nick Robinson is a TV show on BBC2. Beyond the soundbite. In conversation with the people who influence our political thinking, Nick Robinson reveals their backgrounds, their stories and their values. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 36 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.
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Andrew Griffith on why government sometimes has to say 'no' and why Rupert Murdoch was the 'best boss'.
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The Foreign Affairs Committee chair on Iran, Trump and grieving after being dropped by Starmer.
February 2026
The British-Iranian comic on revolutions, Kensington, 9/11 jokes, King Charles and Iran's future.
Social media campaigner Baroness Beeban Kidron on how she went from film-maker to lawmaker.
January 2026
How did a world heavyweight champion end up running a city of three million people in wartime?
The National Education Union's general secretary on strikes, race and banning social media.
What is the Scottish first minister's secret for getting Donald Trump's attention?
December 2025
An exclusive interview with Jordan Bardella, the 30-year-old populist hoping to be France's next president.
November 2025
Why did the leader of the Opposition call the chancellor 'spineless' and 'shameless'?
Why is Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, warning against leaving space for 'darker forces'?
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey warns against handing Reform UK 'the keys into 10 Downing Street'.
October 2025
Coventry MP Zarah Sultana on Palestine, NATO, Farage and setting up a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn.
Tom Fletcher has been the United Nations humanitarian chief for almost a year and speaks to Nick two weeks into his organisation's efforts to get as much aid as possible into the Gaza Strip.
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho on why she overhauled her party's climate policy.
The ‘free speech tsar’, Arif Ahmed, on how to protect freedom of speech on campuses and what happens if that freedom is threatened.
Labour deputy leadership candidate Bridget Phillipson joins Nick in Liverpool at the Labour Party conference.