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Have you ever wondered what the House of Lords does, how it works and who makes up its membership?
The House of Lords is the second chamber of UK Parliament. It plays a crucial role in examining bills, questioning government action and investigating public policy.
Hear from members of the House of Lords as the Lord Speaker finds out what influences their work in and beyond the Lords.
Each episode sees Lord McFall of Alcluith discover what drives members and what they hope to achieve in their time in Parliament.
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Lord Butler of Brockwell: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Oct 23, 2024 |
The Archbishop of Canterbury | Lord Speaker's Corner
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Oct 02, 2024 |
Lord Evans of Weardale: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Sep 11, 2024 |
Lord Anderson of Ipswich | Lord Speaker's Corner
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May 08, 2024 |
Baroness Young of Hornsey | Lord Speaker's Corner
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Apr 17, 2024 |
The Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees of Ludlow: Lord Speaker’s Corner
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Mar 26, 2024 |
Lord Mandelson: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Mar 05, 2024 |
Lord Ricketts: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Feb 16, 2024 |
Lord Lamont of Lerwick: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Jan 26, 2024 |
Lord Forysth of Drumlean: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Dec 15, 2023 |
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Nov 24, 2023 |
Lord Speaker's Corner: Lord Blunkett
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Oct 26, 2023 |
Lord Speaker's Corner: Baroness Benjamin
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Sep 14, 2023 |
Lord Heseltine: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Jul 16, 2023 |
Baroness Butler-Sloss | Lord Speaker's Corner
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Jun 22, 2023 |
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws: Lord Speaker's Corner
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May 18, 2023 |
AI weapons, the future of food production, and tackling homelessness
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May 11, 2023 |
Baroness Kidron: Lord Speaker's Corner
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Apr 20, 2023 |
Lord Speaker's Corner: Baroness Morgan of Cotes
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Mar 30, 2023 |
Improving secondary education and integrating care
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Mar 27, 2023 |
Lord Speaker's Corner: Lord Norton of Louth
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Feb 21, 2023 |
Lord Speaker's Corner: Lord Alderdice
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Feb 13, 2023 |
Lord Speaker's Corner: Lord Dubs
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Feb 03, 2023 |
'A gloriously ordinary life': how to improve adult social care, and implementing the Children and Families Act
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Dec 09, 2022 |
Behind the scenes of Lords Hansard
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Aug 15, 2022 |
Private Members’ Bills
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Jul 07, 2022 |
Women in Parliament, equality online, famous faces and tackling fraud
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Mar 25, 2022 |
Being a whip, being a rebel, and how do you amuse the Monarch?
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Feb 25, 2022 |
Protecting children and strengthening the Union
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Jan 28, 2022 |
A healthier nation, and ‘government by diktat'
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Dec 17, 2021 |
What comes after COP?
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Nov 26, 2021 |
Black History Month: The Noble David Pitt - from Grenada to Camden.
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Oct 07, 2021 |
The Speakers
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Sep 23, 2021 |
At the table – with Chloe Mawson
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Jul 22, 2021 |
Becoming Lord Speaker and campaigning on the Horizon Scandal
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Jun 17, 2021 |
State Opening of Parliament and Martha Lane Fox on COVID and the future of our on- and offline lives
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May 06, 2021 |
Fighting for change
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Mar 26, 2021 |
LGBT+ History Month with Lord Cashman and healthy ageing with Lord Patel
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Feb 11, 2021 |
Disability rights, the environment and the EU | December part 2
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Dec 18, 2020 |
Meet Baroness Grey-Thompson and the Legislation Office | December part 1
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Dec 11, 2020 |
Responding to a pandemic
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Nov 06, 2020 |
Coming soon
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Oct 30, 2020 |