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John Preston - The Rise and Fall of Robert Maxwell
Season 6 Episode 4
In February 1991, Robert Maxwell made a triumphant entrance into Manhattan harbour aboard his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to complete his purchase of …
4 years, 1 month ago
Claire Fuller - Unsettled Ground
Season 11 Episode 3
Described by The Times as a modern Daphne de Maurier, Claire Fuller’s writing is beautifully dark and vividly atmospheric. Her fourth novel, Unsettle…
4 years, 1 month ago
Marcus du Sautoy Meets Steven Pinker - Why Rationality Matters
Season 6 Episode 2
In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How c…
4 years, 2 months ago
Bexy Cameron - How to Escape a Cult
Season 2 Episode 1
Bexy was raised in a secret commune deep in the British countryside. At 10, she was placed on Silence Restriction, forced to be silent for a whole ye…
4 years, 2 months ago
Pandora Sykes Meets Emily Ratajkowski
Season 5 Episode 27
Emily Ratajkowski has established herself as a multifaceted talent. As a model, she has appeared on the covers of major fashion magazines and is curr…
4 years, 2 months ago
Paul Bloom - The Surprising Secret of Happiness
Season 5 Episode 25
A good life involves more than just pleasure. Suffering is essential too.
It seems obvious that pleasure leads to happiness - and pain does the opposi…
4 years, 2 months ago
Philip Pullman Meets Iain McGilchrist - The Meaning of Life
Season 5 Episode 24
Philip Pullman’s novels are a testament to the power of the human imagination and a celebration of our capacity for wonder, proving to millions of re…
4 years, 3 months ago
Fatima Bhutto Meets Noam Chomsky
Season 9 Episode 23
'For the left, elections are a brief interlude in a life of real politics, a moment to ask whether it's worth taking time off to vote . . . Then back…
4 years, 3 months ago
Robin DiAngelo and Beverly Daniel Tatum - Conversations About Race
Season 5 Episode 22
What we can do to have better conversations with our children and with each other about race, and build a better world?
Beverly Daniel Tatum and Robin…
4 years, 3 months ago
Greg Jenner - How to Find the Comedy in History
Season 1 Episode 21
Chief historian of the BBC's Horrible Histories TV show and the host of chart-topping podcast You're Dead to Me, Greg Jenner is a master in the art o…
4 years, 3 months ago