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In a programme first broadcast in 2017, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. She developed many of her ideas in response to the rise of totalitarianism in the C20th, partly informed by her own experience as a Jew in Nazi Germany before her escape to France and then America. She wanted to understand how politics had taken such a disastrous turn and, drawing on ideas of Greek philosophers as well as her peers, what might be done to create a better political life. Often unsettling, she wrote of 'the banality of evil' when covering the trial of Eichmann, one of the organisers of the Holocaust.

With

Lyndsey Stonebridge

Professor of Modern Literature and History at the University of East Anglia

Frisbee Sheffield

Lecturer in Philosophy at Girton College, University of Cambridge

and

Robert Eaglestone

Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University London

Producer: Simon Tillotson.

In Our Time is a BBC Studios Production

Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

The United States has imposed new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in an effort to pressure Moscow into peace negotiations. President Trump says his conversations on Ukraine with President Putin have got nowhere, but he hopes the measures will be short-lived and lead to a breakthrough. Also: The US says it destroyed a boat smuggling drugs off the Colombian coast. The UN's top court has found that Israel has a legal obligation to ensure humanitarian supplies reach the population of Gaza. The Louvre museum in Paris has re-opened, three days after the French crown jewels were stolen. Why fake football agents are a danger for young athletes in Senegal. An exhibition in LA turns the Confederate statues that launched US protests into art. Two jailed journalists win the coveted Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize for speaking out against injustice... and we look at why Hollywood A-listers can't resist getting involved in UK football teams.

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Off the coast of Java, Indonesia, lies G-Land, one of the world’s most legendary surf breaks, framed by a dense forest that was once home to the now-extinct Javan tiger. Alas Purwo (which literally means “Ancient Forest” or “First Forest” in Javanese) is considered one of the most mystical places in Java, with deep ties to Javanese spirituality and legend. Despite Java being one of the most crowded islands on Earth, this sacred jungle has remained largely untouched. In the 1970s, surfer Bobby Radiasa arrived from neighbouring Bali to visit American surfers who had set up a remote base there, hammocks and tree houses, what some say is the world’s first surf camp. He discovered both myth and magic in its waves. Also features an interview with Jim Banks, an Australian surfing legend known as a pioneer of big wave surfing and among the first group of surfers that arrived in Bali and later to G-land.

Elon Musk's SpaceX says it has cut Starlink satellite communication links to more than 2,500 devices used by scam compounds in Myanmar.

The UAE's AI minister has told the BBC that the country is choosing the United States and American companies over China as their preferred partner when it comes to AI.

And, despite the US's $40 billion rescue package for President Javier Milei, investors are betting that Argentina will sharply devalue its currency after this weekend's midterm elections.

(Picture: At least 84 repatriated Indonesian citizens who once worked in scam centres in Myanmar and arrived in the Indonesian capital on 28 Feb 2025. Credit: BAGUS INDAHONO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The migrant was removed to France under the "one in, one out" scheme less than a month ago, BBC News understands. We hear what life is like in France for some of those returned there.

Also on the programme: Good news for the lowest paid as another record rise to the national living wage is announced. But could there be unforeseen consequences?

And former Clinton staffer and writer for The West Wing TV programme, Eli Attie, gives his reaction to news that President Trump is building a new ballroom on the East Wing of the White House.

The International Court of Justrice, the UN’s top court, has found that Israel has a responsibility to ensure aid reaches the people of Gaza and cooperate with UN agencies, including UNRWA. Israel severed ties with UNRWA last year, accusing it of collusion with Hamas.

Also on the programme: the price Chinese people are paying for a slowing economy; and Donald Trump takes his brand of property development to the White House.

(PICTURE: Palestinians carry aid supplies in Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip, October 21, 2025 CREDIT: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)

David attempts to offer support, and Kate is not impressed.

The US Vice-President JD Vance meets Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. Donald Trump's deputy warned of a ‘tough task’ ahead to disarm Hamas and rebuild Gaza, but said the US was ‘committed’ to the process. Meanwhile, the WHO calls on Israel not to limit aid into Gaza. Also: a state of emergency is declared in Peru, the jailed former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to have permanent police protection in prison, and why people in Venezuela are being encouraged to snitch on their fellow citizens.

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Retail traders are being credited for sending Beyond Meat's stock surging.

Also, an estimate on the cost of the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack.

And Starlink devices are linked to scam centres in Myanmar.

Presenter: Leanna Byrne

Producer: Victoriya Holland

Editor: Stephen Ryan