An Idiot’s Guide to Politics

S1E01: Identity Crisis | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

As Darren examines how social class shapes our identities and destinies, he meets people moving between the classes onl...

Exploring the House of Commons

Michael Cockerell presents a programme of educational short films, taking us behind the scenes in the House of Commons. A unique way of learni...

Trump: The Return? | Panorama

Will Donald Trump run for president again? On the eve of the US midterm elections, reporter Hilary Andersson visits Selma, North Carolina, to f...

Parliamentary Ping-Pong | A to Z of Parliament

Gary Connor looks at parliamentary 'ping-pong' - the process of how the House of Commons and the House of Lords agree on the f...

Assisted Dying Bill Debate: Kieran Mullan's Neutral Summary | House of Commons

As a shadow justice minister, Mullan acknowledged the compelling arguments on both sides, urgi...

Four Hours at the Capitol

A journey into January's storming of the US Capitol, featuring exclusive footage and interviews with the people at the heart of the action, many of...

Sierra Leone | Newsnight

A decade ago Britain sent troops to Sierra Leone to intervene in the country's brutal civil war. That intervention was decisive - the rebel forces w...

The differences between the US and UK elections | The One Show

Ed Balls compares the election processes in the USA and the UK.

Ukraine Crisis 2022 | Ukraine and Belarus: Uneasy Borders

In February 2022, Russian troops are gathering along Ukrainian borders, and long-standing tensions appear to be gro...

Whips | A to Z of Parliament

BBC Parliament presenters explain integral parts of the parliamentary process.

1: Brexit | Generation Activism

A pro-Brexit and an anti-Brexit campaigner film their lives. Both are dedicated and passionate, but what does it take to fight their corner?

1: The Fight for a Question | Yes/No: Inside the Indyref

The inside story of the early days of the 2014 Scottish referendum campaign from the SNP's victory in 2007 to the fi...

1911 Parliament Act | Acts and Facts

Professor Vernon Bogdanor gives a short lecture on the 1911 Parliament Act which established the primacy of the House of Commons over th...

2: From the Date to the Debates | Yes/No: Inside the Indyref

Exploring the Indyref campaign from the announcement of the date to the key battles over currency, NHS funding, ...

2004 Ukraine Presidential Election | Putin, Russia and the West

In the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential elections, Viktor Yanukovych, a candidate with ties to Russia and the supp...

2014 Ukranian Revolution | Newsnight

Amongst political turmoil ahead of the 2010 elections, Russian-backed Viktor Yanukovych made a come-back, and was elected as President o...

3: Down to the Wire | Yes/No: Inside the Indyref

How two polls, one public and one secret, suggested Scotland would vote for independence and the panic that changed the fina...

A Tax Too Far | Dispatches

As local authorities prepare to send out the bills for the new council tax, Dispatches reveals how the government spent more than £20 billion to e...

America's New Female Right

Layla Wright travels to the USA to meet the influencer women posting antifeminist and other offensive content online.

America's TikTok Election | Our World

How is TikTok changing US politics, and what influence will it have on who the next resident of the White House will be?