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Sir Tony Robinson Meets Janina Ramirez - The Real Women Behind the Medieval Myths
Though well-known across Europe by name, the real lives of women such as Joan of Arc and Jadwiga of Poland have been buried under banners of national…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Nicola Sturgeon Meets Darren McGarvey - Trauma Industrial Complex
Today, trauma permeates media, from music and television to films and books. While the increasing openness is welcome, Darren has observed that the w…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ian Mortimer - The Time Traveller's Guide to England
In his four Time Travellers Guides to England, historian Ian Mortimer has taken us from the Medieval period all the way to the Regency, revelling not…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Nish Kumar Meets Jimmy Wales - Trust and the Future of Democracy
Two decades ago, Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia and transformed the world’s access to knowledge. Today, people view Wikipedia 11 billion times every m…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Jens Stoltenberg - Leading NATO in a Time of War
Jens Stoltenberg was Prime Minister of Norway from 2005-2013, and when he took office as Secretary General of NATO in 2014, the world was already cha…
10 months ago
Marie Kondo - How to Live
Marie Kondo’s unique approach to organising our lives and our homes has transformed the relationship we have with the objects around us, helping us a…
10 months ago
Award-Winning Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir — On the Making of Palestine 36
A pioneering voice in Arab cinema, Annemarie Jacir has written, directed, and produced over sixteen films, with premieres at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, …
10 months, 1 week ago
Philippa Gregory - Jane Boleyn Reimagined
Philippa Gregory takes us behind the myths to reveal how Jane Boleyn became a scapegoat of Henry VIII’s tyranny and the historians who defended it. D…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ray Nayler - Why Dystopian Fiction Matters
Returning to the podcast following episodes around his prize-winning debut The Mountain Under the Sea and his acclaimed novella The Tusks of Extincti…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr Kerry Burnight – A Short Guide to Enjoying a Long Life
Dr Kerry Burnight reveals a transformative new approach to aging—one that goes beyond lifespan and healthspan to embrace joyspan: the ability to expe…
10 months, 2 weeks ago