From Bede to Brexit Dan will explore the historical roots of the persistently distinctive culture of Northumbria and what the future might hold for this recognisably different part of England.

The Russia-China borderlands offer a unique vantage point from which to understand the myriad peoples, places and political cataclysms that have united and divided the world’s largest countries by territory and population respectively.

Journalist Kapil Komireddi talks about his blistering critique of modern India and warns that the country could become Pakistan in another name if secularists do not reclaim it from Hindu nationalists.