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The Aphorism Now - Failing with Style
New Generation Thinker Dr Noreen Masud examines the 21st-century health of the aphorism.

Margaret Fay Shaw's Hebridean Odyssey
An exploration of the life and work of the remarkable American Gaelic folk song collector.

The Apple and the Tree
Carlo Gébler asks why the children of writers often become writers themselves.

The Robots Are Us
Ken Hollings explores a century of R.U.R., Karel Capek's staged robot revolution.

New Generation Thinkers: A Passion for Annotations
Dr Kylie Murray explains her fascination for annotation.

Dissecting Beethoven
Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh and Georgia Mann dissect Beethoven.

The Fake Poet
Why does the image of the forlorn and abandoned poet Thomas Chatterton haunt us today?

The Myth and Mystery of Anja Thauer
The story of a lost cellist, who was once a rival to Jacqueline du Pré.

Our Birmingham Fathers
Three people meet to share experiences of grieving for their musician fathers.

The Silence of My Pain
Hannah French explores an often hidden disability for many musicians: chronic pain.