Alan Bissett
Author Alan Bissett on his journey from lad to feminist. Read more
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Series 4
Author Alan Bissett on his journey from lad to feminist.
Emily Bell
Emily Bell considers the affect of cyberspace on actual space.
Danny Dorling
Prof Danny Dorling on why he thinks the population bomb has already been diffused.
Mona Siddiqui
Prof Mona Siddiqui considers the importance of friendship in a divided world.
Language Is Power
Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.
Drugs in Sport
Paul Dimeo argues that drugs have made modern sport what it is today.
Hello Cheeky
Farrah Jarral puts the case for more cheekiness.
Empires of Attention
Matt Locke examines how our attention has shaped our culture.
Learning from our teenage selves
Molly Naylor explores what we can learn from our teenage selves.
How to Remember
Sam Edwards argues that we should think again about how we memorialise war.
Putting Profit in Its Place
Jane Burston argues that we should put profit in its place: as a means to an end.
Ambivalence: For and Against
Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence.
Chemophobia
Chemistry lecturer Mark Lorch asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals.
Courage and Effect
Brian Lavery on how a fishwife from Hull changed the country's most dangerous industry.
Refugee Stories
Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees.
Curtis Blanc
Former prisoner turned entrepreneur, Curtis Blanc, says prison only works if you let it.
Emile Simpson
Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.
Matthew Engel
Matthew Engel makes a secular case for reclaiming the peace and quiet of the Sabbath.
Heaven Crawley
Heaven Crawley argues for a different approach in our attitude towards asylum seekers.
Role Modelling
Anne-Marie Imafidon argues that we need to think differently about role models.
Nothing to Lose
Byron Vincent discusses nature versus nurture, and society's obligations to its weakest.
Cult of Girls
Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'.
Making a Home
Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common.
Benet Brandreth
Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.
Philippa Perry
Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.
Rebecca Mott
Rebecca Mott calls for the abolition of prostitution.
Mark Graham
Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension.
SF Said
SF Said believes fiction can help to bridge the divide between 'us' and 'them'.
Rachel Armstrong
Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.
Jonathan Ree
Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.
Jono Vernon-Powell
Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.