Milton and our modern world

It's 350 years since the death of Milton - we discuss ideas of Puritanism and divorce

• 56 mins

Cosy comfort reading or Nietzsche?

Alexander McCall Smith, Susannah Clapp, Tom Shakespeare, Deborah Sugg Ryan & Hugo Drochon

• 56 mins

Diplomacy from Ancient Greece to Trump

Sir Nigel Sheinwald,Clare Jackson, Holly Furneaux and Bronwen Maddox discuss diplomacy

• 56 mins

Gifts and Gratitude

Following Thanksgiving, and as Christmas approaches, Shahidha Bari on giving and receiving

• 56 mins

How we think about evil

Matthew Sweet and guests pick up from this year's Reith lectures and look at ideas of evil

• 56 mins

Luck, predictability and superstition

Dr Christian Busch, Bobby Seagull, Sharron Davies, Dr Kate Tomas and Timandra Harkness.

• 57 mins

Beer, Crisps and the British pub

Tim Martin, Natalie Whittle, Prof Philip Howell, Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen, Ben Wright.

• 56 mins

Knowing When To Stop

From art to activism, campaigning to cabaret, Shahidha Bari asks when is enough enough?

• 57 mins

Diaries

Michael Crick, Irving Finkel, Sophie Coulombeau and Oliver Burkeman join Matthew Sweet

• 56 mins

Decision Making

From think tanks & tallies to tarot, what tools do we use to help us choose our actions?

• 50 mins

Repetition

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss routine, repetition and our sense of time

• 56 mins

All we need is love

Susie Orbach, Armand D'Angour, Vittoria Fallanca, Mary Harrod and Catherine Wheatley.

• 56 mins

Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking

Timandra Harkness, Ekow Eshun, Sophie Grace Chappell, Richard Bett and Stephen Bush

• 35 mins

A pinch of salt

A key preservative, the subject of taxes, a danger to plant-life - how much salt is good?

• 56 mins

Uncertainty

Chris Lintott, Margaret Heffernan, Liam Halligan, Tim Garton Ash, Victoria Donovan

• 56 mins

Evidence

Lord Sumption, Danny Robins, Dr Sarah Dillon Dr Jonathan Egid and Dr Anthony Milligan

• 57 mins

Isolation

Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own

• 56 mins

The Middle Classes

Muriel Zagha, Prof. Sam Friedman, Lord Willetts, Lisa Holdsworth & Prof. Melinda Mills

• 56 mins

Decadence

Matthew Sweet assesses the state of contemporary culture

• 56 mins

Community

Post local elections and pre VE day events, Shahidha Bari explores ideas about community

• 56 mins

Peace

In the week of VE Day, Matthew Sweet discusses what peace has meant since 1945

• 56 mins

Political Visions

Anne McElvoy sets off in search of the sunlit uplands

• 56 mins

WOLVES

How wolves shape our modern world.

• 56 mins

Power: A User's Guide

From the Hay Festival, Matthew Sweet discusses the many forms of political power

• 57 mins

Common Sense

Ann Widdecombe, Rachael Wiseman, Sarah Jilani and Tiffany Watt Smith with Matthew Sweet

• 56 mins

Podcasting difficult histories

Matthew Sweet discusses difficult histories with 3 BBC podcast hosts at the Hay Festival

• 56 mins

Failure

From business to sport, politics to the writing of Samuel Beckett: how do we view failure

• 56 mins