Seriously... Podcast
Seriously is home to the world’s best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations. Introduced by Vanessa Kisuule. This feed is no longer being updated. Thanks for listening.
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BONUS: Russia – 100 Years on from Revolution
Mon 6 Nov 2017
Steve Rosenberg visits four Russian cities closely tied to the revolution of 1917.
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Savitri Devi: From the Aryans to the Alt-right
Fri 3 Nov 2017
Maria Margaronis explores the life and legacy of right-wing thinker Savitri Devi.
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The Trainspotter's Guide to Dracula
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Miles Jupp boards the train to Transylvania on the trail of Count Dracula.
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Political Violence in America
Fri 27 Oct 2017
Inside the world of the anti-fascists known as 'antifa' and their far-right opponents.
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Who's Looking At You?
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Novelist Nick Harkaway says we need to talk about surveillance before it is too late.
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Dads and Daughters
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Lauren Laverne and her dad Les explore the relationship between fathers and daughters.
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It's Just a Joke, Comrade: 100 Years of Russian Satire
Tue 10 Oct 2017
Comedian and Russophile Viv Groskop explores a century of revolutionary comedy.
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My Muse: Lynne Truss on Joni Mitchell
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Journalist and author Lynne Truss on why Joni Mitchell is her Muse.
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Art in Miniature
Tue 26 Sep 2017
Art so small you have to avoid inhaling it. Dr Lance Dann explores miniature art.
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My Secret Wig
Tue 19 Sep 2017
Brian Kernohan explores the hidden world of wigs to solve his own not-so-secret hair loss.
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PowerPointless
Fri 15 Sep 2017
30 years on from its launch, Ian Sansom asks: what's the real point of PowerPoint?
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Queens of Chapeltown
Tue 5 Sep 2017
Colin Grant reports on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival.
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The Edge of Life
Tue 29 Aug 2017
We follow the healthcare authority aiming to reduce lives lost to suicide to 0% by 2020.
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Grayson Perry: En Garde
Tue 22 Aug 2017
Grayson Perry goes in search of the moment the avant-garde died.
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Driving Bill Drummond
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Bill Drummond is driving to every county in Ireland in five days. But what's driving Bill?
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A Brief History of the Truth
Tue 1 Aug 2017
The truth is like a vegetable your mother makes you eat, nourishing but it tastes terrible
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The Pigeon Whistles
Fri 28 Jul 2017
Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.
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And Then There Were Nun
Tue 25 Jul 2017
A glimpse into the cloistered world of religious communities.
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999 - Which Service Do You Require?
Fri 30 Jun 2017
Ian Sansom dials up the story of the 999 service, 80 years after it was introduced.
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Port Talbot Paradiso
Tue 27 Jun 2017
Actor Michael Sheen's tells the story of Port Talbot's famous art deco Plaza cinema.
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Butterbeer and Grootcakes
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
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When Women Wore the Trousers
Tue 13 Jun 2017
Laura Barton presents a brief history of trousers from function to fashion.
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Miss Simpson's Children
Fri 12 May 2017
The story of how one woman offered refuge to leading intellectuals fleeing from the Nazis.
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The Invention of the USA: Borderlands
Tue 9 May 2017
The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?
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The Organ Beauty Pageant
Fri 5 May 2017
Is it fair to find your own living organ donor on Facebook? Lesley Curwen investigates.
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Trump at Studio 54
Fri 28 Apr 2017
Frances Stonor Saunders on Trump's disco years and mentorship to McCarthy's henchman.
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A Woman Half in Shadow
Tue 18 Apr 2017
Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.
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Rock Transition
Fri 31 Mar 2017
A look at how musicians have defied gender boundaries to create era-defining art and music
Nazanin and the mystery of a decades old tank debt
Has an old tank debt with Iran cost Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe her freedom?
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