蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 - Free Thinking

Kingship and ceremony

Anne McElvoy looks at royalty, pomp and glory in opera, ancient Persia and Tudor England.

Matthew Sweet finds out how extreme temperatures changed Erland Cooper's music

Rana Mitter talks to Antonia Fraser about the art of writing historical biography.

With poet Majella Kelly, historian Jackie U铆 Chionna and memoirist Carmel McMahon.

Shahidha Bari and guests on a Royal Collection exhibition and the new Bridgerton spin-off.

The spiritual paintings of the Swedish artist are discussed by Matthew Sweet and guests.

Tartan at V&A Dundee, RL Stevenson's Kidnapped on stage, and the Highland Book Prize 2022.

Trans narratives in pre-Shakespearian drama, plus Twelfth Night and the First Folio.

Exploring the flow of cultural influences in both directions across the Atlantic.

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Ginger Rogers's dancing, comic timing and 'sass'.