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  • Sunday Supplement

    Lebanon, Hungarian elections, the electorate and the environment, electoral system, orthodox Easter and a leader interview

    12/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    Despite a ceasefire with Iran, Israel continues to bomb Lebanon. We'll hear from Sabine Abiaad from Action Aid in Beirut. As the polls open in Hungary, what is the fate of Victor Orbán? Journalist Ivan Nagy joins us from Budapest. As the Senedd election campaign hots up, is the environment a sticking point? Abi Beck from RenewableUK Cymru and John O'Connell from the Tax Payers' Alliance discuss. Nominations for Senedd candidates have closed. How will the parties deal with the new voting system? Jess Blair from the Electoral Reform Society explains it all. And did you know it's Easter Sunday all over again? Father Jacob is an orthodox priest and explains how the orthodox church celebrates a week later.
    And in our series of interviews with party leaders in the run-up to the Senedd election, this week it's Reform's Dan Thomas' turn.
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    Iran, the arts, social media, recap of the sixth Senedd and leader interviews

    29/03/2026 | 55 mins.
    Former diplomat and National Security Adviser, Lord Ricketts discusses the latest in the Iran war. Equity's Simon Curtis makes suggestions for manifestos that would help the arts. In the wake of the LA ruling on social media addiction and the Lords attempting again to ban social media for under 16s, Newport West and Islwyn MP Ruth Jones joins us. And as the sixth Senedd has now come to an end, we have two political editors in the studio; Wales Online's Ruth Mosalski and ITV Wales' Adrian Masters.
    In our series of interviews with Welsh party leaders, this week it's the Liberal Democrat's Jane Dodds and the Green's Anthony Slaughter's turn.
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    UK-US relations, mental health, tourism, Senedd changes, war and heritage and a leader interview

    22/03/2026 | 55 mins.
    With the war in Iran continuing, President Trump has criticised his NATO allies for their perceived lack of support. Former UK ambassador to the US, Lord Darroch joins us. With the covid-19 inquiry stating that Wales was more badly hit than some counterparts by the pandemic, Professor Dame Sue Bailey talks about what can be done to improve mental health. CEO of North Wales Tourism, Jim Jones sets out his stall on the newly passed tourism legislation. As the sixth Senedd draws to a close, Llywydd Elin Jones looks back on the past five years and the changes coming for the seventh Senedd. Professor Stefan Weber, director of the Museum for Islamic art at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin has experience of rebuilding war torn historical buildings in Syria, and has been watching keenly how the war in Iran affects important heritage buildings there.
    In our first leader's interviews in the run up to the Senedd election, we have Darren Millar of the Welsh Conservatives.
  • Sunday Supplement

    Iran exit strategy and economic impact, the future of the Wales Office, Green Party Wales, House of Lords changes

    15/03/2026 | 55 mins.
    Two violent weeks into the Iran war, and where are we? We discuss possible exit strategies and the economic impact of the war with former security minister, Tom Tugendhat and economist Linda Yueh. Former Secretaries of State for Wales Alun Michael and Stephen Crabb discuss the role and its future. Deputy leader of the Green Party in Wales, Philip Davies gives an update on his party following their 'day of action' on Saturday. As the House of Lords ends the tenure of hereditary peers, Lord Norton of Louth explains the institution's history.
    Iain McIntosh and Hannah Jarvis review the papers.
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    Defence, Reform, Lib Dem Conference, Senedd Representation, Who Cares for Wales?

    08/03/2026 | 54 mins.
    Following questions over the UK's military capability and the Iran conflict we discuss defence with Francis Tusa, editor of Defence Analysis. With conference season well under way, this week it's the turn of Reform and the Liberal Democrats. Reform's James Evans MS and the Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds MS join us. On International Women's Day we discuss gender parity in the Senedd with Cardiff University's Dr Leah Hibbs. Journalist Will Hayward talks about his new book 'Who Cares About Wales?'
    Reviewing the papers: Plaid Cymru's Kiera Marshall and Bethan Cousins from the Development Bank Wales.

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