Following the news of the Queen’s death, we are bringing you a piece from our archive from our archive: London Bridge is down, the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death by Sam Knight. The piece was first published in 2017, and while a few small details are out of date, it remains the best account of both what will unfold over the coming days and what this moment in history means. By Sam Knight. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

The Queen has died aged 96 at her Scottish home of Balmoral. In this episode of our Today in Focus podcast, Polly Toynbee joins Nosheen Iqbal to look back on her life. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2019: The ‘wolf pack’ case inspired widespread anger and protests against sexual assault laws in Spain. But the anti-feminist backlash that followed has helped propel the far right to its biggest gains since Franco. By Meaghan Beatley. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

He has been described as ‘the worst kind of businessman’, but we now know that industrialist Moritz Hochschild also rescued as many as 20,000 Jews from the Nazis. By Dan Collyns. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

For years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his eccentric demands around Hong Kong, and the authorities raced to cover them up. But as the city’s protest movements bloomed, his words mysteriously reappeared. By Louisa Lim. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

People driven from their homes by climate disaster need protection. And ageing nations need them. By Gaia Vince. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2022, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from April: From the playing fields of Lewisham and Bromley to the Premier League, south London’s football clubs have nurtured wave after wave of stars. And these players have become proud symbols of a place reshaped by each new generation of migrants. By Aniefiok Ekpoudom. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

For years I lived with the Inuit community in Canada’s far north. But it was only later, when the suicides began, that I learned of the epidemic of abuse that had unfolded during that time. By Hugh Brody. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2022, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from May: What’s behind the indestructible appeal of the robotic snack? By Tom Lamont. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

A tide of effluent, broken laws and ruthless cuts is devastating the nations’ waterways. An academic and a detective have dredged up the truth of how it was allowed to happen – but will anything be done? By Oliver Bullough. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod