Hilary Cottam is a writer, innovator and social entrepreneur who wants to find solutions for some...
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Poetry and performance with Ian McMillan
On this week’s edition of The Verb: Ian McMillan basks in the glow of a Neon Line explained by...
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Podcasting difficult histories
Personal Identity is at the heart of contemporary culture. Political philosophies are built...
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What do we mean by 'common sense'? In 1925 the philosopher GE Moore wrote a Defence of Common...
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Political power can take many forms, from the top-down model of the Roman Empire, to operating in...
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Slumdog Millionaire composer - A.R. Rahman
Matthew Sweet is ed by multiple award-winning composer A.R. Rahman to explore his...
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Matthew Sweet celebrates the life and work of Studio Ghibli composer, Joe Hisaishi. Tune in for...
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Hans Zimmer on the concert platform
This special episode of Sound of Cinema features an exclusive interview with the legendary film...
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Ian McMillan's guests celebrate hedges, with poetry from Alison Brackenbury and Testament,...
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Peter Mackay, Tishani Doshi, Scanner, Lorna Goodison
Ian McMillan's guests are the Scottish Makar Peter Mackay, Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison, as well...
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The comedian, writer and podcaster Adam Buxton first burst onto our TV screens 30 years ago. He...
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Wolves were once hunted and persecuted to the point of near extinction but are now enjoying a...
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Philip Hoare is an award-winning writer whose books often describe the lure of the sea, the...
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What is the role of vision in politics? Must politicians have a vision of what kind of society...
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The theatre director Emma Rice is renowned for her bold stagings of much-loved films and books...
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On the 8th May 1945, the Allies declared victory over Nazi . How has war and the threat of...
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Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, isn’t afraid of hard work or an intellectual challenge. He’s...
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Post local elections and pre VE day anniversary events across the UK, Shahidha Bari explores...
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The writer Colum McCann isn’t afraid to take on big subjects – and his ambition has delivered a...
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Some people think we live in an age of decline. Matthew Sweet investigates, with guests including...
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