Start the Week Podcast
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
Episodes to download
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Iain Banks and David Hare
Mon 23 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr with David Hare, Iain Banks, George Benjamin and Rachel Seiffert.
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China
Mon 16 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr talks about China with Jonathan Fenby, Martin Jacques, Ou Ning, Julia Lovell.
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Peter Carey on Start the Week
Mon 9 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Peter Carey, Rebecca Stott and Philip Ball.
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The 'death of socialism'?
Mon 2 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr with Alwyn Turner, Janet Daley, Tristram Hunt and Martin Rowson.
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Werner Herzog on Start the Week
Mon 26 Mar 2012
Anne McElvoy talks to Werner Herzog, Geoff Dyer, Liz Mermin and Paul Farley.
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Nobel Prize winning author, Nadine Gordimer
Mon 19 Mar 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Nadine Gordimer, Jack Mapanje and Richard Dowden.
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Writers on Families: Colm T贸ib铆n and AS Byatt
Mon 12 Mar 2012
Andrew Marr with Colm Toibin, AS Byatt, Will Eaves and Mark Pagel.
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Middle Age: David Bainbridge, Deborah Moggach, Simon Armitage and Claudia Hammond
Mon 5 Mar 2012
Andrew Marr with David Bainbridge, Deborah Moggach, Simon Armitage and Claudia Hammond.
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Faith and Doubt: Richard Holloway, Karen Armstrong, Jonathan Safran Foer and Helen Edmundson
Mon 27 Feb 2012
Andrew Marr and Jonathan Safran Foer, Richard Holloway and Karen Armstrong.
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Ian Stewart, Peter Randall-Page, Mark Miodownik, Jane Rapley
Mon 20 Feb 2012
Tom Sutcliffe with Mark Miodownik, Ian Stewart, Jane Rapley and Peter Randall-Page.
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Elizabethans: Max Hastings, Mary Beard, John Guy and Lola Young
Mon 13 Feb 2012
Andrew Marr and Max Hastings, Mary Beard, John Guy and Lola Young.
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Conservatism: Peter Hitchens, Margot James, Douglas Murray and Thomas Frank
Mon 6 Feb 2012
Andrew Marr and Peter Hitchens, Margot James, Douglas Murray and Thomas Frank.
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Revolution: Wael Ghonim, Paul Mason and Mary King
Mon 30 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr discusses revolution with Wael Ghonim, Paul Mason and Mary King.
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Justice: with Simon Stephens, John Podmore, Shami Chakrabarti and Mike Hough
Mon 23 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr with John Podmore, Simon Stephens, Mike Hough and Shami Chakrabarti.
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Financial Crisis: Philip Coggan, Angela Knight, Maurice Glasman and Detlev Schlichter
Mon 16 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr with Detlev Schlichter, Angela Knight, Maurice Glasman and Philip Coggan.
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Austerity: Antony Gormley, David Kynaston and Anna Coote
Mon 9 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr is joined by Antony Gormley, David Kynaston, Anna Coote and Fintan O'Toole.
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David Hockney Special
Boxing Day 2011
Andrew Marr visits the artist David Hockney at his studio in Bridlington.
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The Spirit of Christmas: Claire Tomalin, Susan Hill and Canon Giles Fraser
Mon 19 Dec 2011
Andrew Marr on the idea of Christmas with Claire Tomalin, Giles Fraser and Susan Hill.
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12/12/2011
Mon 12 Dec 2011
Andrew Marr with Mihir Bose, Julian Savulescu, Brian Moore and Janie Hampton.
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Philosophy: Bernard-Henri Levy, Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton
Mon 5 Dec 2011
Andrew Marr with Bernard-Henri Levy, Baroness Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton.
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Political leadership: George Ayittey, Simon Heffer, Martin Wolf and Maha Azzam
Mon 28 Nov 2011
Andrew Marr with George Ayittey, Maha Azzam, Martin Wolf and Simon Heffer.
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The Arts and politics: Rory Bremner, Peter Kosminsky and Iwona Blazwick
Mon 21 Nov 2011
Andrew Marr with Rory Bremner, Peter Kosminsky, Iwona Blazwick and Sarah Gillespie.
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Writing History with Peter Englund, Norman Davies, Boris Johnson and Alison Weir.
Mon 14 Nov 2011
Andrew Marr with Peter Englund, Norman Davies, Boris Johnson, and Alison Weir.
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Australian culture with Thomas Keneally, Kate Grenville and Deborah Cheetham
Mon 7 Nov 2011
Andrew Marr with Thomas Keneally, Kate Grenville and Deborah Cheetham.
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31/10/2011
Mon 31 Oct 2011
Andrew Marr and Danny Sriskandarajah, Andrew Charlton, Geoff Hutchison and Norman Moore.
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24/10/2011
Mon 24 Oct 2011
Andrew Marr and Jarvis Cocker, Jez Butterworth, Melanie Challenger and Matthew White.
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God and science with the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Richard Dawkins and Lisa Randall
Mon 17 Oct 2011
Andrew Marr with Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall and the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
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Empire with Jeremy Paxman and Richard Gott
Mon 10 Oct 2011
Andrew Marr with Jeremy Paxman, Richard Gott, Marieme Jamme and Shuyun Sun.
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Afghanistan and the British Secret Service with Rory Stewart, Frank Ledwidge and Gordon Corera
Mon 3 Oct 2011
Andrew Marr with Rory Stewart, Gordon Corera, Rosemary Hollis and Frank Ledwidge.
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Simon Jenkins' History of England, and the National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke
Mon 26 Sep 2011
Andrew Marr with Peter Conrad, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Simon Jenkins and Gillian Clarke.
