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The Beatles’ cultural legacy
Paul Lay, Alastair Benn and Iain Martin discuss the cultural legacy of the Fab Four and why the Beatles story continues to fascinate sixty years on.
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2 years, 6 months ago
Benedetta Berti on the legacy of the Arab Awakening of 2010
The Middle East and North Africa's transition from authoritarianism to democracy has been slow and painful, with both hopeful gains as well as worris…
2 years, 6 months ago
Tecumseh and the Shawnee Confederacy
Paul Lay is joined by Kori Schake to examine the rise and fall of the inspirational Shawnee leader Tecumseh who used strategy to defy America's westw…
2 years, 6 months ago
Armin W. Geertz on the pre-historical roots of religious belief
The history and evolution of (proto) religious behaviour is ancient. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Image: Print of early humans making fire. Credit: Science …
2 years, 7 months ago
A deep history of Gaza
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by James Barr, historian of the Middle East, to discuss Gaza's long and complex history and how it continues to…
2 years, 7 months ago
David Goodhart on bridging the value divide
Finding a new settlement between the Anywheres and the Somewheres is now the central task of modern politics. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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2 years, 7 months ago
A new translation of the Iliad
A new translation of the Iliad is an opportunity to reassess the first great work of European literature.
Image: Achilles and Memnon fighting in Greek…
2 years, 7 months ago
Jonathan Fenby on the challenge for a totalitarian China
The need to buttress control is the bottom line for Xi.
Image: Portrait of Mao on the street. Credit: Chuck Nacke / Alamy Stock Photo
2 years, 7 months ago
Israel’s harrowing week and the consequences for the Middle East
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Suzanne Raine, national security and counter-terrorism expert, and Michael Goldfarb, author and broadcaster,…
2 years, 7 months ago
Kjell Nordström on the future of capitalism
The proletarianisation of knowledge promises a bumpy ride for both us and capitalism as we know it. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The New York Stock Exchange…
2 years, 7 months ago