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Politically is BBC Radio 4's home for insightful, inside takes on how politics and power really work. Step into a world steeped in ambition and intrigue... a world that demands tough decisions and delicate compromises. And let those who've walked the corridors of power reveal how they believe them best navigated, through the frank and illuminating series you'll find in this feed.

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S5 · E2
Jul 17, 2025 · 29 min
Reflections: Series 3: Diane Abbott
Labour MP Diane Abbott reflects on a life in politics in conversation with James Naughtie.
S5 · E1
Jul 10, 2025 · 37 min
Reflections: Series 3: John Kerry
James Naughtie talks to veteran US politician John Kerry about his life and career.
S4 · E20
Jun 23, 2025 · 14 min
Postwar: 20. What if?
What would Britain have been like if Winston Churchill had won the 1945 general election?
S4 · E19
Jun 23, 2025 · 14 min
Postwar: 19. Post-postwar
When did the postwar period end?
S4 · E18
Jun 23, 2025 · 14 min
Postwar: 18. Churchill: Lion in Winter
What happened to Winston Churchill in the years after the 1945 general election?

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Episodes 25

Reflections: Series 3: Diane Abbott

Reflections: Series 3: John Kerry

Postwar: 20. What if?

Postwar: 19. Post-postwar

Postwar: 18. Churchill: Lion in Winter