'The Rise of Populism and the Right'

Across Europe, America and beyond, populist movements and authoritarian leaders are reshaping politics in ways that would once have seemed unimaginable. Award-winning Panorama journalist and foreign correspondent John Sweeney has reported from war zones worldwide fearlessly investigating dictators and warlords for 30 years. He joins bestselling historian of Germany Katja Hoyer to examine the roots of today’s political upheaval across the globe and closer to home. From Weimar Germany and the Cold War to Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America, they explore how democracies come under pressure and what history can teach us about defending them.

Chaired by Jo Durrant.