Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Greek myth, goddesses and art
From classic myths rewritten by Natalie Haynes to the art of John Craxton in Crete
Prize Winners 2023
Nandini Das, Tania Branigan, Halik Kochanski, Ed Yong, John Vallaint talk to Rana Mitter
Harry Belafonte
The long career of the American singer, film star & activist with Matthew Sweet & guests
Margaret Cavendish
Nandini Das and guests discuss the Duchess of Newcastle - philosopher, poet and scientist
Narnia and CS Lewis
Exploring the literary and theological terrain of C.S. Lewis's Narnia
Humboldt, soil, gardens and Frank Walter
For World Soil Day, a celebration of art, research and ideas to revive the earth
New Thinking: Disability in Music and Theatre
Dr Louise Creechan and guests discuss adaptive music technology & musical theatre roles
Kadare, Gospodinov, Kafka and Dickens
Bureaucracies of the soul satirised in novels. Matthew Sweet's guests include Lea Ypi.
Libraries
From Alexandria to Mid Wales, Laurence Scott and guests look at library history.
Lorca
As the National Theatre stages The House of Bernarda Alba, Rana Mitter discusses Lorca
