30 Minutes

WHY THE TRAINS DON'T WORK

Passenger numbers on the railways are at their highest for 40 years. So why are lines and stations being closed, asks Andrew Gilligan?

Friday 3rd March 7.30pm
Sunday 5th February 4.40am

Subsidy, in real terms, is five times what it was under BR. So why did some fares go up by more than a quarter this year alone?

Andrew Gilligan finds some surprising answers, and some unexpected bad guys. In a journey round the rails of Britain he meets the people who can fix the network.

Nina Hobson
Former police officer and specialist trained rape officer Nina Hobson investigates how the criminal justice system is continuing to fail victims of rape, at every stage of the process.

Charles Kennedy
Charles Kennedy, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, examines the problem at the heart of British politics.

Kenan Malik
The multiculturalist social policies which sought to improve community relations have instead fostered inter-ethnic tension

Amanda Platell
Has feminism unwittingly damaged a woman's chances of real happiness?

Liam Halligan
The financial and political risks of the UK's growing pension divide.

Hardeep Singh Kholi
Is it appropriate or necessary for Britain to have a national day to commemorate the holocaust?