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The Essay New Generation Thinkers 2019 Episodes

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  1. Where Do Human Rights Come From?

    Dafydd Mills Daniel looks at links between the UN, Richard III and Disney's Jiminy Cricket

  2. The Ottoman Empire, Power and the Sea

    Michael Talbot tells stories of Turkish raiders, sea patrols and midwater borders.

  3. Should Salman Rushdie Live and Let Die ?

    What the BBFC archives tell us about censorship debates & a film depicting Salman Rushdie.

  4. Who Wrote Animal Farm?

    Lisa Mullen looks at the contribution of Orwell's wife Eileen to his writing.

  5. Marble, Muscle and Manly Bodies in the 18th Century

    Sarah Goldsmith on how the C18th craze for weight lifting fed into ideas about masculinity