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Enoch Powell, US Supreme Court, War and Art

With a play about Enoch Powell, the US Supreme Court and the visual language of war.

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Whose Book Is it Anyway?

Anne McElvoy and her panel of guests explore the rise of reading in Britain.

• 45 mins

Stephen Poliakoff and Linda Grant. Yuval Noah Harari.

Linda Grant and Stephen Poliakoff join Philip Dodd to discuss post-World War II Britain.

• 45 mins

Landmark: Waverley

Rana Mitter presents a special programme exploring Walter Scott's novel Waverley.

• 45 mins

Still Loving Victoriana Jokes and All

Matthew Sweet with novelists Sarah Perry and Carol Birch. Plus Victorian amusements.

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Black British History

Bernardine Evaristo, Keith Piper, Miranda Kaufmann and Kehinde Andrews on black Britain.

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Art Spiegelman, Marina Abramovic, American Pastoral

Graphic novelist Art Spiegelman and jazz composer Phillip Johnston on their collaboration.

• 45 mins

Being Human Debate at Fact, Liverpool: Man and Animals

From Fact in Liverpool, Rana Mitter and guests debate mermaids, robots, humans and animals

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Being Human: Vernon Lee, Lying, Coma

With a profile of writer Vernon Lee, what it means to lie and popular ideas of the 'coma'.

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Being Human: What the Archives Reveal

Matthew Sweet visits the London Survey, Kew, a cemetary and a hut used by Anzac soldiers.

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Beards, Listening, Masculinity

Alun Withey on beards, Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum on fatherhood. With Matthew Sweet

• 45 mins

Zadie Smith

Author Zadie Smith talks about dance, depicting teenage friends and US/UK differences.

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Schiller's Mary Stuart, Gunter Grass, Preti Taneja on translated fiction, Rachel Reeves

Anne McElvoy on Robert Icke's version of Mary Stuart and the last novel from Gunter Grass.

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The Weird, Science and Art at Fact, Japanese Film Your Name

Rana Mitter on science and art on show at Liverpool's Fact and what we mean by 'weird'.

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The Liberal Elite

Douglas Carswell, David Runciman, Eliane Glaser and Lynsey Hanley on elites.

• 45 mins

Rauschenberg - Performance, Identity and the Writings of Erving Goffman

Exploring identity through the lens of literature, art and everyday 21st-century life.

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Voices in Our Ears: Colin Grant, Josie Rourke, Charles Fernyhough, Clare Walker Gore

Matthew Sweet discusses epilepsy, Wilkie Collins and a theatre production of Joan of Arc.

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Maths: Alex Bellos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Serafina Cuomo, Vicky Neale

Discussing the maths gallery at the Science Museum and the need for better numeracy.

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Our Relationship with Animals

Shahidha Bari looks at computing for cats, de-extinction and an animal symphony.

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A Brexit reading list

Edith Hall, Chris Kissane and Matthew Sweet on what might be on a Brexit reading list.

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John Simpson on the death of the war correspondent

Philip Dodd and guests consider what we mean by 'news' in 2016.

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Calling to Account: Bronwen Maddox, Margaret Hodge, Matthew Parris

Anne McElvoy asks if public enquiries are good government. Plus Matthew Parris on scorn.

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Patriotism: Alain Finkielkraut, Karim Miske

Alain Finkielkraut and Karim Miske talk to Philip Dodd about French identity.

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Patriotism: China, Russia, Japan, Latin America

Rana Mitter and guests debate the meaning of patriotism beyond the west.

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Patriotism: The Union Jack

Anne McElvoy explores the history and future of the Union Jack.

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Breaking Free: Karl Kraus

Philip Dodd and guests discuss the satire and contemporary relevance of writer Karl Kraus.

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La La Land and Hollywood - past and present

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Hollywood and its self-obsession.

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Running

Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott debate the art and rhythms of running.

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Chibundu Onuzo, Nadeem Aslam, Lockwood Kipling's Art

Anne McElvoy explores novels set in Pakistan and Nigeria. Plus the art of Lockwood Kipling

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The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

Including the sequel to HG Wells's The War of the Worlds and 'experimental' novels.

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