A BBC Question Time guest struggled to put his feelings towards Donald Trump – and one of his most eyebrow-raising claims – into words last night. During his inauguration ceremony on Monday, the new ...

Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch, the traditional final telegram home in which British ambassadors could let their hair down and settle a few scores. The series ...

From Leon Trotsky to Morecambe and Wise - Matthew Parris presents 4 Extra’s special on the rows, and revelations behind 400 editions of BBC Radio 4’s Great Lives. Deep in the summer of 2001 ...