Sensemaker

For the first time in decades, American Vogue, the leading fashion publication, has a new editorial head succeeding Anna Wintour, often regarded as the most powerful woman in the industry. Who is the new woman in charge? 

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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The St George’s cross is flying from lamposts and motorway bridges across England.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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Humanitarian payloads from planes are costly and largely ineffective but they remain one of few ways to ease people’s suffering in Gaza.

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland, with additional reporting by Oliver Marsden

Episode Photography: Oliver Marsden and Alex Jones

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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More than 1.5 million people in the UK now use weight-loss injections like Mounjaro. But as official prices rise by as much as 140%, illegal trade is growing too.

Writer: James Tapper and Jessica Hayden

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Comedy game show Taskmaster is about to air its 20th UK series and has spawned versions all over the world. We discover its secrets.

Writer: Rachael Healy

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Computer chip company Nvidia’s revenue is soaring to record highs, but an MIT report found 95% of companies investing in generative AI haven’t made money from it.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Claudia Williams

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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A new wave of influencers are urging their followers to go outside in the hottest part of the day, skip SPF and even lie on towels that attract sunlight.

Writer: Ada Barumé

Producer: Ada Barumé

Host: Andrew Butler

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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3D printing technology is used to re-construct the faces of injured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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What does one transfer window influencers tell us about the growing power of digital natives and our relationship with the truth?  

Writer: Rory Smith

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Claudia Williams

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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A High Court injunction, granted to Epping Forest District Council, will mean the end of asylum seekers being housed in a local hotel. 

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland with additional reporting from Xavier Greenwood

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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