Andrew Tuck and Steve Bloomfield welcome back war reporter Ben Anderson for the latest on Afghanistan, discuss how to sell Ugandan coffee to the world with entrepreneur Andrew Rugasira, and learn the true stories behind MI5 spy thrillers with historian Michael Jago.

Travis Elborough explains what happened to a piece of English history when it was sold to an American oil baron in the 1960s, we combine economic principles and the rules of love with author William Nicolson and talk British intelligence in the twilight of the Empire with Calder Walton.

Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound are joined by environmentalist Tony Juniper, discuss manners with writer and theatre critic Henry Hitchings, and learn about wartime writers with Dr Lara Feigel.

Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound discuss Italy’s future with former editor of the Economist Bill Emmott and Italian filmmaker Annalisa Piras, meet author Richard Davenport-Hines to take a fresh look at the Profumo Affair, and meet the singing professor of San Francisco – Arie Perry.

Aisha Speirs and Barrett Austin discuss drug policy with filmmaker Cosmo Feilding Mellen, learn the meaning of Britishness with journalist Colin Brown, tour the railways of India with author Monisha Rajesh, and find out about a Swedish Christmas tradition going up in flames.

The team are joined by the ICA’s Gregor Muir, hear the best books of the year with Profile Books’ Andrew Franklin, and discuss Middle-Eastern image politics with Lina Khatib.