The Ugly Renaissance, Cate Blanchett, Mira Schendel, Maxim Leo

With Cate Blanchett, the art of Mira Schendel, Maxim Leo and debating the Renaissance.

• 45 mins

Clash of Civilizations, Simon Heffer, George Grosz

Philip Dodd discusses the Clash of Civilizations, George Grosz and talks to Simon Heffer.

• 45 mins

Jung Chang, Sarah Lucas, Allende, Everest Music

Presented by Rana Mitter. With Jung Chang on her book about Empress Dowager Cixi of China.

• 45 mins

Ghosts, Slavoj Žižek, Miliband, Melissa Benn

Richard Eyre and Stephen Unwin discuss Ibsen's Ghosts with Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Hans Kung, Masters of Sex, Roots, Wendy Lower

Anne McElvoy discusses the Donmar Warehouse's new production of Roots.

• 45 mins

Verdi 200

Dayanita Singh, Social Media, Verdi and Shakespeare. Cultural debate with Philip Dodd.

• 45 mins

Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo

Matthew Sweet examines the zoo as a cultural institution

Matthew Sweet examines the zoo as a cultural institution

• 45 mins

Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo

Landmark: The Old Men at the Zoo

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Angus Wilson's 1961 novel The Old Men at the Zoo.

• 45 mins

Night Waves at ZSL London Zoo

Matthew Sweet discusses the ways we can think about our close association with primates

Matthew Sweet discusses the ways we can think about our close association with primates

• 45 mins

Captain Phillips, David Thomson, David Greig's The Events

Matthew Sweet on the new Paul Greengrass film, Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.

• 45 mins

Paul Klee, US Shutdown, Catherine Merridale, Man Booker Prize, National Theatre

Philip Dodd's guests historian include Catherine Merridale.

• 45 mins

Landmarks: Oh What a Lovely War

Samira Ahmed and guests discuss Joan Littlewood's musical Oh What a Lovely War.

• 45 mins

Eric Schlosser, Richard II, Basil Bunting, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

David Tennant in Richard II, Eric Schlosser, Basil Bunting reevaluated. With Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Artist William Tillyer, Doctor Who, The Gettysburg Address

Doctor Who with Dominic Sandbrook and Ray Monk. The Gettysburg Address. William Tillyer.

• 45 mins

Britten 100: Britten Libretti, Young Vic Theatre Uncut

Frances Spalding and Alexandra Harris discuss Myfanwy Piper's libretti for Britten.

• 45 mins

Tony Benn, Political Traditions, PL Travers, Guy Debord

Including Tony Benn's diaries, political traditions, PL Travers and the work of Guy Debord

• 45 mins

Orwell, Stoicism Week, Sue Webster and Gavin Turk on Glass Art

Philip Dodd discusses Orwell, artists working in glass, and Stoicism Week.

• 45 mins

Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, Francois Mitterrand

Novelist Amy Tan talks to Anne McElvoy about her new book The Valley of Amazement.

• 45 mins

2013 Turner Prize Announcement, Candide Review, the Value of Letters, Can

Including the 2013 Turner Prize winner, Bernstein's Candide and a discussion about letters

• 45 mins

Henry V, The Sea, Black Nativity

Matthew Sweet presents a review of Henry V in the West End, plus the film Black Nativity.

• 45 mins

Big Business, Art and the Middle East, Nebraska

Samira Ahmed discusses big business. Plus art and the Middle East and the film Nebraska.

• 45 mins

Nelson Mandela

Athol Fugard and Dame Janet Suzman talk to Philip Dodd about Nelson Mandela and his legacy

• 45 mins

The Early 1960s

Matthew Sweet discusses 1963 and Profumo as Lloyd Webber's new musical Stephen Ward opens.

• 45 mins

Mind Maps, Freud, Psychotherapy, Partition

Philip Dodd with Howard Brenton, Giles Fraser and Lisa Appignanesi, Moniza Alvi.

• 45 mins

American Pyscho, Roosevelt, Medieval Christmas, British Architects

Anne McElvoy presents a first-night review of a new musical adaptation of American Psycho.

• 45 mins

Peter O'Toole Appreciation, Genetics and Education, Japan at Christmas, Dragons

Including the life of Peter O'Toole, genes in education, Christmas in Japan and dragons.

• 45 mins

Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant

Singer Neil Tennant, who grew up in North Shields, talks to Philip Dodd about his career.

• 45 mins

Feminism in 2013

Anne McElvoy discusses feminism in 2013, from Twitter trolls to identity politics.

• 45 mins