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Being Human: What the Archives Reveal

Matthew Sweet visits the London Survey, Kew, a cemetary and a hut used by Anzac soldiers.

• 45 mins

Beards, Listening, Masculinity

Alun Withey on beards, Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum on fatherhood. With Matthew Sweet

• 45 mins

Zadie Smith

Author Zadie Smith talks about dance, depicting teenage friends and US/UK differences.

• 45 mins

Schiller's Mary Stuart, Gunter Grass, Preti Taneja on translated fiction, Rachel Reeves

Anne McElvoy on Robert Icke's version of Mary Stuart and the last novel from Gunter Grass.

• 45 mins

The Weird, Science and Art at Fact, Japanese Film Your Name

Rana Mitter on science and art on show at Liverpool's Fact and what we mean by 'weird'.

• 45 mins

The Liberal Elite

Douglas Carswell, David Runciman, Eliane Glaser and Lynsey Hanley on elites.

• 45 mins

Rauschenberg - Performance, Identity and the Writings of Erving Goffman

Exploring identity through the lens of literature, art and everyday 21st-century life.

• 45 mins

Voices in Our Ears: Colin Grant, Josie Rourke, Charles Fernyhough, Clare Walker Gore

Matthew Sweet discusses epilepsy, Wilkie Collins and a theatre production of Joan of Arc.

• 45 mins

Maths: Alex Bellos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Serafina Cuomo, Vicky Neale

Discussing the maths gallery at the Science Museum and the need for better numeracy.

• 45 mins

Our Relationship with Animals

Shahidha Bari looks at computing for cats, de-extinction and an animal symphony.

• 45 mins

A Brexit reading list

Edith Hall, Chris Kissane and Matthew Sweet on what might be on a Brexit reading list.

• 45 mins

John Simpson on the death of the war correspondent

Philip Dodd and guests consider what we mean by 'news' in 2016.

• 45 mins

Calling to Account: Bronwen Maddox, Margaret Hodge, Matthew Parris

Anne McElvoy asks if public enquiries are good government. Plus Matthew Parris on scorn.

• 45 mins

Patriotism: Alain Finkielkraut, Karim Miske

Alain Finkielkraut and Karim Miske talk to Philip Dodd about French identity.

• 45 mins

Patriotism: China, Russia, Japan, Latin America

Rana Mitter and guests debate the meaning of patriotism beyond the west.

• 45 mins

Patriotism: The Union Jack

Anne McElvoy explores the history and future of the Union Jack.

• 45 mins

Breaking Free: Karl Kraus

Philip Dodd and guests discuss the satire and contemporary relevance of writer Karl Kraus.

• 45 mins

La La Land and Hollywood - past and present

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Hollywood and its self-obsession.

• 45 mins

Running

Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott debate the art and rhythms of running.

• 45 mins

Chibundu Onuzo, Nadeem Aslam, Lockwood Kipling's Art

Anne McElvoy explores novels set in Pakistan and Nigeria. Plus the art of Lockwood Kipling

• 45 mins

The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

Including the sequel to HG Wells's The War of the Worlds and 'experimental' novels.

• 45 mins

The Influence of the British Black Art Movement

Artists Sonia Boyce, Isaac Julien, Eddie Chambers and Harold Offeh talk to Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Victorian Bodies, Citizens of Everywhere

Rana Mitter discusses Victorian bodies and the Citizens of Everywhere arts project.

• 45 mins

Oscar Nominations 2017, T2 Trainspotting

On the day of the Oscar nominations, Matthew Sweet and guests consider 2016 in film.

• 45 mins

Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, Barbers in concentration camps

Anne McElvoy explores topics discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

• 45 mins

Yaa Gyasi, Daniel Levitin, Peter Bazalgette, James Bartholomew on clarity, civility and strong states

Philip Dodd presents, with debates about empathy, rigorous thinking and the welfare state.

• 45 mins

Caribbean Culture

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Colin Grant and Kei Miller discuss the Caribbean with Matthew Sweet

• 45 mins

Global anger and family conflict with Pankaj Mishra and Elif Shafak.

With a discussion about anger, Elif Shafak's new novel and a debate about Trumpism.

• 45 mins

Borders: On the ground, on the map, in the mind

Writers and an artist talk borders from Ireland to Turkey with Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Russian Art and Revolution

Anne McElvoy and her guests assess the role and legacy of art in the Russian Revolution.

• 45 mins