Photo of Madeleine Parr
Madeleine Parr

Producer

Photo of Madeleine Parr

Madeleine Parr

Producer

  • Madeleine Parr
    In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?

    When two former Labour MPs announced a new party this summer, it had all the ingredients to be a big success. Now, it seems to have been overtaken by a rival before it even got started

    Tue, 25 Nov 2025

  • Madeleine Parr
    A landmark social media addiction trial

    Top social media companies are facing allegations of designing their websites to be addictive. As the first case goes to trial, what is at stake? Host: Ada Barumé  Writer & Producer: Madeleine Parr Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Matt Russell    

    9 min • S1, E1294

  • Madeleine Parr
    Donald Trump’s response to a second ICE shooting

    After a second civilian is killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, pressure is mounting for a formal investigation into the shooting. Trump has recalled the senior border patrol commander in charge of the operation in Minneapolis, but does this represent a real scaling back of immigration enforcement in Minnesota? Writer: Madeleine Parr Producer: Madeleine Parr Host: Ada Barume  Episode photography: Sofia Fenton Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett  

    7 min • S1, E1287

  • Madeleine Parr
    How applicants that failed vetting became Met police officers

    On the 8th of January, the Metropolitan Police released a report into failures in vetting and recruitment of officers involved in misconduct or criminal offences.   

    8 min • S1, E1278

  • Madeleine Parr
    Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene: The MAGA divorce

    Donald Trump is facing an unexpected fallout as one of his most loyal supporters has resigned from Congress and turned against him. With divisions widening after the attack on Venezuela, is there a split in the broader MAGA movement?

    44 min • S1, E341

  • Madeleine Parr
    Councils are selling off resources to make ends meet

    A recent survey by the Key Cities group found that 60% of their member councils - which include places like Bath, Hull and Medway in Kent - were planning on selling off things like shopping arcades and social clubs to pay for the rising costs of social care.   Host: Ada Barume Writer: Becky Pinnington and Poppy Bullard Producer: Madeleine Parr Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Matt Russel

    7 min • S1, E1246

  • Madeleine Parr
    What's Left?

    When Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana announced a new political party this summer, it had all the ingredients to be a big success. But a summer of disarray has seen them overtaken by a rival on the left. What happened?

    28 min • S1, E334

  • Madeleine Parr
    William: The reluctant prince

    With Prince Harry in effective exile and Andrew disgraced, the Royal family is smaller than ever before and at a potential crisis point. Prince William has already signalled his intention to be a different kind of monarch to King Charles. But can the monarchy survive, and what is its purpose?

    28 min • S1, E332

  • Madeleine Parr
    How Prince Andrew lost his Royal titles

    Last week, Prince Andrew announced he will no longer use his title or honours. But why has the prince lost his titles now?

    7 min • S1, E1216

  • Madeleine Parr
    Gaza's deadly aid

    Since May, almost 900 Palestinians are reported to have been killed in the vicinity of aid checkpoints. So what exactly has happened at these aid sites?

    39 min • S1, E327

  • Madeleine Parr
    The immortality bros: the new frontiers of health

    A  city in Honduras is home to a start-up selling experimental gene therapies for $25,000 a dose. Now, those radical ideas are reaching the United States. What happens when biohacking leaves the libertarian fringes and reaches Capitol Hill?

    41 min • S1, E323

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