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Japan and Korea, Hokusai
Chris Harding discusses the work of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
Bella Bathurst, Mike Figgis, Birds in British literature, 2017 New Generation Thinker Daisy Fancourt on music and health
Matthew Sweet explores deafness, plot twists, birds in books & how music is good for you
Fiona Shaw and Mark Ravenhill on Brecht, John Knox, Joanne Paul
Philip Dodd discusses speaking truth to power and the beliefs of John Knox and Galileo.
Rachel Seiffert, James Hawes, Richard Nelson, 2017 New Generation Thinker Alistair Fraser on gangs.
Anne McElvoy and her guests discuss German-Russian history, US electioneering and crime.
Artist Taryn Simon. Deglobalisation. 2017 New Generation Thinker Eleanor Lybeck on the circus.
With artist Taryn Simon, a discussion about circuses and a debate about 'deglobalisation'.
Laurent Binet, France, Blockchains
With novelist Laurent Binet, a discussion about France, and blockchain technology.
Angels in America, Salomé, Queer British Art.
Philip Dodd looks at desire and politics as Angels in America runs at the National Theatre
Wolfson History Prize
Rana Mitter is joined by the six authors shortlisted for the 2017 Wolfson History Prize.
Breaking Free: Landmark - Paradise Lost
John Carey, Mandy Green, Islam Issa and Joe Moshenska discuss Milton's Paradise Lost.
Breaking Free - How the Reformation Changed British Daily Life
Rana Mitter discusses research into the way life changed in Britain after the Reformation.