Understand
Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
Episodes (89 available)
A sewage scandal and a centuries old battle between public good and private profit
3 mins
After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two neighbours fight back.
15 mins
The centuries-old battle between public good and private profit still being fought today.
15 mins
The 'Dossier of Despair' that reveals what's happening to some of Britain’s rivers.
16 mins
We can all look the same picture, but what you make of it depends on who you are.
16 mins
Rivers work when everything is in balance, but what happens when that’s disrupted?
15 mins
The story of how reading made us and what might happen if we stop - with James Marriott.
2 mins
Did learning to read rewire your brain? With James Marriott.
42 mins
Did reading make us lonely, set us free, and even end torture? James Marriott investigates
42 mins
