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Language
Matthew Sweet discusses language with Steven Pinker and Will Self.
Howard Jacobson, Francis Fukuyama
Philip Dodd is joined by political scientist Francis Fukuyama and author Howard Jacobson.
Thomas Ostermeier, Joseph O'Neill, Ali Smith
Thomas Ostermeier's Ibsen adaptation, Joseph O'Neill and Man Booker nominee Ali Smith.
Neel Mukherjee, Images of China
Matthew Sweet talks to novelist Neel Mukherjee, shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize.
Kristin Scott Thomas as Electra, Ai Weiwei at Blenheim Palace
Rana Mitter with a first-night review of Sophocles' Electra, starring Kristin Scott Thomas
Matthew Barzun, Speed-the-Plow Review
Anne McElvoy is joined by the US ambassador to Britain. Plus a review of Speed-the-Plow.
Tim Minchin, Shami Chakrabarti, David Cronenberg
Matthew Sweet is joined by Tim Minchin, Shami Chakrabarti and film-maker David Cronenberg.
Anselm Kiefer and Sigmar Polke, Henry IV, Patrick Modiano
Anne McElvoy discusses Phyllida Lloyd's all-female production of Shakespeare's Henry IV.
Man Booker Prize, Sherlock Holmes, Plato and Aristotle
Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet discuss Sherlock Holmes. Plus the 2014 Man Booker Prize.
David Baddiel, Shlomo Sand, Julie Burchill
Rana Mitter is joined by David Baddiel, Shlomo Sand and Julie Burchill.
William Morris, Our Town, The Roosevelts
With two William Morris exhibitions, the play Our Town and the documentary The Roosevelts.
Landmark: Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu
A landmark edition celebrating Proust's great novel In Search of Lost Time.
Peter Carey, A History Manifesto
With Peter Carey's novel Amnesia and debating whether history can rescue public policy.
Margaret Atwood
Anne McElvoy is joined by celebrated Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood.
Artists' Mannequins, Mike Leigh, Guy Fawkes Traditions
With Matthew Sweet. Mike Leigh on his new film, plus an exhibition of artists' mannequins.
Akram Khan, Images of Witchcraft, Eileen Atkins in the Witch of Edmonton
WIth conversation from choreographer Akram Khan, plus witchcraft on stage and in prints.
Antarctica: Testing Ground for the Human Species
Ben Saunders, Meredith Hooper, Hugh Broughton and Jonathan Bamber join Rana Mitter.
Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley, Richard Ford
In a special edition, Matthew Sweet explores depictions of American life and history.
Global Crisis with Geoffrey Parker, Kieslowski's The Decalogue, Conflict Time Photography Exhibition
Geoffrey Parker talks to Anne McElvoy about the relationship between weather and war.
Landmark - 2001: A Space Odyssey with Brian Cox, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and Chris Frayling
A special discussion recorded at the BFI to mark the re-release of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Theatre in South Africa and the Czech Republic: Janet Suzman and Roger Scruton
Philip Dodd, Roger Scruton and Janet Suzman reflect on Czech and South African theatre.
British Monarchy Past and Present
Philip Dodd and a panel including Deborah Orr and Philip Ziegler explore British monarchy.
Mona Siddiqui, Ziauddin Sardar, Navid Kermani
Philip Dodd explores Islam, Mecca and the Quran with Mona Siddiqui and Ziauddin Sardar.
Rebecca Solnit, Wonder Woman, Submarine Films
Matthew Sweet on the powers of Wonder Woman and the claustrophobia of submarine films.
Sarah Waters, TV Drama: Jed Mercurio, Dominic Savage, Caryn Mandabach
Sarah Waters talks to Anne McElvoy about creating a play. Plus a discussion about TV drama
Wim Wenders on Peace, Richard King on Taking Offence
Film director Wim Wenders and philosopher Mary Zournazi discuss peace with Philip Dodd.
Slavoj Zizek, Protest, Anonymous and City of Angels
Philip Dodd presents. With Slavoj Zizek, City of Angels and debating protest movements.
Pantomime: Professor Jeffrey Richards; Bryony Lavery; EO Wilson
Matthew Sweet and panto with Jeffrey Richards. Bryony Lavery on stage craft. E O Wilson.
Clive James
Poet, critic and broadcaster Clive James is in conversation with Philip Dodd.
Antonia Fraser; Eric Rohmer's The Green Ray
Antonia Fraser talks to Matthew Sweet about her Memoir of Growing Up.
Sleep, Sleeplessness and Creativity
Rana Mitter discusses sleep, with neuroscientist Russell Foster and comedian Matt Berry.