2x12: Farewell interview with ambassador Simon Manley

S04E06: The trial of Willy Toledo and a plan to crack down on Franco apologists

This week we examine how a Spanish actor and activist ended up in court for a Facebook post, and consider the limits of free speech in Spain

S04E05: Poverty in Spain and the 33-year pension scam

This week, we discuss a UN expert’s findings on the serious levels of inequality in the country, and discover how a social worker managed...

S04E4: The coronavirus quarantine in Madrid and drama at Barajas airport

This week we speak to EL PAÍS correspondent Jaime Santirso, who was evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan last week, and recount the...

S04E3: Brexit and rock-bottom rents in Madrid

This week, we discuss how Brexit will affect Britons living in Spain, and why some tenants are able to pay as little as €7 a month for an...

S04E2: A new Catalan trial and Vox’s idea for a parental veto

This week we discuss the latest trial covering the 2017 events in Catalonia, and examine far-right Vox’s plan for a so-called “parental...

S04E1: New government in Spain, and failed heist at French palace

This week we talk about Pedro Sánchez being voted back in as prime minister, and the unlikely story of an infamous spanish ram-raider who...

S03E12: The effects of the UK general election, and Spain’s dwindling bars

This week we talk to Britons in Spain whose lives will be affected by the reelection of the Tories at the recent polls, and examine the...

S03E11: ‘El Pequeño Nicolás’ and a grisly cocaine crime

This week we discuss Spain’s most notorious alleged fraudster, and examine the death of Marta Calvo, whose body was dismembered and...

S03E10: Scuffles in Congress and Spain’s ‘narco-submarine’

This week we discuss the antics that happened inside Spanish Congress when newly elected lawmakers were sworn into their roles, and talk...

SO3E9: Vox controversies and Mar Menor disaster

This week we discuss the far-right party's denial of gender violence, and why thousands of fish washed up dead in Europe's largest saltwater...

S03E8: Spain's general election and the PSOE-Podemos deal

This week we discuss -what else?- the results of Sunday's repeat poll and the surprise agreement between Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias...

S03E7: Pre-election debate and the #MeToo movement in Spain

This week we discuss the jousting of Spain’s five prime-ministerial candidates on Monday night, and examine the Spanish feminism movement.

S03E6: Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ network and R&D challenges

This week we discuss the death of Doctor Vela, the first person to go to trial in relation with irregular adoptions during the Franco era,...

S03E5: Catalan street protests and the exhumation of Franco

This week we discuss last week’s disturbances in Catalonia after the Supreme Court ruling, and the long-awaited exhumation of Spanish...

S03E4: Supreme Court ruling on jailed Catalan secession leaders

This week we discuss the verdict from one of the most politically relevant trials that Spain has seen in recent years, and the protests it...

S03E3: The Spanish company that spied on Julian Assange

This week we discuss the exclusive reporting from EL PAÍS about the security firm that was monitoring the WikiLeaks founder, and also...

S03E2: The Catalan independence drive and exhuming Franco

This week we discuss events surrounding the second anniversary of the referendum in Catalonia, and the latest in the ongoing tug of war over...

S03E1: New elections and Brexit

This week we discuss why Spain is heading back to the polls for the fourth time in four years, and look at the Spanish government’s demand...

The outgoing British ambassador to Spain covers Brexit, digital diplomacy and just how Spanish he is after six years in the role

2x11: Spain’s political stalemate deepens

In the season finale we discuss the ongoing efforts by the Socialists and Podemos to hammer out a governing deal, and also look at the...