A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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A Jolly Good Pud
Friday
Mary Beard reflects on why so many families have their own unique Christmas traditions.
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Monster Soup
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Stephen Smith goes on a subterranean excursion to ponder the state of water companies.
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A baby's-eye view of the world
Fri 6 Dec 2024
Zoe Strimpel on the joys of seeing the world through the eyes of a nine-month-old.
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House Clearing
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Rebecca Stott reflects on the sadness and wonder of clearing her mother's house.
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The New Centre Ground
Fri 22 Nov 2024
John Gray argues that we urgently need a new centre ground in British politics.
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Existentialism and an Escaped Monkey
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Megan Nolan on the almost mystical appeal of animal escapes.
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Time Travel
Fri 8 Nov 2024
Sara Wheeler reflects on the valuable perspective offered by out-of-date guidebooks.
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The Brink—Naughtie on America
Fri 1 Nov 2024
4/4 James Naughtie recalls a meeting with an ex-CIA chief worried about the future of America
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The Old Identity—Naughtie on America
Fri 25 Oct 2024
3/4 James Naughtie continues his series exploring America's restless search for meaning.
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2. Words, Words, Words—Naughtie on America
Fri 18 Oct 2024
2/4 The second of James Naughtie's four programmes on America's restless search for meaning.
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1. Call Me Ishmael—Naughtie on America
Fri 11 Oct 2024
1/4 James Naughtie with the first of four programmes on America's restless search for meaning.
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Paranoids and Publicists
Fri 4 Oct 2024
Adam Gopnik goes in search of Donald Trump's secret power, with two famous essays in hand.
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In Praise of the Nanny State
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Howard Jacobson argues that liberation from red tape is no way to run a country.
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Debating the American Future
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Sarah Dunant looks forward to next week's US presidential debate.
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The Power of Weird
Fri 23 Aug 2024
AL Kennedy on how a passing remark has given 'weird' back its mojo.
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Making the Grade
Fri 16 Aug 2024
David Goodhart argues that the days of an ever-expanding university sector are over.
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On Imposter Syndrome
Fri 9 Aug 2024
Sara Wheeler reflects on the societal forces that have created the imposter syndrome.
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Olympics Now and Then
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Michael Morpurgo on heroism, triumph and disappointment as the Olympics gets underway.
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No Country for Old Men
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Sarah Dunant on the profound challenge to America's sense of its own youthfulness.
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Nothing but Nightingale
Sun 7 Jul 2024
Rebecca Stott on why Iris Murdoch's theory of 'unselfing' is so apt for our present moment
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The Stuff of Museums
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Mary Beard on the function of museums and the thorny issue of what should be in them.
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Beyond Bricks and Mortar
Sun 23 Jun 2024
Megan Nolan on why she's well suited to the insecurity of her generation's housing crisis.
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It's Me or the Lamborghini
Fri 7 Jun 2024
Howard Jacobson ponders why men suddenly want to read about love.
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Orwell on the Campaign Trail
Fri 31 May 2024
Mark Damazer on elections and the tricky business of political language.
