Creating The Spark: the kids behind 2024’s surprise summer hit
13 September - 28 minsRory Carroll and Helen Pidd meet the Kabin Crew and the Lisdoonvarna Crew – creators of a song that has notched up over a billion plays on TikTok – as they perform at the Electric Picnic music festival. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Series Episodes
Sue Gray is out: will this solve Labour’s problems?
It’s coming up to 100 days since Labour took power, but its honeymoon period was cut short by a flurry of negative headlines. Will getting rid of Starmer’s highest-paid aide help? Jessica Elgot reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
23 mins
8 October Finished
7 October, one year on: a return to kibbutz Nir Oz
Bethan McKernan visits Nir Oz in southern Israel to talk to survivors about Hamas’s attack on 7 October last year, and to discuss what has happened to their kibbutz and the wider region since. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
29 mins
7 October Finished
Do Israel and Iran really want to go to war?
For years the two countries have been engaged in a shadow war. Why, and will it finally explode into a direct confrontation? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
25 mins
4 October Finished
The curiously upbeat Tory leadership race
Helen Pidd goes to the Conservative party conference to hear from the four candidates vying for the leadership. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
40 mins
3 October Finished
How will Israel retaliate? – Today in Focus Extra
Peter Beaumont joins Michael Safi from Jerusalem to discuss the unprecedented attack on Israel by Iran – and what may come next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
12 mins
2 October Finished
Who were England’s 2024 rioters?
Racist chants rang out, and homes, businesses and hotels housing asylum seekers were attacked – for a week this summer English towns and cities seemed on the brink of chaos. Josh Halliday reports on what we know so far about the people at the centre of the violence. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
29 mins
2 October Finished
