In part two of Thatcherism, Margaret Thatcher has survived a grim first term and her political and economic bets have... more

Hello and welcome to season seven of Origin Story, where Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey continue to explore the misunderstood... more

Season seven is almost upon us and we’ll be starting with an epic two-parter on Thatcherism, so consider this bonus... more

Welcome to another Origin Story bonus episode. This week we’re discussing the conspiracy theory of Cultural Marxism. In the 1990s,... more

Travel into the furthest reaches of space and time as we investigate the history of Doctor Who. From its inception... more

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Happy new year, Origin Story listeners. We’ll be releasing regular bonus episodes between now and the launch of season seven... more

•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. Welcome to part two of the... more

•Fill in our listener survey for a chance to win an exclusive Origin Story t-shirt. Welcome to the season finale of... more

Welcome to part two of the story of the BBC. The Second World War is over, radio is booming and... more

So far this season we’ve had to deal with Russell Brand and Benjamin Netanyahu, and we’ve got the Daily Mail... more

This week we complete the story of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s most politically successful prime minister — and its most divisive.  We... more

This week we commence the story of Benjamin Netanyahu. The 75-year-old has become Israel’s longest serving prime minister despite never... more

Part two of Ian and Dorian’s post-Presidential Election show at the Tabernacle in West London, recorded on the 7th of... more

Part one of Ian and Dorian’s post-Presidential Election show at the Tabernacle in West London, recorded on the 7th of... more

The final episode of our two-part story of Artificial Intelligence. Having looked at the emergence and development of AI in... more

It can seem like conspiracy theories have travelled at warp speed from the eccentric margins to the heart of modern... more

This week we begin the story of Artificial Intelligence. Since the launch of Chat-GPT in late 2022, we have been... more

This week we finish the story of the suffragettes. We pick up the narrative in 1912, when parliament’s failure to... more

This week we begin the tumultuous story of the suffragettes. In 1903, Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst founded the Women’s Social... more

What the hell happened to Russell Brand? Ten years ago, the comedian and actor was the loudest voice on the... more

Sex! Violence! Censorship! These days the British Board of Film Classification rarely makes headlines but it was on the cultural... more

Emmanuel Macron is one of the most fascinating and infuriating figures in 21st century politics. Seven years ago, the philosopher-statesman... more

Over the past eight years, the word “gaslighting” has transformed from an obscure term in psychiatric literature into a ubiquitous... more

The Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936 has been described as “the greatest anti-fascist victory on British soil”.... more

Couldn’t make it to the Origin Story live show in London on Monday 15 July? Don’t worry, we’ve got audio... more

The final episode of season five covers the Rushdie Affair. On 14 February 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Salman... more

The season five finale coincides with the general election, so we’ve decided to get very topical indeed with the story... more

This episode tells the tale of the anti-vaxxers. The word has only been around since 2001 but inoculation has inspired... more