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Going Underground

Oil giants reject tax relief, inequality up north & spying on innocents (E194) Reuters / Sergey Karpukhin
Afshin Rattansi goes underground on North Sea oil tax relief. In a shock announcement, representatives for Royal Dutch Shell and BP reveal why they’re refusing the government’s tax break and stopping oil drilling in the Arctic. Stewart Paterson, p... April 01, 2015 09:30
Going Underground

Three times a week Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to discover the stories that aren’t being covered by the mainstream UK media. From GCHQ to Occupy protests, and everything else in between, Going Underground is here to bring a fresh perspective to our audiences around Britain.

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​No human involved, Dengue in Dover, & Care.data confidentiality crisis (E193)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on racism and discrimination. Nick Broomfield, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, reveals the work he has done,...

March 30, 2015 08:30
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.(Reuters / Neil Hall)
Save the NHS, Not-so-red Ed, & Coalition consequences (E192)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the National Health Action Party. Dr Clive Peedell, its co-leader, argues that his party is necessary as Labour...

March 28, 2015 10:30
The good, the bad and the left-wing (E191)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on Britain's smaller left-wing parties. George Galloway, MP and leader of the Respect Party, explains that his party is...

March 25, 2015 10:30
Corrupt UK, arming Ukraine, & Britain's dying immigrants (E190)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on British corruption. David Whyte, professor in the Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Department at the...

March 23, 2015 08:30
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Reuters / Kham)
​Blair ‘enriching himself’ with peace envoy role & Occupy Rupert Murdoch (E189)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on Tony Blair’s role as Middle East peace envoy. Francis Beckett, co-author of Blair Inc: the Man Behind the Mask,...

March 21, 2015 10:30
Reuters / Phil Noble
Pension problems, xenophobia rising & Scotland’s f-oiled economy (E188)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on Britain’s new pension system. Dame Anne Begg MP warns that the “industry is not ready” to help people with the...

March 18, 2015 10:30
Reuters / Kieran Doherty
US losing grip on UK, suing fracking MPs, & who's donating to politicians? (E187)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on Osborne's recent announcement that Britain will be joining the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Liam...

March 16, 2015 10:30
Reuters/John Vizcaino
​The drug war, shadow political ad campaigns, & phones for drones (E186)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the war on drugs. Author, journalist and producer Johann Hari argues that after 100 years, the war on drugs, which...

March 14, 2015 08:30
Reuters / Ahmad Masood
​Institutional ‘petri dish’ for abuse & UK’s wave against austerity (E185)

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on how to stop child abuse scandals like those making the headlines recently. Tom Perry, founder of Mandate Now,...

March 11, 2015 08:30