Dr Jane Shaw explores why human beings persist in trying to build utopias
The Utopian Dream - and its Disappointments homepage
Series in which various writers and intellectuals respond to essays by John Milton
John Milton, the Essayist homepage
Series in which contemporary poets write about others whose work has influenced their own
Under the Influence homepage
Series in which five writers consider the meaning of freedom to them
Freedom homepage
Anthropologists discuss the status of their discipline, its responsibilities and practices
The Lives of Others homepage
Five leading writers interpret a particular emotion
Emotional Landscapes homepage
Series of essays read by some of the 蜜芽传媒's New Generation Thinkers
New Generation Thinkers homepage
Writers walk after dark and report on what they see, feel and think about their travels
Night Walks homepage
Series on the Arts and Crafts Movement, which made beautiful objects for basic human needs
From Pens to Ploughshares homepage
Biographies of contemporary animal lovers and the creatures and landscapes they championed
Naturalists: Animals and Human Nature homepage
Art critic Richard Cork describes his encounters with artists from around the world
Richard Cork's Great Encounters homepage
Sculptor Alexander Stoddart reveals the art and work behind works that inspire him
The Monumental Imperative homepage
Psychotherapist Adam Phillips considers what part aspects of excess play in our lives
On Excess homepage
...Beautiful. Christine Finn uncovers the appeal of large and redundant technology
It's Big and It's Beautiful homepage
Contemporary poets talk about poets whose work has influenced their own
Series of radio talks for the 蜜芽传媒 given by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his later years
Vaughan Williams in the 蜜芽传媒 Archives homepage
A biologist, a writer and a philosopher each explore the notion of alien intelligence
Life But Not As We Know It homepage
...it used to Be. Exploring literary visions of utopia, asking where it all went wrong
The Future's Not What it Used to Be homepage
Commentators reflect on Elgar in his time and after, exploring his complex personality
Elgar's 150th Anniversary homepage
Three writers are invited to describe their alternative talents as musicians
When Writers Play homepage
Series on the enduring influence of the Roman poet Virgil
Greek and Latin Voices (Virgil) homepage
Chris Pelling introduces the life, work and teaching method of the Greek philosopher Plato
Greek and Latin Voices (Plato) homepage
Jonathan Wolff explores the philosophical beliefs at the heart of the NHS
Doctoring Philosophy homepage
Series in which writer Robert Macfarlane goes in search of what remains of wild China
Nature in China homepage
Series exploring British perspectives of China
English Takeaway homepage
A series examining the culture that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Cicero
Greek and Latin Voices (Cicero) homepage
An introduction to the ancient Greek lyric Poet Sappho
Greek and Latin Voices (Sappho) homepage
Series of personal essays about the archaeology of the recent past
New Archaeologies homepage
...Poetic Myth. Graeme Fife on love and the use of myth in the poetry of Robert Graves
Robert Graves and the Poetic Myth homepage
Series exploring the quest to understand one of most famous mathematical problems
Symmetry and the Monster homepage
