The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 175
- Latest aired
- S08E01
- Total runtime
- 7d 4h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 2022 – December 2022 16 episodes
- Season 2 January 2023 – December 2023 43 episodes
- Season 3 January 2024 – July 2024 29 episodes
- Season 4 September 2024 – December 2024 15 episodes
- Season 5 January 2025 – July 2025 28 episodes
- Season 6 September 2025 – December 2025 15 episodes
- Season 7 January 2026 – July 2026 28 episodes
- Season 8 September 2026 – October 2026 5 episodes
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S06E01 Episode 1
September 7 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to defence secretary John Healey, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, and mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham.
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S06E02 The Mandelson Sacking and Virginia Giuffre's Family
September 14 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to Peter Kyle, the business and trade secretary; Laura Trott, the shadow education secretary; and Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre. On the panel are Piers Morgan, Christiane Amanpour and Rosena Allin-Khan.
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S06E03 Recognising the Palestinian State
September 21 · 59min find the promo
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The guests on the programme include David Lammy, deputy prime minister, Ed Davey, leader of the LibDems, Mel Stride, shadow chancellor, Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, and actors Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln.
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S06E04 Interview with the Prime Minister
September 28 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg is joined by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, shadow housing secretary James Cleverly MP and activist Greta Thunberg.
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S06E05 Tackling Anti-Semitism and the Conservative Conference
October 5 · 61min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to the home secretary Shabana Mahmood and the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.
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S06E06 Gaza and Israel: The Ceasefire Deal
October 12 find the promo
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The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to Bridget Phillipson, education secretary and Labour deputy leadership candidate; Priti Patel, shadow foreign secretary; John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister and leader of the SNP; and Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru.
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S06E07 Prince Andrew, Green Energy and Zack Polanski
October 19 · 59min find the promo
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Victoria Derbyshire is joined by energy and net zero secretary, Ed Miliband, shadow energy and net zero secretary, Claire Coutinho, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Zack Polanski and actors David Harewood and Toby Jones.
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S06E08 Interview with Kamala Harris
October 26 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg is joined by health secretary Wes Streeting, shadow home secretary Chris Philp and former US vice president and presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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S06E09 Train Attack, the Monarchy, and the Military
November 2 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg's guests include defence secretary John Healey MP, Zia Yusuf, head of policy, Reform UK, and Nigel Topping, chair, Climate Change Committee.
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S06E10 Protecting our children from AI chatbots
November 9 · 74min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to Lisa Nandy, culture secretary; James Cartlidge, shadow defence secretary; Sir Richard Knighton, chief of defence staff; Megan Garcia, the mother suing Character.AI over the death of her son; and actor Bryan Cranston.
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S06E11 Can the Government Stop the Boats?
November 16 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to home secretary Shabana Mahmood, shadow home secretary Chris Philp, leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey and former BBC director general Lord Tony Hall.
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S06E12 Budget Lookahead
November 23 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to transport secretary Heidi Alexander, leader of the Green Party Zack Polanksi, and shadow chancellor Mel Stride. She also talks to Joseph Fiennes and Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, about new BBC drama Prisoner 951.
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S06E13 Interview with the Chancellor
November 30 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and model David Gandy. On the panel are Abi Foster, Sharon White and Piers Morgan.
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S06E14 Do Young People Have a Raw Deal from Politicians?
December 7 · 59min find the promo
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The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics. Her guests are: Pat McFadden, work and pensions secretary; Helen Whately, shadow work and pensions secretary; and Zarah Sultana, co-founder of Your Party.
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S06E15 Bondi Beach attack and a look back at 2025
December 14 · 59min find the promo
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Laura Kuenssberg talks to home secretary Shabana Mahmood, shadow home secretary Chris Philp and chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Mary-Ann Stephenson. On the panel are Lib Dem president-elect Josh Babarinde MP, Reform councillor Laila Cunningham and actor Joanna Scanlon. Also, Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough and Toni Collette talk about their new film, Goodbye June.