Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Nanny State Made Me

By: Stuart Maconie

Narrated by: Stuart Maconie

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' Observer

It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to... Read more

Misjustice

By: Helena Kennedy

Narrated by: Helena Kennedy

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Two women a week are killed by a spouse or partner.

Every seven minutes a woman is raped.

The police receive one phone call per minute about domestic violence.

Now is the time for change.

Helena Kennedy forensically examines the pressing new evidence that women are being discriminated against when it comes to the law. From... Read more

The Social Distance Between Us

By: Darren McGarvey

Narrated by: Darren McGarvey

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Britain is in a long-distance relationship with reality...

From poverty and policing, homelessness and overrun prisons to Grenfell and hostile environments, Britain has long been failing those who need our help the most. There is arguably one unifying theme that links all these afflictions: proximity. Proximity is how... Read more

Poles Apart

By: Alison Goldsworthy, Laura Osborne & Alexandra C...

Narrated by: Sarah Paul

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Humans may violently disagree with one another, but there are ways to bring them together.

Poles Apart is based on interviews with leaders on both sides of the Atlantic and the latest academic research. It explains why we are so tribal, the advantages and disadvantages of being so, its often-unknown effects on our... Read more

Little Brexit

By: Matt Lucas & David Walliams

Narrated by: David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Tom Baker, Anthony ...

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The stars of Little Britain return for this one-off comic look at Brexit. Originally broadcast on Radio 4, Little Brexit includes exclusive, never before heard-or-broadcast sketches.

Brexit. Brexit. Brexit. The referendum has united this country like never before. Everybody loves Brexit. But how will Brexit affect the ordinary people of... Read more

The Now Show: Series 53-55

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Full Cast, Hugh Dennis & Steve Punt

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Three more series of the flagship topical comedy show presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis - plus special Edinburgh Fringe Festival episode

The Now Show is back, saving you from the trouble of keeping up with the news by providing a topical mix of stand-up, sketches, songs and interviews that tell you everything you need to know.

In these 20... Read more

Great Leaders' Lives

By: Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Sto...

Narrated by: Matthew Parris, Ranulph Fiennes, George Monbiot...

Length: 18 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Household names nominate leaders from the past for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives
Since its inception in 2001, Great Lives has been one of Radio 4's most popular programmes, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. The format is simple, but compelling: each week, a distinguished personality is invited to... Read more

Bad Education

By: Matt Goodwin

Narrated by: Matt Goodwin

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NATIONAL POPULISM AND VALUES, VOICE AND VIRTUE.

Depressed tutors and disillusioned students. Cheating parents, funding crises and faculty misconduct. Culture wars and campus protests. Welcome to the broken world of academia. Welcome to Bad... Read more

Killer in the Kremlin

By: John Sweeney

Narrated by: John Sweeney

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

A gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, charting his rise from spy to tsar, exposing the events that led to his invasion of Ukraine and his assault on Europe.

In Killer in the Kremlin, award-winning journalist John Sweeney takes readers from the heart of Putin's Russia to the killing fields of... Read more

The Now Show: Series 59-61

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt & Various

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Three sparkling series of the award-winning comedy show

The Now Show is back with a bang, bringing you a bumper helping of topical skits, sketches, stand-up and songs. In these 18 episodes, Steve Punt co-presents with Hugh Dennis and, on one occasion, Gareth Gwynn. Joining them to take a satirical sideswipe at the news are comedians including... Read more

I Don't Want to Talk About Home

By: Suad Aldarra

Narrated by: Nadia Albina

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

'I carry my troubled homeland within me; I hide it like a crime.'

Growing up in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled. The daughter of Syrian parents, she railed against the extreme strictures placed on women in Saudi society at the time and the rising prejudice her family faced as migrants. When... Read more

Top of the Class

By: John Wilson, Bill Morris, Marcus du Sautoy, Tas...

Narrated by: John Wilson, Bill Morris, Lauren Child, Gary Rh...

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Major public figures go back to their beginnings and uncover where they really started

John Wilson (acclaimed arts and culture reporter and journalist, and presenter of Front Row, Newsnight Review and Pick of the Week) meets up with a variety of public figures from such diverse fields as food, mathematics, politics, writing and music, and takes... Read more

Dead Ringers: Series 1-7 plus Specials

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Alistair McGowan, Jan Ravens, Phil...

Length: 16 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The first seven series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 impressions show - plus three sparkling Specials

Wickedly funny and bitingly satirical, Dead Ringers has been lampooning politicans, celebrities and media pundits for over 20 years. In these seven series, first broadcast between 2000 and 2002, the team give us their peerless impressions of... Read more

Dead Ringers: Series 8-14 plus Specials

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Conn...

Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Seven more series of the popular BBC Radio 4 impressions show - plus a selection of unbroadcast material

Since the turn of the millennium, Dead Ringers has been giving us its skewed, hilarious take on the famous and the infamous. The show has won a British Comedy Award, a Sony Gold Award, and a Press Guild Award for Radio Programme of the Year -... Read more

The Now Show: Series 44 – 46

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Three series of the Sony Award-winning BBC Radio comedy show

A fast-paced mix of stand-up, songs and sketches, The Now Show takes an off-the-wall look at world events, blending satire and silliness to poke fun at politics and lampoon the news.

In these 18 episodes from 2014 and 2015, Steve Punt co-presents with Hugh Dennis and, on one occasion,... Read more

The Now Show: Series 47 – 49

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present three more series of the much-loved BBC Radio comedy show

A long-time favourite of Friday night comedy fans, The Now Show presents the headlines through sketches, songs and stand-up, providing a wry, satirical perspective on UK and world events.

In these 19 episodes from 2015 and 2016, hosts Steve Punt and Hugh... Read more

The News Quiz: 2015 – 2016

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Miles Jupp & Various

Length: 15 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Four series of the satirical radio panel show chaired by Miles Jupp

The News Quiz, 'the finest topical comedy panel game known to radio', has been providing headlines, punchlines, irony and irreverence since it was first broadcast in 1977. In these 33 episodes from September 2015 to October 2016, Miles Jupp takes over at the helm, replacing... Read more

The News Quiz: 2017 – 2018

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Miles Jupp & Various

Length: 14 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Four more series of the long-running satirical panel show chaired by Miles Jupp

Since its inception in 1977, The News Quiz has been taking an irreverent sideways look at the headlines, playfully poking fun at the issues, incidents and individuals that make the news. These 32 episodes, first broadcast between January 2017 and February 2018, see... Read more

The News Quiz: 2018 – 2019

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Miles Jupp & Various

Length: 14 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Four further series of the award-winning satirical panel show

For over 45 years, The News Quiz has been taking a scalpel to the headlines, dissecting them with its inimitable blend of satire, silliness and sharp-witted commentary. These 32 episodes, first broadcast between April 2018 and May 2019, find the team tackling stories big and small from... Read more

Abolish the Monarchy

By: Graham Smith

Narrated by: Sam Swann

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

It's wrong in principle and it doesn't work in practice. (And no, it's not good for tourism.) But it doesn't have to be this way.

They say Britain should be proud to have the mother of parliaments, a shining beacon of democracy and an example to other nations. But there's an elephant in the room.

At the heart of power is... Read more

The News Quiz 2009

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Various, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hami...

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Three series of the satirical radio panel show chaired by Sandi Toksvig

Ever since 1977, The News Quiz has been finding the hilarity in the headlines and providing witty commentary on stories big and small. In these 25 episodes from 2009, the inimitable Sandi Toksvig is in the hot seat, presiding over an all-star panel of journalists and... Read more

The News Quiz 2010

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Various, Micky Flanagan, Armando...

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Sandi Toksvig hosts these three sensational series of 'the finest topical panel game known to radio'

For over 40 years, The News Quiz has been scrutinising the headlines to give us its unique, sardonic take on the stories that are making a splash. In these 25 episodes, we raid the archives from 2010 to rediscover the highs, lows and mediums of... Read more

The News Quiz 2011

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Various, Roisin Conaty, Dominic ...

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Three more series of the satirical radio panel show chaired by Sandi Toksvig

Sandi Toksvig, 'probably the funniest person in the English-speaking world' (The Guardian), is our host for these 25 episodes of the perennially popular comedy news quiz, first broadcast between New Year's Eve 2010 and 4 November 2011.

Joining her to poke fun at stories... Read more

The News Quiz 2012

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Various, Michael Buerk, Barry Cr...

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Sandi Toksvig chairs the satirical radio panel show in this trio of series from 2012

2012 was full of historic milestones - London hosted the Olympics, the Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, and The News Quiz marked its 35th anniversary. Sandi Toksvig is in the chair for these three series, as the team debate these and other top stories of the... Read more