Arts & Ideas Episodes Episode guide
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The Normans
Rana Mitter and guests look at Norman history, misconceptions and echoes heard today
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The New Age of Sentimentality
Lisa Appignanesi,Rachel Hewitt & Irenosen Okojie w/ Rana Mitter at Free Thinking Festival
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The Mill on the Floss
Celebrating George Eliot with readings from Fiona Shaw
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The mermaid-like M茅lusine
The fish-tailed woman of medieval folklore is discussed by Shahidha Bari and guests.
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The Memes that Make Us Laugh
Julian Baggini, Tiffany Watt Smith & Christopher Harding
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The Man Who Convinced Jimmy Carter to Run for President
Matthew Sweet talks to Jimmy Carter's former 'drug czar', Peter Bourne.
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The Man Booker Prize. Mike Bartlett. Is Small Beautiful?
Dr Foster writer Mike Bartlett on his new play Albion plus the rise of small nations.
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The Liverpool Biennial debate
How to reflect Liverpool's history in new artworks: Anne McElvoy hosts a discussion.
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The Lindisfarne Gospels and new discoveries
An archaeologist, a historian and a poet join Shahidha Bari as the gospels return North.
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The Legacy of the Trojan War
Why do the legendary walls of a Bronze Age city still cast such a long shadow?
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The Legacy of the Laundries
Louise Brangan reflects on the uncovering of the secret lives lived in Irish laundries
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The Left Behind
Eric Kaufmann talks to Philip Dodd about white identity, populism and immigration
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The Language of Flowers
Rebecca Solnit's book Orwell's Roses explores his interest in gardening
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The Kyoto School
Chris Harding investigates the flourishing of Japanese philosophy in the 1930s and beyond
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The joy of sewing, poet Fatimah Asghar, Painting in miniature.
Shahidha Bari talks poetry and the web series Brown Girls, and the history of sewing.
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The joy of sewing, poet Fatimah Asghar, Painting in miniature
Shahidha Bari talks poetry and the web series Brown Girls, plus the history of sewing.
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The Joy of Bureaucracy
Matthew Sweet with guests including Lord Butler, Andr茅 Spicer and Eliane Glaser
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The Joy of Bad Films
Weathermen member Jonathan Lerner on underground protest & The Disaster Artist reviewed.
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The Invention of the Circus Ring
Matthew Sweet looks at the career of impresario Philip Astley and 250 years of circus
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The Insurrectionists' Guide to the Movies
Stephen Bush, Dr Sarah Jilani , Kate Maltby and Keith Shiri join Matthew Sweet
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The Insurrectionists' Guide to the Movies
Stephen Bush, Dr Sarah Jilani , Kate Maltby and Keith Shiri join Matthew Sweet
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The In Between
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough considers airport lounges railway stations and liminal spaces
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The Imperial War Museum Remembrance discussion 2023
As the IWM unveils its new art galleries, Anne McElvoy & guests discuss photographing war
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The Imperial War Museum Remembrance Discussion 2022
How video games interpret stories about war and conflict and help to train troops.
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The Imperial War Museum Remembrance Discussion 2021
How do we define a war? Anne McElvoy and guests look at how language changes attitudes.
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The Imperial War Museum 大象传媒 Radio 3 Remembrance Debate 2020
What is the role of artists in shaping our understanding of history by commemorating war?
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The impact of a future energy crisis on our way of life
How will our world change as traditional energy supplies shrink and climate change us...
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The illusion of time, the summer solstice & the philosophy of comedy
Mark Miodownik, Emily Herring, Rob Newman & Fay Dowker consider Time with Matthew Sweet
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The History of Sex
Fern Riddell, Kate Lister and Robin Mitchell discuss their research with Matthew
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The Heir of Redclyffe
Clare Walker-Gore revisits Charlotte M. Yonge's best-selling novel from 1853.
