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Contemporary France: Karim Miske and Aatish Taseer

Karim Miske and Aatish Taseer discuss their writing and religion with Philip Dodd.

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Britain's Economy: Will Hutton, Luke Johnson, Wendy Carlin, Richard Davies

Will Hutton joins Anne McElvoy for a programme focusing on economics and wealth in Britain

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Landmark: The One Thousand and One Nights Yesterday and Tomorrow

Philip Dodd and guests including Robert Irwin discuss The One Thousand and One Nights.

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Buddhism, Therapy, Violence and Rationality

Rana Mitter explores Buddhism in therapy and politics.

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Paul Foot Award, Valuing the Arts

Anne McElvoy with the 2014 Paul Foot Award winner and Craig Calhoun on valuing the arts.

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Social Identity and Belonging in Europe, Valuing the Arts

Philip Dodd discusses the value of the arts and the notion of social identity in Europe.

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David Cohen prize winner

Rana Mitter talks to the winner of the biennial David Cohen Prize for Literature.

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John Gray, Paul Durand Ruel and Inventing Impressionism

Presented by Matthew Sweet. Philosopher John Gray discusses illusory ideas of freedom.

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The Arguments Against Democracy

Rana Mitter and guests discuss the arguments against democracy.

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Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro, Antigone Review

Kazuo Ishiguro talks to Anne McElvoy about his new novel, The Buried Giant.

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The Age of Earthquakes, Maths in Films

With discussions about the 'extreme present' and maths and mathematicians in film.

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Tom McCarthy, Asne Seierstad, Fairness

With novelist Tom McCarthy, journalist Asne Seierstad and what is the idea of fairness.

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Madness in Civilisation, Night Walking

Matthew Sweet discusses the history of mental illness. Plus a nocturnal history of London.

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Sociology in the 21st Century

Philip Dodd debates whether sociology still has a role to play in the 21st century.

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School Report - A Sense of Home, Beauty in Ancient Greece

Anne McElvoy hears from young people involved in the 大象传媒's School Report Day.

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Culture Wars: Secularism v Religion

Philip Dodd and guests discuss secularism and religion.

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Peggy Seeger

Philip Dodd is joined by folk singer Peggy Seeger, who talks about her music and politics.

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Culture Wars: Cosmopolitanism v the Nation State

Philip Dodd investigates the tension between cosmopolitanism and the nation state.

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New Media Culture and Blade Runner

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss new media culture and the film Blade Runner.

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Public v Private Art

Philip Dodd considers the idea of public and private art.

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Patricia Duncker, Adrienne Mayor on the Amazons, Harriet Walter and Guy Paul

Patricia Duncker talks about George Eliot, and Adrienne Mayor discusses Amazonian women.

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Sex and Numbers, Nick Broomfield, The History of the Audiobook

Including a new sex survey, a Nick Broomfield documentary and the history of the audiobook

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Landmark: Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now

Philip Dodd with a special edition devoted to Anthony Trollope's novel The Way We Live Now

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Developments in Neuroscience, Krzysztof Zanussi, Peaceful Resistance

Rana Mitter discusses new developments in neuroscience.

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Process: Mexico in Words, Carmen Disruption, Christopher Doyle

Matthew Sweet with Francisco Goldman, Valeria Luiselli, Simon Stephens, Christopher Doyle.

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Violence in Culture

Frances Fyfield, Richard Bessel, Peter Stanford and Mayura Deshpande join Philip Dodd.

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Landmark: The Tin Drum

Anne McElvoy and guests discuss Gunter Grass's 1959 novel The Tin Drum.

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What does Global Shakespeare Mean?

Philip Dodd asks what we understand Shakespeare to mean around the world.

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Caryl Phillips, Stanley Wells, Ah, Wilderness!

Including Caryl Phillips, Shakespearean actors, South African protests and Ah, Wilderness!

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English Civil War, Indigenous Australia

Anne McElvoy hears how a mid-1970s play might cast light on today's political landscape.

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