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The Frieze Debate: Museums in the 21st Century.

Michael Govan, Sabine Haag & Hartwig Fischer at the Royal Institution, London.

• 44 mins

Drugs and Consciousness

Does LSD open the doors of perception or just mess with your head?

• 44 mins

Greed and Landownership Past, Present, Future

Economist Paul Collier, Scottish historian Tom Devine and Colombian novelist Hector Abad

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Discrimination.

The lawyer Helena Kennedy joins Shahidha Bari to discuss how British justice fails women.

• 44 mins

Re-writing C20th British Philosophy.

Shahidha Bari with news of the Man Booker Prize and a discussion about female philosophers

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Francis Fukuyama, Olga Tokarczuk, Alev Scott, Michael Talbot.

Rana Mitter explores identity, forest landscapes and the long impact of the Ottoman empire

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Enchantment, Witches and Woodlands

Marie Darrieussecq, Lisa Mullen and Dafydd Daniel on magic and dystopias.

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Playing God

Patrick Barlow on his play The Messiah, and Daisy Black on a new medieval mystery play.

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Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh talks to Matthew Sweet as his historical epic Peterloo opens in cinemas.

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The Dark and Political Messages of Kids Fiction

Michael Rosen looks at socialist fairy tales and radicalism in books for children.

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Modern Japanese history - Being inspired by others & enjoying their pain

Julian Baggini, Tiffany Watt Smith and Christopher Harding with Rana Mitter.

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Religious divisions, puppet shows and politics.

The exile of English Catholics 450 years ago, plus suffragette Punch and Judy.

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Rethinking the Human Condition

A look at free-thinker Thomas Woolston, philosopher Isaiah Berlin, memory and neuroscience

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Wilfred Owen: Poetry and Peace

Gillian Clarke, Sabrina Mahfouz and Michael Symmons Roberts respond to the war poet.

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Landmark: Journey to the End of the Night

Marie Darrieussecq, Andrew Hussey, Tibor Fischer & Damian Catani on Céline's masterpiece.

• 44 mins

Why are we silent when conflict is loud?

Peter Hitchens; Rev Lucy Winkett; Neil Bartlett: Prof Steve Brown @ Imperial War Museum.

• 44 mins

Lost Words and Language

Shahidha Bari looks at research showcased in the Being Human Festival at UK universities.

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Death rituals

From death cafes to bronze age burials, from C19 mourning rings to the way doctors cope.

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Buses, beer and VR - a taste of university research

From ancient religion to London's Greek Cypriot community and the 29 bus route.

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What kind of history should we write?

Peter Frankopan, and Maya Jasanoff, winner of the world's richest prize for history.

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The Left Behind

Eric Kaufmann talks to Philip Dodd about white identity, populism and immigration

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Leadership: lessons from US presidents and campaigners

Doris Kearns Goodwin on what makes a good president. Plus Georgina Harding on war.

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Plagues, Urban Inequality and Restricted Books

Artist Penny Woolcock, global health researcher Thomas Bollyky and Jane Stevens Crawshaw

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Slavery Stories

A long-lost classic now published and Esi Edugyan's Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel.

• 44 mins

Mike Hodges; Dark Sweden.

The director of Get Carter talks to Matthew Sweet about writing his own crime stories.

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Bessie Head. Rwanda Representation and Reality

Anne McElvoy looks at the career of Botswana's most influential writer.

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Is there a great divide between the arts and science?

Sir Paul Nurse and Tristram Hunt debate with an audience at Queen Mary University London.

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Are we being manipulated?

Who's pulling your strings? Matthew Sweet and guests track down today's hidden persuaders.

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Writing and Frankness

Deborah Levy, Adam Phillips and Amia Srinivasan join Matthew Sweet at the British Library.

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Linton Kwesi Johnson

The reggae poet and recording artist talks politics, religion and writing with Philip Dodd

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