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Mark Kermode – The Stories of Movie Music
Drawing on everything from Dougal and the Blue Cat to Angel Heart, from Walter Murch’s “pickle jar” of sound to Tarantino-style needle drops, Kermode…
5 months, 1 week ago
Kate Wilson - The Spycops Files
In 2003, British police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on h…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Jay Heinrichs - How Classical Rhetoric Can Change Your Life
Drawing on Aristotle’s playbook, he shows how to turn rhetoric inward: treat the “soul” as your better self, shift from past/present blame to future-…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Philip Hoare - The Revolutionary Genius of William Blake
A journey of both past and future, of the natural world and metaphysical realms, Philip Hoare guides us through a dreamscape slipping through time an…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr Jenna Macciochi - The Game-Changing Science of Lifetime Health
Immunologist Jenna Macciochi reveals the “wellness system” linking body and brain, urging us to focus on healthspan as well as lifespan. She explains…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Marina Warner - Reimagining Sanctuary for a World in Crisis
Granted to mythical kings and fugitives alike, enshrined by gods and by communal, human consent, an ancient right since classical times, sanctuary ha…
6 months ago
Emily Kasriel - The Art of Deep Listening
Distracted by our own agenda, we so often hear without understanding, impatiently waiting for our turn to speak. Journalist Emily Kasriel joins us to…
6 months, 1 week ago
Caitlin Moran Meets Alex James - Cocaine, Crash Diets and the Return of Blur (Summer Repeat)
One winter’s night, Alex James received an unexpected call. Blur had been invited to play their biggest gig ever: Wembley Stadium. The only trouble w…
6 months, 1 week ago
Yuval Noah Harari – Humanity in the Age of AI (Summer Repeat)
Long gone are the days when pigeons relayed our messages; now we have a flood of information at all times, from social media to artificial intelligen…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Herman Pontzer – The Surprising Science of Human Diversity and Evolution
As an evolutionary anthropologist working with human populations around the globe, Herman Pontzer has conducted research that reveals the wonder of o…
6 months, 3 weeks ago