BR: Gaza 20/6/2024

this afternoon (thursday 20th), 4.00-4.30pm (repeated 8.00pm monday), on bbc radio 4 

what’s the biden ceasefire plan, and will it work? (in the the briefing room series) (presented by david aaronovitch)

“David Aaronovitch and guests examine Joe Biden’s ceasefire deal, and ask whether – despite some positive noises from both sides – Israel and Hamas are interested in making it work.”

including discussion with …

• analyst david makovsky

• journalist anshel pfeffer

• analyst lina khatib, soas

• analyst hussein ibish

BR: Iran

this afternoon (thursday 18th), 4.00-4.30pm (repeated 8.00pm monday), on bbc radio 4 

what does iran want? (in the the briefing room series) (presented by david aaronovitch) leads with …

“David Aaronovitch and guests explore the thinking behind Iran’s decision to attack Israel, and ask what the short and long term aims of the Iranian regime are.”

including discussion with …

• journalist shashank joshi

• analyst ali vaez

• analyst roxane farmanfarmaian 

BR: Gaza: What next?

thursday 19th october, 8.00-8.30pm (repeated 11.00am friday), on bbc radio 4 

israel/gaza: what happens next? (in the the briefing room series)(presented by david aaronovitch) leads with …

“Israel and Hamas are at war and there are no signs of a quick resolution.

But what would a resolution actually look like, and who’s actually going to try and negotiate one?”

including discussion with …

• journalist steve erlanger 

• journalist shashank joshi

• analyst lina khatib, soas

BR: Hamas attack

yesterday morning (friday 13th), 11.00-11.30am (repeated from 8.00pm thursday), on bbc radio 4 

what was hamas thinking? (in the the briefing room series)(presented by david aaronovitch) 

“David Aaronovitch and guests talk through the thinking behind Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel, discuss what might happen next, and ask what all this means politically.”

including contributions from …

• analyst jennifer jefferis

• journalist shashank joshi

• analyst david makovsky