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
Four artists consider the impact of mental health problems on their creativity
Raising My Voice homepage
A series examining the culture that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Juvenal
Greek and Latin Voices (Juvenal) homepage
A series examining the culture that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Herodotus
Greek and Latin Voices (Herodotus) homepage
A series examining the culture that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Tacitus
Greek and Latin Voices (Tacitus) homepage
A series examining literature that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Euripides
Greek and Latin Voices (Euripides) homepage
Writers examine some of the passions that led to a life-long relationship with Russia
To Russia with Love homepage
Series of essays exploring the relationship between death and the philosopher
Death and the Philosopher homepage
Four writers and immigrants to Britain give an outsider's perspective on Britishness today
A Sense of Ourselves homepage
Writer and philosopher AC Grayling explores the rich tradition of English essay writing.
The Great Essayists homepage
Julian Jackson investigates the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, a cultural catalyst
Conflict and Culture homepage
A series examining literature that underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Augustine
Greek and Latin Voices (Augustine) homepage
Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Thucydides
Greek and Latin Voices (Thucydides) homepage
Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation, focusing on Horace
Greek and Latin Voices (Horace) homepage
A series examining the literature that underpins Western civilisation
Greek and Latin Voices homepage
Four travel writers examine British travel literature that changed our view of the world
No Particular Place to Go homepage
Tom Paulin explores the life and works of the great English visionary, poet and artist
Paulin on Blake homepage
Four writers give personal insights into different emotional states
Emotional Landscapes homepage
A series of writers reflect on the idea of freedom
Free Thinking 2007 homepage
Michael Rosen embarks on the winding road through the roots of European language
Lingua Franca homepage
Marcus du Sautoy explores the connections between the art of music and the logic of maths
Maths and Music homepage
Writers fond of walking explore how the activity is dramatically transformed at night time
Nightwalks homepage
John Gilmore and Angelina Osborne visit four places connected with the British slave trade
Britain's Hidden Slave Trade homepage
Artists from different fields consider the impact of mental health problems on creativity
...World. Four personal essays marking the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Sputnik's launch
A Beep Heard Around the World homepage
Four scientists relive a key moment in their discipline
Strange Encounters homepage
Four essays exploring the theme of childhood in literary culture. With Deborah Bowman
The Cult of Childhood homepage
Four writers explore how to achieve contentment and the contented people they have met
In Search of Contentment homepage
