One story every day, explained to make sense of the world
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to This Is Why.
The world’s a pretty confusing place right now – so how do you make sense of it all? This Is Why takes one story every day, explains how we got here and why it matters to you.
Sky News’ Niall Paterson speaks to experts and correspondents from around the world, getting simple answers to some complex questions.
Available every weekday afternoon from Monday 2 March 2026.
This Is Why is a Sky News podcast – if you have a question, contact us: why@sky.uk
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:09.0 | The world's a pretty confusing place right now. |
| 0:12.2 | Your country is in big trouble. |
| 0:13.8 | The news is relentless. |
| 0:15.8 | So many sources, so much information. |
| 0:18.5 | So how do we make sense of it all? |
| 0:24.1 | I'm Neil Pattersonson and after years spent reporting and presenting for Sky News, one thing's become clear. People don't just want to |
| 0:30.1 | know what's happened. They want to know why. Why decisions taken behind closed doors affect us all. |
| 0:37.3 | Why events can have consequences beyond a single headline. |
| 0:41.0 | How long have you known about Andrew and X-State? |
| 0:43.5 | I've seen a lot in my 20-plus years of journalism. |
| 0:46.9 | I followed British troops on patrol in Afghanistan. |
| 0:50.3 | Covered elections, reshuffles and budgets. |
| 0:53.8 | Doorstep presidents and interviewed prime ministers. |
| 0:56.5 | You should never have put me with Humbold. Whose idea was that? Just a sort of bigoted woman. |
| 1:00.3 | I've spent half my life asking questions, and they all come back to why. Why this matters. |
| 1:06.7 | Why now? Why it affects you. Our new daily podcast, This Is Why, takes one story at a time, explains how we got here, what's really going on, and why you need to know. |
| 1:18.4 | Because understanding the world isn't about keeping up. It's about making sense of it all. |
| 1:24.0 | This is Why. Available Monday the 2nd of March, whatever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:29.6 | Before history was written, his name was carved in stone. |
| 1:35.0 | Now witness the legacy of Ramesses the Great. |
| 1:39.4 | 180 priceless treasures direct from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, |
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