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Why we read and the idea of the "woman writer"
Do men and women use the same language when talking about novels they have enjoyed? How have attitudes in publishing changed towards both readers and…
6 years, 3 months ago
Simplify your life
Laurence Scott hears about a pioneer of vegetarianism and advocates for nudism and camping as the academics Elsa Richardson, Annebella Pollen, Ben An…
6 years, 3 months ago
Philosophy and Film
Sally Potter joins Rana Mitter to discuss the relationship between philosophy and film. Also in the studio are philosophers Helen Beebee, Max de Gayn…
6 years, 3 months ago
Could there be a private language?
How do I know that anybody else experiences the world in the way I do? Or even if other people experience anything at all? In the 20th century the ph…
6 years, 3 months ago
Panpsychism - Is matter conscious?
Panpsychism is the view that all matter is conscious. It's a view that's gaining ground in contemporary philosophy, with proponents arguing that it c…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Strange Case of the Huge Country Pile
Nosing around Osterley House, currently owned and run by the National Trust, Matthew Sweet and guests discuss our enduring fascination with the grand…
6 years, 4 months ago
The culture wars and politics now.
Philip Dodd is joined by Douglas Murray, author of The Madness of Crowds, the commentator David Goodhart, the writer and campaigner Beatrix Campbell,…
6 years, 4 months ago
Extinction Rebellion and the End of the World
Rana Mitter looks at the ideologies surrounding climate disaster with guests including Rupert Read of Extinction Rebellion, investigative journalist …
6 years, 4 months ago
New Thinking: Telling new sporting stories
The annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year competition with its different categories presents a very different picture from the newspaper reports …
6 years, 4 months ago
Speaking the right language.
Matthew Sweet asks how did the English language grow & what are the key election phrases? He's joined by historian John Gallagher who's written about…
6 years, 4 months ago