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Failure
From business to sport, politics to the writing of Samuel Beckett: how do we view failure?
Podcasting difficult histories
Matthew Sweet discusses difficult histories with 3 BBC podcast hosts at the Hay Festival.
Power: A User's Guide
From the Hay Festival, Matthew Sweet discusses the many forms of political power.
Wolves
How wolves shape our world.
Political Visions
Anne McElvoy sets off in search of the sunlit uplands.
Peace
In the week of VE Day, Matthew Sweet discusses what peace has meant since 1945.
Community
Post local elections and pre VE day events, Shahidha Bari explores ideas about community
Decadence and Declinism
Matthew Sweet assesses the state of contemporary culture.
The Middle Classes
Muriel Zagha, Prof Sam Friedman, Lord Willetts, Lisa Holdsworth and Prof Melinda Mills.
Isolation
Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own.
