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Beware the Experts

Lisa Jardine recalls CP Snow's lessons on the dangers of government by experts.

• 10 mins

Climate Change Belief

Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.

• 10 mins

Carols at Christmas

Lisa Jardine reflects on the power of music to move, especially at Christmas.

• 10 mins

The End, yet again?

The author and philosopher John Gray on the merits of living for the present.

• 15 mins

The Meaning of Debt

Sarah Dunant looks at different aspects of debt.

• 15 mins

Media Malpractice

Will Self reflects on the new landscape for the press.

• 15 mins

The Memory Business

Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11.

• 15 mins

Glamour in Austerity

Lisa Jardine reflects on the historic power of royal glamour in times of austerity.

• 10 mins

Information Overload

Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem.

• 7 mins

The Art of Gardening

Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect.

• 10 mins

Volume Control

Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise.

• 10 mins

The Thatcher Story

The historian Lisa Jardine reflects on the week's events.

• 10 mins

Email Etiquette

Lisa Jardine reflects on the perils of over-hasty emails.

• 10 mins

Anniversary Cornucopia

David Cannadine surveys the current crop of anniversaries.

• 10 mins

Bankers in America

Historian David Cannadine reflects on attitudes towards bankers in America.

• 10 mins

A History of Monetary Unions

David Cannadine on the history of monetary unions and what causes success or failure.

• 10 mins

David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?

David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie-wearing on both sides of the Atlantic.

• 10 mins

Churchill's American Speeches

Prof David Cannadine reflects on the enduring resonance of Churchill's speeches in America

• 10 mins

Power of the Press

Historian David Cannadine reflects on the power of the press, past and present.

• 10 mins

The Fashion for Westerns

David Cannadine recalls the heyday of cinema and television Westerns.

• 10 mins

Fat Policemen

David Cannadine reflects on the changing images of the typical policeman's size and shape.

• 10 mins

Cathedral Heritage

David Cannadine reflects at Easter time on the architectural glories of cathedrals.

• 10 mins

Jubilee Celebrations

David Cannadine reflects on the history of royal jubilee celebrations.

• 10 mins

Challenging Intellect

Will Self says we should embrace the intellectual challenge of difficult books and art.

• 10 mins

The rights of humans... and animals

Will Self asks whether 'human rights' really exist, when they can so easily be taken away.

• 10 mins

Lords, lordlings and....crumpets

Will Self explores Lords reform and the narrowing of the range of British political choice

• 10 mins

Military matters

Will Self asks what can drive political leaders into the arms of the military.

• 10 mins

Europe and my quadriga-spotting tour

Will Self ponders the future of Europe, as he stands by Berlin's Brandenburg gate.

• 10 mins

Will Self: A right loyal toast

A week before the jubilee, Will Self reflects on the tradition of the Loyal Toast.

• 10 mins

On Bees and Being

Adam Gopnik muses on why Shakespeare didn't seem to know that the top bee is a girl bee.

• 10 mins