The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

Chinese missiles, vanishing anchovies and unpredictable weather

What’s behind China’s latest missile tests? How do anchovies in Peru affect the global food chain? And do Brits really trust the weather forecast?Image: Yi Haifei / China News Service / VCG / Getty Images

Property Unwrapped: Build, baby, build

In the last part of our special series, Olly Mann and The Week dive into the UK property market and work out how to improve it for everyone. This week, will Andy Burnham’s pledge to build vast numbers of council homes transform Britain’s approach to housebuilding? And what else could he do to help more people find their ideal homes?. With John Muellbauer, professor of economics at the University of Oxford, and Holden FrithProperty Unwrapped is sponsored by Strutt & ParkerImage credit: Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty Images

The Vagrancy Act, Indonesian corruption and Citizen Vigilante

Will a change in the law help Britain’s rough sleepers? Will a dirty money scandal spread beyond Jakarta? And why has Armie Hammer’s new film been banned in Germany? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Felicity Capon and Jamie TimsonImage credit: Henry Nicholls / AFP / Getty Images

Algae, Albania’s flamingo protests and Madonna’s failed film

Why is toxic algae spreading? Will the Albanian PM be the next to fall? And what does a cancelled biopic tell us about today’s movie industry? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Felicity Capon and Rebecca MessinaImage credit: Artem Hvozdkov / Getty Images

Property Unwrapped: building better homes

In part two of our bonus three-part series, Olly Mann and The Week delve into the UK property market and work out how to improve it for everyone. This week, how we can build new homes that people want to live in – and live next to. With Julia Riddle, Managing Director of Castle Planning, and Holden FrithProperty Unwrapped is sponsored by Strutt & ParkerImage credit: Olga Pankova / Getty Images