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David Aaronovitch is an author, commentator and presents BBC Radio 4’s Briefing Room.
David Aaronovitch
The document at the heart of the BBC’s crisis is unfairly selective and ignores most of the corporation’s output
Wed, 12 Nov 2025
Are Labour's concerns about social cohesion a sign that they may be aligning with some of Reforms ideas on immigration? Why does Kemi Badenoch want to outlaw doctors' strikes? And are the latest aid drops in Gaza a sign of change to come? Jasper Corbett is joined by journalist and broadcaster David Aaronovitch. Plus, the Observer reporter Stephen Armstrong and senior producer Katie Gunning.
28 min • S1, E254
Before Charlie Kirk, there was Brian Thompson, whose killer has been anointed a folk hero. Mangione’s case is a story about America’s self-destructive appetite for violence in the age of Trump
Wed, 24 Sept 2025
This is the story of how and why a small Central European country became the epicenter of global conservatism. It’s the tale of two men…and what happens when we ignore the powerful forces behind a government.
33 min • S1, E316
Conservatives have redefined the political landscape in the US and beyond – but their blueprint was created in Budapest
Sun, 13 Jul 2025
The band’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable, but blaming the BBC for a musician saying something transgressive is daft
Wed, 2 Jul 2025
Donald Trump’s rejection of Israel’s proposal to assassinate Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, revealed an extraordinary conversation. There is little precedent for presidents or prime ministers killing their opposite numbers, even in wartime
Tue, 17 Jun 2025
The shootings in Washington DC have shown that, like everything, violence has its own trends
Sun, 25 May 2025
A provocative study argues that prurience and the popular press have combined to erode the concept of the private realm
Fri, 9 May 2025