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Phaedra, Cretan palaces and the minotaur
Knossos, birthplace of myths and tragedies, is explored by Rana Mitter and Natalie Haynes.

Idrissa Ouédraogo
Matthew Sweet and guests explore the work of Burkinabé film-maker Idrissa Ouédraogo.

People's History
The people's history of banners, a dress diary, Sheffield sculptures and a new musical.

Stories of Love
Romeo and Juliet reworked, Proust and Rita Mae Brown's coming-of-age tale Rubyfruit Jungle

Donkeys
From Aesop and the bible to the film EO which looks at a donkey born in a Polish circus.

Lady Macbeth
From Kurosawa and Shostakovich to Zinnie Harris. New takes on the Scottish play.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Shahidha Bari looks at the writing of a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet (1917-2000).

Crossroads and TV soaps
Russell T Davies and Paula Milne on the power of soap operas.

The English Civil War
The resonances of C17 history now, discussed by Jonathan Healey, Anna Keay, Clare Jackson.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Matthew Sweet looks at the experiences of Portuguese Jewish and Roma communities.