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New Thinking: Fashion, sustainability and Earth Day
From outfits which double as tents to material and algae: Lucy Orta and Monica Buchan-Ng

Hilma af Klint
The spiritual paintings of the Swedish artist are discussed by Matthew Sweet and guests

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

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

Caruso, Elsie Houston, Peter Brathwaite
Exploring the flow of cultural influences in both directions across the Atlantic.

Land and soil politics
Jim Scown on the links between Goethe, George Eliot and the storming of the US Capitol

Ginger Rogers
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the Hollywood star's dancing, comic timing and "sass".

Children of the Waters
Sabina Dosani looks at the ritual of Mizuko Kuyo and modern ceremonies marking miscarriage

Pirates
From Treasure Island to Kynance Cove, Anne Bonney to Captain Pugwash: Anne McElvoy hosts

Revolutionary free speech
Clare Siviter looks at attempts to liberate and then censor expression in 1790s France.