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The Life and Life of Richard Baxter—New Generation Thinkers
4/4 The life of theologian Richard Baxter, who was at the heart of the English Civil War.
The Science of Baby Laughs—New Generation Thinkers
3/4 What makes a baby laugh? From Darwin to state-of-the-art neurology, the search continues.
New Generation Thinkers: Who's Afraid of Anthropomorphism?—New Generation Thinkers
2/4 New Generation Thinker Will Abberley reflects on how we imagine the animal mind.
New Generation Thinkers: Hardy and the Animals—New Generation Thinkers
1/4 Alasdair Cochrane explores the ethical implications of evolution in Thomas Hardy's writing
This Story Shall the Good Man Teach His Son - Agincourt, England and France
Adam Thorpe on what the Battle of Agincourt means in Britain and France.
Ginsberg in India
Writer Jeet Thayil retraces beat poet Allen Ginsberg's travels round India in the 1960s.
Arthur Miller - Speaking of New York
Ben Brantley of the New York Times describes how the city informed Arthur Miller's work.
How Celtic Are We?
What is Celtic identity? Professor Dai Smith searches for the essence of Celticism.
You're Tearing Me Apart: Rebel Without a Cause at 60
Alan Dein explores the making and meanings of the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
Looking for the Moor
Hugh Quarshie seeks resolution to the dilemmas of a black actor playing Othello.