As civil war continues in Syria and a caliphate burst into existence in Iraq, suddenly all eyes are on Israel. Israeli citizens have been murdered; bombs rain down on Gaza. We ask, how has this tragic situation come about and what can both side

What can the West do to help in Iraq?

Jun 19th, 2014 24m 35s

Tim is joined by the Telegraph's Con Coughlin and Andrew Critchlow to discuss what the West can do to help the crisis-stricken country. Also, Tim talks to Lord Saatchi and Charles Moore about the legacy of Lady Thatcher.

How do you teach schoolchildren to be more British?

Jun 12th, 2014 19m 3s

How do you teach British schoolchildren to be more British? On this week’s podcast, Toby Young and Janet Daley discuss the alleged Trojan Horse plot to Islamise Birmingham schools. How could it happen and what can be done (as Ofsted advised) to

Two Lib Dems walk into a pub...

Jun 5th, 2014 25m 22s

This week Tim is joined by Benedict Brogan, Damian Thompson, Mark Littlewood and Philip Johnston. Topics covered: exactly how tragic are Clegg & friends and should politicians start hitting the bottle again?

Is it time for Labour to panic?

May 15th, 2014 19m 11s

On Monday night the Tories pulled ahead of Labour in the polls for the first time in two years. Constantly banging on about the cost of living crisis and renationalising public services don't resonate with the British public as much as a growin

Has the idle West let Putin win?

May 1st, 2014 27m 19s

This week Tim is joined by David Blair and Con Coughlin to discuss if the West has to guts to impose sanctions that would hurt the Russian economy. The audio is taken from a live Google hangout. Apologies for the quality.

Why is Ukip still stealing Conservative voters?

Apr 17th, 2014 25m 40s

Why are the Eurosceptics still flocking to Farage and preparing to humiliate the Tories in next month's European elections? This week Tim is joined by Benedict Brogan, Louise Mensch and Dominic Raab. Note: this recording is from a live Google H

Ding dong, Maria Miller's gone: crisis management in an age of permanent crisis

Apr 10th, 2014 35m 37s

Maria Miller has resigned. After the public's patience ran out, David Cameron finally pulled the plug on his Culture Secretary – only to write a letter of condolence saying that he hopes some day she'll return to frontbench politics. The voters

Afghanistan: As the West leaves, will the Taliban take its place?

Apr 3rd, 2014 23m 15s

We're joined this week by Conservative MP Rory Stewart and the Telegraph's Rob Crilly and Colin Freeman

Wedding bells or alarm bells? What gay marriage says about modern Britain

Mar 27th, 2014 32m 29s

As of this Saturday, British gay couples will be able to get married. Finally, they've won the right to be as miserable as the rest of us. In this week's Telegram we ask why this extraordinary social change has come about with so little protest

Assisted suicide: are we on a slippery slope towards death on demand?

Mar 13th, 2014 35m 4s

In this week's Telegram Lord Tebbit and Tom Chivers debate the moral and practical realities of allowing an individual to decide when their life should end. Lord Tebbit foresees an explosion of financially motivated "suicides", while Tom Chiver

How do you deal with a power-hungry bully like Vladimir Putin?

Mar 6th, 2014 32m 30s

Power corrupts and it has corrupted Vladimir Putin absolutely. As the drama in Ukraine continues, we examine the mind and motivations of the man responsible.Ian H Robertson, Professor in Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and author of The

Why did the 1970s become a haven for evil?

Feb 27th, 2014 30m 48s

In this week's Telegram, Jenny McCartney and Iain Martin discuss what it was about the Seventies that created a poisonous alliance between sexual liberation and naive Left-wing politics.

Is the West still the moral leader of the world?

Feb 20th, 2014 36m 24s

The world has a new horror: Ukraine. This week, the Telegram talks to foreign correspondent David Blair in Kiev, where he tells us that the bloodshed and fighting suggests a country on the brink of civil war. Janet Daley and Peter Oborne argue

Is Edward Snowden a Russian 'useful idiot' just like the Soviet patsies of CND?

Feb 13th, 2014 24m 28s

Edward Snowden, far from being a heroic whistleblower, was a naive idiot who has handed a propaganda coup to one of the world's nastiest regimes, Putin's Russia. So says Edward Lucas, author of The Snowden Operation

Good Nick Clegg; Wicked Nick Clegg. Michael Gove speaks to the Telegram

Feb 6th, 2014 22m 42s

This week's Telegram is an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Michael Gove in which the Education Secretary explains his philosophy of history teaching to our resident historian Tim Stanley. If Britain's schools produce Marxist historian

Tory rebels: Does David Cameron deserve a break?

Jan 30th, 2014 33m 58s

We're joined this week by Louise Mensch, Peter Oborne, Janet Daley and Robbie Collin

Syria: what made Assad's stalemate possible

Jan 23rd, 2014 31m 44s

This week, all eyes are on Syria where the brutal civil war has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Our foreign correspondent, David Blair, explains how the monstrous Bashar al-Assad has managed to cling onto power for so long – and Con Cou

Naughty Tories; Naughty Movies

Jan 16th, 2014 25m 53s

The Tories are revolting! We debate with Douglas Carswell and Graeham Archer what the proper role of a Conservative MP should be. Also, the Telegraph's senior movie critic Robbie Collin and our arts editor Sarah Crompton talk obscenities.

Misery in Britain; panic in France: welcome to 2014

Jan 9th, 2014 30m 34s

We're joined this week by Jeremy Warner, Ed Howker, Benedict Brogan and Anne-Elisabeth Moutet.

Why has 2013 been the year of Kim Jong-un?

Dec 18th, 2013 23m 8s

We are joined by the UK's former ambassador to North Korea, John Everard

Pope Francis: just who is Time's new Person of the Year?

Dec 12th, 2013 26m 2s

The Pope is a Catholic – but what sort of Catholic? As Time magazine nominates Francis as Person of the Year, Will Heaven, Damian Thompson and Tim Stanley try to get to grips with this charismatic but confusing figure. Also, Sir Richard Branson

Nelson Mandela: Saying farewell to South Africa's liberator

Dec 6th, 2013 20m 30s

Nelson Mandela, the liberator of South Africa, has died at 95. In this special Telegram podcast, Peter Oborne, Mary Riddell and Sue Cameron discuss what his life and his legacy – his country and the rest of the world. He leaves behind a South A