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The Follies of Experts

John Gray on how we can prepare ourselves for an 'unknowable future'.

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The Spectre of Populism

John Gray discusses what has fuelled 'populism' today.

• 10 mins

Flying Saucers and an Uncertain World

John Gray asks how we come to terms with a world that is frighteningly unpredictable.

• 10 mins

The Screensaver of Life, or the Idling Brain

Stella Tillyard looks at the phenomenon of the "idling brain".

• 10 mins

Sic transit

Tom Shakespeare on why we shouldn't wallow in the past.

• 10 mins

The Power and Peril of Stories

Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers.

• 10 mins

Dementia Rights

Tom Shakespeare argues that dementia should be viewed as a disability.

• 10 mins

Bad News is Good Business

AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news.

• 10 mins

The Power of Reading

AL Kennedy extols the virtues of reading and its power to encourage respect for others.

• 10 mins

The Past in the Present

A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.

• 10 mins

Trust in Voices

A L Kennedy commends paying attention to voices as a way to discern truth telling.

• 10 mins

On robots

Howard Jacobson argues that talk of the dangers of artificial intelligence is premature.

• 10 mins

In praise of the elite

Howard Jacobson speaks up in defence of the much-maligned metropolitan liberal elite.

• 10 mins

The Fearsome Nature of Literary Festivals

Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.

• 10 mins

After Manchester

Howard Jacobson reflects on his home city's response to the Manchester attack.

• 10 mins

Renouncing Middlemarch

Howard Jacobson on why he must renounce George Eliot's greatest novel, Middlemarch.

• 10 mins

A new politics?

John Gray reflects on how the election has changed politics.

• 10 mins

Get Over It

Howard Jacobson on the political ironies that are emerging following the election.

• 10 mins

After Grenfell

Will Self's personal view of high-rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower disaster.

• 10 mins

The Mark of a Man

Will Self reflects on what a truly gender-fluid society might look like.

• 10 mins

A Staircase in Sunlight

Adam Gopnik goes in search of a white staircase in Capri.

• 10 mins

What To Call Him?

Adam Gopnik reflects on the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency.

• 10 mins

My Encounter with Shingles

Adam Gopnik on why he turned to marijuana during his recent bout of shingles.

• 10 mins

Napoleons and Normalcy

Adam Gopnik on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect our sense of what 'normal' is.

• 10 mins

On Musical Theatre

Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.

• 10 mins

Raising the Bar

Adam Gopnik on why bringing up children is an art - not a science.

• 10 mins

The Meaning of Conservative

Roger Scruton asks: "What does the Tory Party really stand for?".

• 10 mins

Pottering towards the new socialist state

Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.

• 10 mins

The Religion of Rights

Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.

• 10 mins

Tackling the moped menace

Monica Ali reflects on the recent surge in moped crime after her son was attacked.

• 10 mins