Alternative Realities

Shahidha Bari explores the impact of life-changing experiences and the fourth dimension.

• 44 mins

Shakespeare for the People

Adrian Lester and Prof Ewan Fernie talk to Islam Issa about Birmingham's first folio.

• 44 mins

Cary Grant

Matthew Sweet and guests imagine an evening in the film star's company.

• 44 mins

Neolithic Revelations

A lack of dental floss in the Neolithic era proves to be a boon for archaeologists.

• 44 mins

WWII radio propaganda and French relations

From a gratitude train to the sinister broadcasts to US soldiers. Matthew Sweet presents.

• 44 mins

Big State and the Industrial Revolution

Emma Griffin and William Ashworth share new research on Victorian industry.

• 44 mins

The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: Toby Green, Marion Turner, John Barton

New takes on Chaucer, the Bible and African trading from 3 of the historians shortlisted.

• 44 mins

A feminist take on medieval history

How does Chaucer write on rape and consent? What links Kim Kardashian and Margery Kempe?

• 44 mins

The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: David Abulafia, Hallie Rubenhold, Prashant Kidambi

From Indian cricket, a survey of the oceans to Jack the Ripper: 3 shortlisted historians.

• 44 mins

Kindness

Rutger Bregman tells Anne McElvoy why survival of the fittest needs rethinking as an idea.

• 44 mins

Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera. Jarman's Garden

Shahidha Bari hosts a conversation recorded with the Royal Society of Literature.

• 44 mins

Sarah Perry

In a conversation with Mathew Sweet, the gothic author explores writing past and present.

• 44 mins

Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage

Landscape in poetry discussed by Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage at Hay.

• 44 mins

Tokyo Story

Actor Richard Wilson & Prof Naoko Shimazu discuss Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 film of family life.

• 45 mins

Robin Askwith

The actor talks to Matthew Sweet about a childhood affected by polio and his career.

• 44 mins

Tackling Modern Slavery

Naomi Paxton looks at new research into the effectiveness of the UK act passed in 2015.

• 44 mins

Dickens

Mathew Sweet, Linda Grant, Laurence Scott & Lucy Whitehead -150 years since Dickens' death

• 44 mins

Failure and female friendship

Lara Feigel, Michèle Roberts and New Generation Thinker Alexandra Reza with Shahidha Bari.

• 44 mins

The future of theatre debate

Bertie Carvel & Roy Alexander Weise are amongst Anne McElvoy's guests

• 44 mins

Queer Bloomsbury, Stillness in art and dance

From Virginia Woolf's writings on art to dance, stillness and movement in lockdown.

• 44 mins

Refugees

From building shelters to the language we use to discuss displacement we hear new research

• 44 mins

Irenosen Okojie and Nadifa Mohamed. Midsummer archaeology

Shahidha Bari talks to a pair of authors about the writing life. Plus a musical monument.

• 44 mins

Rethinking the Curriculum

Sandeep Parmar, Jade Cuttle, Edith Hall & Seb Falk talk to Rana Mitter about what we teach

• 44 mins

Ian Rankin and Tahmima Anam

A pair of authors due to be at the Bradford Literature Festival compare notes on writing.

• 44 mins

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

The screenwriter and novelist talks to Matthew Sweet about depicting Britain in his work.

• 44 mins

Gambling, good leadership and economic history

Anne McElvoy looks at gambling and at lessons from past US presidents.

• 44 mins

First Encounters

How do you decipher history when there isn't anything written down?

• 44 mins

What Does a Black History Curriculum Look Like?

Reports from The Runnymede Trust and The Black Curriculum call for wider history teaching.

• 44 mins

The consolation of philosophy and stories

Matthew Sweet talks to Kylie Murray, Prof Seth Lerer and former Bishop Richard Holloway.

• 44 mins

Magic

Matthew Sweet and guests conjure a conversation about the importance and appeal of magic

• 44 mins