Wrestling with Orwell: Ian McEwan on the art of the political novel – Audio Long Reads
What the 20th-century author teaches us about politics and the imagination in a time of crisis.
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The movie that doesn’t exist (and the fans who think it does) – Audio Long Reads
When hundreds of people claim to remember seeing a movie called Shazaam – but no such film was ever made…
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A year inside GB News: “What the hell have we done?”
Staffers past and present share the story of a tumultuous 12 months.
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Stalin and Putin: a tale of two dictators – Audio Long Reads
What does Vladimir Putin owe his Soviet predecessor?
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What does a doctor do? – Audio Long Reads
Continuity of care has been eroded in favour of "taxi-rank" medicine, where few people know their GP. Can that connection…
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New Statesman launches long reads podcast following record-breaking audio growth
A new weekly podcast, Audio Long Reads, brings our world-class long-form journalism to life in audio.
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How the trial of the Colston Four was won – Audio Long Reads
The human drama of a landmark trial that gripped the world.
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Operation Warm Welcome: the hotel that became home to 150 Afghan refugees – Audio Long Reads
Europe faces a new influx of refugees from Ukraine, but many Afghans who fled the Taliban last year have yet…
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