Mark Dion; Colour, Insects, Virginia Woolf

Anne McElvoy meets artist Mark Dion and biologist Menno Schilthuizen.

• 45 mins

Reflecting Rural Life

Film maker Clio Barnard and novelist Amanda Craig on rural life. Matthew Sweet presents.

• 45 mins

Napoleon in Fact and Fiction

Anne McElvoy looks at Napoleon impersonators, ballads and what if he didn't die in exile?

• 45 mins

Steven Pinker on Progress

Steven Pinker explains to Philip Dodd why we should ignore headlines + be more optimistic.

• 45 mins

The Joy of Bureaucracy

Matthew Sweet with guests including Lord Butler, Andre Spicer and Eliane Glaser.

• 45 mins

How Big Should the State Be?

David Willetts, Polly Toynbee, Simone Finn, Julia Black, Adrian Wooldridge + Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

What Lies Beneath; Neanderthal Cave Art to Fatbergs

Francis Pryor, Paul Pettitt, Ruth Whitehouse; Sean Borodale; Sharon Robinson-Calver.

• 45 mins

A Sentimental Journey

Sean Williams rereads Laurence Sterne's subjective travel book and talks to Philip Hensher

• 45 mins

Landmark: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

Lara Feigel, David Aaronovitch, Melissa Benn, Xiaolu Guo, Matthew Sweet on Doris Lessing.

• 44 mins

New Research into the UK Women's Suffrage Movement

Helen Pankhurst, Jane Robinson, Fern Riddell and others discuss women's suffrage.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

The Free Thinking Lecture: Linda Yueh on Globalisation

Economist Linda Yueh delivers her vision for restoring faith in the free market.

• 60 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

The Population Bomb

Danny Dorling, Lionel Shriver and Stephen Emmott debate with Matthew Sweet.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

The Dance of Nature

Jim Al-Khalili, Melissa Bateson, Andrew Mcbain and Richard Bevan explore group behaviour.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

There is no i in Team

MP Johnny Mercer, Theatre Director Elizabeth Newman and former footballer Paul Fletcher.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Has Social Media Cracked the Code to the Crowd?

Anne McElvoy discusses the impact of tech on the way we behave with guests.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Are We Afraid of Being Alone?

Sara Maitland, Lionel Shriver and John-Henry Clay explore solitude

• 44 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Power to the People?

Anne McElvoy and others assess the influence of people power in Sage, Gateshead.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Gangs: The Usual Suspects

Symeon Brown, James Docherty and Alistair Fraser chaired by Matthew Sweet.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Rethinking Civilisations

David Olusoga, Kit Davies and Kenan Malik debate what civilisation means with Philip Dodd.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Can There Be Multiple Versions of Me?

With June Sarpong, Emma Frankland, Gavin Francis and Julian Baggini.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Mass Hysterics

Comedians Alexei Sayle, Jen Brister and Sanjeev Kohli join Matthew Sweet at Sage Gateshead

• 44 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

#Speaking Up

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Afua Hirsch and Tarjinder Wilkinson on activism and Britishness.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Building Bridges and Other Megastructures

Writer Erica Wagner, engineer Sean Wilkinson and architect Simon Roberts with Rana Mitter.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Introducing the New Generation Thinkers 2018

From piracy to vegetarianism, George Orwell to surrogacy, Newton's alchemy to C18 fitness.

• 45 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

What do we mean by 'Working Class Writing'?

Kit de Waal, Darren McGarvey, Adelle Stripe and Michael Chaplin with Shahidha Bari.

• 44 mins

Festival 2018 - The One and the Many

Death Comes to Us All

Richard Holloway, Kathryn Mannix and Kevin Toolis debate the end of life with Philip Dodd.

• 45 mins

British New Wave Films of the '60s

Matthew Sweet evaluates the legacy of the film company behind A Taste of Honey & The Knack

• 45 mins

Macbeth and Things Fall Apart

Jo Nesbø and Mark Ravenhill on the Scottish Play; Chinua Achebe's novel about leadership.

• 45 mins

Marilynne Robinson

The American novelist and essayist talks religion, fiction & US politics with Rana Mitter.

• 45 mins

The Politics of Fashion and Drag

Shahidha Bari talks to Jenny Gilbert about fashion & Scrumbly Koldewyn about The Cockettes

• 45 mins