Best of the Spectator

Why is Theresa May pulling up the drawbridge to Britain, exactly when she should be advertising Britain’s openness in a post-Brexit world? We also discuss why charities are working to shut down schools in Africa, and hear from Quentin Letts on his experience of being pursued by the Establishment. With Fraser Nelson, Joey Jones, James Tooley, Sylvain Aubry, and Quentin Letts. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

How do we know Assad did it, and will counterstrikes work? We also look at the impact of drill music on young people and rising crime in London, and ask, is Beyonce's feminism better than the Spice Girls'? With Paul Wood, James Forsyth, Harriet Sergeant, Jermaine Lawlor, Cosmo Landesman, Ayesha Hazarika, and a special guest. Presented by Lara Prendergast.

Just how badly will the Tories do in the upcoming local elections, and why do people love Sadiq Khan? We also talk about the end of Macron's political honeymoon, and follow the trail of a new Grand Tour. With Will Heaven, Andrew Gilligan, Pippa Crerar, Gavin Mortimer, Luke Baker, Harry Mount, and Laura Freeman Presented by Lara Prendergast.

With Nic Cheeseman, Brian Klaas, Dan Hitchens, Rupert Shortt, Alastair Thomas, and Michael Segalov. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Angela Patmore, Simon Wessely, James Ball, Jamie Bartlett, and Aidan Hartley. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Owen Matthews, Tom Tugendhat, Radek Sikorski, Laura Hughes, Katy Balls, Charlie Campbell and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Christopher de Bellaigue, Sherard Cowper-Coles, Paul Mason, Andrew Adonis, Damian Reilly and Tom Peck. Presented by Lara Prendergast.

With Helen O’Hara and Joanna Williams, Katy Balls and James Forsyth, Paul Wood and Johnny Mercer.  Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Thomas Kielinger, Anne McElvoy, Sam Leith, Steven Pinker, and Roger Alton. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Deborah Doane, Jonathan Foreman, Munira Mirza, Shaun Bailey, Freddy Gray and Henry Jeffreys. Presented by Lara Prendergast.

With Liam Halligan, George Magnus, Matthew Parris, James Forsyth, Polly Morgan and Mary Wakefield. Presented by Lara Prendergast.

With James Forsyth, Giles Kenningham, Simon Ings, Sanbot, Cosmo Landesman and David Brockway. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Sean Hanley, John O'Sullivan, Mikolaj Kunicki, James Forsyth, Katy Balls, Marcus Berkmann and Mark Mason. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Fraser Nelson, Jonathan Bartley, James Forsyth, Louis Coffait, Harry Mount and Damian Thompson. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

With Brendan O'Neill, Dawn Foster, Owen Matthews, Roger Alton and Mary Wakefield. Presented by Isabel Hardman.