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Back to SearchAn Evening with Gary Younge, Part One
Season 1 Episode 3089
Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Archive: Napoleon the Great? With Andrew Roberts, Adam Zamoyski and Jeremy Paxman
Season 1 Episode 3088
How should we remember Napoleon, the man of obscure Corsican birth who rose to become emperor of the French and briefly master of Europe? In this archive debate from 2014, as the 200th anniversary of…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Story of the Solar System, with Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Season 1 Episode 3087
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is an award-winning space scientist, broadcaster, author and familiar face from the BBC's The Sky at Night programme. She's also Chancellor of the University of Leicester an…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Dan Jones on England’s Greatest Warrior King, with Kate Williams, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 3086
This is the second instalment of a three-part episode. Henry V reigned over England for nine years and four months before he died at the early age of 35. He was known as a hardened, sometimes brutal,…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Dan Jones on England’s Greatest Warrior King, with Kate Williams, Part One
Season 1 Episode 3085
Henry V reigned over England for nine years and four months before he died at the early age of 35. He was known as a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet one who was also intelligent and artistic…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The History of Information, with Chris Haughton
Season 1 Episode 3084
Chris Haughton is a designer, illustrator and children's book author, whose bold imagery is known for lighting up the pages of books such as Well Done, Mummy Penguin, and Don't Worry, Little Crab. Bu…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Archive: Jamaica's Culinary Journey, with Melissa Thompson and Riaz Phillips
Season 1 Episode 3083
This discussion is a dip back into the extensive Intelligence Squared archive, first aired in late 2022. Jerk chicken, curried goat, ackee and saltfish - these are just some of the famous dishes whic…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Think Again: Is Free Speech Under Threat? with Suzanne Nossel and Charlotte Lydia Riley
Season 1 Episode 3082
Many liberals believe that in recent years we have seen an erosion of the right to air unpopular opinions without the risk of being cancelled. We are in an ever-intensifying shutting down of conversa…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Original Sins: A History of Sex and Christianity, with Diarmaid MacCulloch
Season 1 Episode 3081
Academic, author, broadcaster and ordained deacon Diarmaid MacCulloch is Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University, and Fellow of St Cross College and of Campion Hall. His …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Archive: Secrets of the Sprakkar, with Eliza Reid
Season 1 Episode 3080
This discussion is a dip back into the extensive Intelligence Squared archive, first aired in early 2022. 'Sprakkar' is an ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women. It forms …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago