Fault Lines is a clear-eyed series of conversations about security, resilience and preparedness in a changing world. Rod Whiting cuts through the noise to explore what this means for Britain — and how ready we are for what lies ahead.
Drawing on four decades in broadcasting, including 25 years with the BBC, Rod brings a calm, questioning approach to complex issues — focusing not on alarmist headlines, but on the forces shaping events and their real-world consequences.
Each episode features informed, measured conversations with experts in defence, intelligence, emergency, and related fields. The aim is not to alarm, but to understand: what’s changing, where the risks lie, and how individuals, communities, and institutions might respond.
Fault Lines is produced alongside Rod’s Fault Lines Substack, where you’ll find further analysis and commentary exploring the same themes in more depth. 👇
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After nearly five years of stalemate in its war against Ukraine, could Russia get what it wants without winning on the battlefield? Jonathan Fink, founder and host of Silicon Curtain and editor of The Dark Heart of Russia, joins Rod Whiting to examine how Moscow is now targeting Europe, using disinformation, sabotage, political influence, and economic pressure to weaken Ukraine’s allies, and what that means for Britain and Europe. We explore the vulnerabilities Russia can exploit: divided soc...
1 Oct 2026
AI And The New Cyber Threat - with Jamie Collier
Artificial intelligence is changing the cyber threat - not simply by creating new risks, but by allowing criminals and hostile states to operate faster, at greater scale, and with increasing sophistication. This matters across the whole spectrum of digital activity - from government departments and major corporations and small businesses to essential services and individual families. In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting talks to Dr Jamie Collier - lead advisor at Google Threat In...
23 Sept 2026
Restoring Hope to Britain - with Steven Lacey
If you look at the news and worry about what kind of future your children or grandchildren will inherit, you’re certainly not alone. War, rising prices, political division, social media, disinformation - it can feel as though problems are piling up faster than any of us can do anything about them. So what can we do? Steven Lacey has spent years talking to people about what makes them feel secure, valued, and hopeful about the future. His answer is surprisingly simple: start small. Reconnect w...
15 Sept 2026
American Overthrow: What Britain Must Learn from America — with Keir Giles
Is America beginning to resemble the very system it spent decades trying to contain? In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting is joined by Russia and security expert Keir Giles to discuss his provocative new book, American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington. The conversation explores whether democratic institutions in the United States are being eroded in ways that echo the Kremlin’s playbook - and what that could mean for Britain, Europe and the wider West. Togeth...
1 Sept 2026
Making Sense of a Changing World - with Velina Tchakarova
For this latest episode of Fault Lines, I’m joined by one of Europe’s leading geopolitical strategists, Velina Tchakarova. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are often reported as separate events. Velina argues they’re part of a much bigger shift reshaping security, energy, food, industry and the global economy all at the same time. We explore why resilience now means far more than military strength, why Europe has been slow to adapt to a changing strategic reality, and why governments need ...
18 Jun 2026
Defence, Resilience And The Battle For Truth || Major General Tim Cross CBE
In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting is joined by Major General Tim Cross CBE to discuss resilience, national security, and the changing nature of modern conflict. As Britain debates defence spending, military readiness and its role within NATO, Tim argues that resilience is about far more than tanks, ships and aircraft. From cyber attacks and disinformation to social cohesion, leadership, and public confidence, the battleground has expanded far beyond the front line. The conversation ...
5 May 2026
"Caught With Our Pants Down" - Britain's Resilience Gap, With Edward Lucas
In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting speaks with broadcaster and Times columnist Edward Lucas, with more than four decades of experience covering European and security affairs, about a question the UK can no longer avoid: how prepared are we, really? Drawing on decades covering Russia and European security, Lucas argues that Britain has spent too long assuming threats would remain distant - and that this complacency has left the country dangerously exposed. From drone attacks launched ...
17 Apr 2026
Britain’s Security Reality: What Are We Facing - and Are We Prepared?
In the first episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting speaks to former British Army intelligence officer Sam Olsen about Britain’s changing threat landscape, the erosion of resilience, and why security is no longer just a military issue. How exposed is Britain in a world of hybrid warfare, fragile infrastructure and shifting alliances? In this opening episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting speaks to Sam Olsen of Sibylline about Russia, China, deterrence, resilience, and the uncomfortable gap between ...
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