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Silence Grips the Town—Hilary Mantel
The story of how historical obsession killed a Polish writer, told by Hilary Mantel.
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The Iron Maiden—Hilary Mantel
How do we construct our pictures of the past asks Hilary Mantel.
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The Day Is for the Living—Hilary Mantel
Art can bring the dead back to life, argues the late novelist Hilary Mantel.
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Culture—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
4/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah asks us to give up the idea of western civilisation.
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Colour—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
3/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah argues for a world free of racial fixations.
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Country—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
2/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah argues against a mythical and romantic view of nationhood
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Creed—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
1/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says we overestimate scripture in our view of faith.
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Black holes ain't as black as they are painted—Professor Stephen Hawking - Black Holes
2/2 Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the second of his 大象传媒 Reith Lectures on black holes.
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Do black holes have no hair?—Professor Stephen Hawking - Black Holes
1/2 Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his 大象传媒 Reith Lectures on black holes.
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The Idea of Wellbeing—Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine
4/4 Atul Gawande calls for a new focus on systems to ensure doctors work more effectively.