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4th November 2024: Seeing Donald Trump; being seen in Beijing and Miranda's diagnosis of the Unseen

This week's episode includes the burning question: is Donald Trump a fascist or a buffoon? asked by George Pitcher; Alex Ross takes us into the world of surveillance that is China and Belle Tindall explores Miranda Hart's diagnosis of the unseen.

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