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Hanif Kureishi
Author Hanif Kureishi in extended interview with Philip Dodd.
Spike Jonze's Her, Big Data
Matthew Sweet on Spike Jonze's new film Her, Big Data and the Internet of Things.
Atheism and Belief
Philip Dodd discusses religious belief with Terry Eagleton, Peter Watson and Roger Scruton
Jane Eyre versus Anne of Green Gables, Parent Power, Georg Baselitz, Flooding in Literature
Anne McElvoy discusses parent power, literary heroines, artist Georg Baselitz and floods.
Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, Class in Britain, An Eton Education
With a review of Shelagh Delaney's play A Taste of Honey at the National Theatre.
Landmark: Charlie Chaplin's City Lights
Matthew Sweet hosts a discussion about Chaplin recorded at the Bristol Slapstick Festival.
France and Algeria, Birds, Augustus
Anne McElvoy discusses France and its former colonies, plus bird mating systems.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Danny Dorling
Samira Ahmed considers scoundrels in culture and also the housing market.
Amy Chua, Versailles by Peter Gill, Spitting Image
Writers Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld talk to Anne McElvoy about what determines success.
Vikings, Seafaring and Navigation
Matthew Sweet visits the British Museum's Vikings exhibition.
Wim Wenders on Peace, Richard King on Taking Offence
Film director Wim Wenders and philosopher Mary Zournazi discuss peace with Philip Dodd.
Julian Schnabel, Michael Goldfarb on pianist Alice Herz-Sommer
Philip Dodd meets artist Julian Schnabel. Plus Michael Goldfarb on Alice Herz-Sommer.
Flora Thompson Biography, Ruins at Tate Britain, Ravel
Richard Mabey discusses his biography of Flora Thompson, author of Lark Rise to Candleford
David Grossman
Matthew Sweet is in conversation with Israeli novelist David Grossman.
Riba: The Brits Who Built the Modern World
From Riba, the architects whose work redefined the world's cities discuss their careers.
Jonathan Lethem, Gary Shteyngart
American authors Jonathan Lethem and Gary Shteyngart are in conversation with Samira Ahmed
Blithe Spirit, Strong Leadership and Military Intervention, Brain Surgery
Samira Ahmed discusses Blithe Spirit, military intervention and brain surgery.
Live at Southbank Centre: Childhood
Frank Field MP joins Philip Dodd for a discussion about different aspects of childhood.
Live at Southbank Centre: A Charm Offensive
Stephen Bayley, Rachel Johnson, AL Kennedy and Philip Dodd discuss what we mean by charm.
Landmark: Seven Samurai
Matthew Sweet and guests including Ian Christie and SF Said on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
Live at Southbank Centre: EM Forster
South African novelist Damon Galgut joins Rana Mitter to discuss the career of EM Forster.
Live at Southbank Centre: Contemporary Curating, World Thinkers, The Language of Peace
With Anne McElvoy on displaying art and design, World Thinkers and the language of peace.
Policing: Fact and Fiction
Matthew Sweet explores depictions of policing and corruption with playwright Roy Williams.
Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk talks to Philip Dodd about his writing career and his views of modern Turkey.
Is War Good for Us?
Anne McElvoy explores the impact of war, Afghan elections and childhood violence.
Betty Balfour Profile, James Lovelock, Peter Buwalda
Lucy Porter and Bryony Dixon profile silent film star Betty Balfour with Matthew Sweet.
Originality
Nicholas Penny, Simon Stephens and Geoff Mulgan join Philip Dodd to discuss originality.
Are We Living Through a New 18th Century?
Philip Dodd explores the parallels between the 18th-century London and now.
18th-Century Power Politics
With Anne McElvoy. Historians including Amanda Foreman on 18th-century monarchy and power.
Mandeville's View of 18th-Century Economics
Matthew Sweet on the lessons about finance outlined in Mandeville's Fable of the Bees.
18th-Century Crime and Punishment
Philip Dodd explores 18th-century attitudes to the law, crime and punishment.