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A series of podcasts made by writers from the Guardian's award-winning comment site, Comment is Free

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    • Jun 7, 2008 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 40 EPISODES


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    Interviews podcast: Jonathan Freedland meets former US president Jimmy Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2008 27:31


    The former US president gives a revealing interview to Jonathan Freedland

    Brief Encounter: FW de Klerk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2007 65:54


    FW de Klerk, the last State President of Apartheid-era South Africa, talks to Nick Stadlen QC

    Brief Encounter: Desmond Tutu

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2007 58:30


    Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks to Nick Stadlen QC

    Brief encounter: Gerry Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2007 62:53


    Gerry Adams, the president of Sinn Fein, speaks to Nick Stadlen QC as part of our series of in-depth interviews

    Brief encounter: Shimon Peres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2007 36:10


    Shimon Peres speaks to Nick Stadlen.

    Interview: Sir Menzies Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2007 8:55


    Sir Menzies Campbell talks to Helene Mulholland about his achievements so far as Liberal Democrat leader, and his aims for the future.

    Sir Menzies Campbell on Guantanamo Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2007 10:09


    Ros Taylor speaks to the leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell on the fifth anniversary of the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.

    Brief encounter: Tony Benn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2006 64:07


    In the second of these in-depth interviews, Nick Stadlen QC - recently voted barrister of the year - quizzes Tony Benn in unprecendented detail about socialism: its past, present and future.

    David Milliband 17.11.06

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2006 8:41


    David Miliband talks to Helene Mulholland after a week of climate change talks in Kenya.

    David Milliband talks to Deborah Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2006 5:56


    David Miliband at the Nairobi climate change talks says that it is vital to get new commitments from America.

    David Milliband talks to Deborah Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2006 6:10


    Environment minister David Miliband denies a rift in the cabinet over climate change.

    David Milliband in Nairobi 14112006

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2006 8:03


    Politics editor Deborah Summers talks to environment minister David Milliband in Nairobi ahead of the UN climate change talks. Today, she asks about his last minute preparations for the talks.

    David Milliband talks to Deborah Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2006 5:12


    David Milliband in Nairobi talks to Deborah Summers.

    Brief Encounter: Nicholas Stadlen QC meets David Blunkett

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2006 62:03


    The former home secretary talks to Nicholas Stadlen QC about ASBO's, Iraq, parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law.

    Bournemouth Daily 03.10.06

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2006 22:25


    Michael White is joined by Andrew Gimson and Damian Green.

    Bournemouth Daily

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2006 19:32


    Michael White is joined by Tania Brannigan and Iain Duncan Smith at the Conservative party conference.

    Manchester Daily 28.09.2006

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2006 19:18


    Michael White presents the final podcast from the Labour party conference.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2006 1:44


    Will Woodward's commentary on Tony Blair's last speech to the Labour conference.

    Manchester Daily

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2006 21:20


    Michael White is joined by Harriet Harman and Will Woodward.

    Politics podcast from Labour conference 2006

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2006 16:42


    Michael White is joined by Ed Balls MP and the Guardian's Larry Elliott.

    Labour conference podcast with Michael White

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2006 16:08


    Michael White talks to John McDonnell MP and the Guardian's Polly Toynbee.

    Hilary Benn talks to Oliver King and Tania Branigan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2006 9:40


    International development secretary Hilary Benn talks to Oliver King and Tania Branigan about the government's white paper on development.

    Jon Dennis talks to Menzies Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2006 4:10


    As he reaches his 100 days as leader of the Liberal Democrats, Menzies Campbell talks to Guardian Unlimited about tax.

    Sir Menzies Campbell: 100 days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2006 4:10


    As he reaches his 100 days as leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell talks to Guardian Unlimited about all things tax.

    Michael White interviews the Prime Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2006 36:15


    Tony Blair answers questions from the public

    Westminster Weekly 27.04.2006

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2006 25:09


    Michael White, Ed Vaizey MP and Guardian Unlimited's Helene Mulholland discuss Tony Blair's triple whammy week. Charles Clarke, Patricia Hewitt and John Prescott - who's in more trouble, and should any of them resign?

    Westminster Weekly 27.04.2006

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2006 25:09


    Michael White, Ed Vaizey MP and Guardian Unlimited's Helene Mulholland discuss Tony Blair's triple whammy week. Charles Clarke, Patricia Hewitt and John Prescott - who's in more trouble, and should any of them resign?

    Robert Newman interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2006 41:42


    Paul Hamilos talks to the author, comedian and activist about climate change and The History of Oil

    Prime minister's questions 220306

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2006 0:02


    Listen to Tony Blair's grilling ahead of Gordon Brown's historic 10th budget.

    Matthew Tempest at the Lib Dem spring conference in Harrogate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2006 21:57


    Matthew Tempest reports from the Lib Dem spring conference in Harrogate.

    100 years of the Labour party

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2006 10:40


    Helene Mulholland talks to some of the elder statesman of the Labour party and the Guardian about their 100-year relationship

    100 years of the Labour party

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2006 10:47


    Helene Mulholland talks to some of the elder statesman of the Labour party and the Guardian about their 100-year relationship

    Oliver King talks to Chris Huhne 26/01/2006

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 24:32


    Oliver King talks to Chris Huhne

    Boris Johnson talks to Donald MacLeod 24.01.06

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2006 27:53


    Boris Johnson, the shadow minister for higher education, offers a staunch defence of academic freedom.

    Hilary Benn January 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2006 4:38


    Listen to the international development secretary Hilary Benn's criticisms of the relief work carried out by the UN

    Hilary Benn talks to Oliver King 19.01.2006

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2006 10:25


    Hilary Benn talks to Oliver King 19.01.2006.

    18.12.05: David Cameron talks to the Observer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2005 57:42


    David Cameron talks to Andrew Rawnsley and Gaby Hinsliff

    Boris Johnson talks to Oliver King 04.10.2005

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2005 1:12


    Boris Johnson talks to Oliver King 04.10.2005

    Billy Bragg talks to Oliver King 27.09.05

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2005 7:40


    Billy Bragg talks to Oliver King 27.09.05

    Tony Benn talks to Oliver King 26.09.2005

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2005 13:36


    Tony Benn talks to Oliver King 26.09.2005

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