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Grief
Matthew Sweet and guests look at the role of ritual, laments and how we express grief.

China: world politics, ink art & insomnia
Kevin Rudd talks about avoiding catastrophic conflict between China and the USA

Bridgerton and Georgian Entertainment
Shahidha Bari with Ian Kelly, Sophie Coulombeau, Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, Hannah Greig

New Generation Thinkers 2022
Laurence Scott introduces the ten academics chosen to share their research on radio

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's Hand in the Trap
Confronting the man who jilted you is the plot of this 1960s Argentine expressionist film

Bruce Lee and Enter The Dragon
Matthew Sweet watches the 1973 film that made Bruce Lee an international star

After Dark Festival: Dark Places
A poet, crime writer, theologian & marine biologist join Matthew Sweet to explore darkness

After Dark Festival: Equinox
Matthew Sweet looks for meaning in the moment when the length of day and night is equal.

John Maynard Keynes
From HM Treasury to Versailles and Bloomsbury: a look at the life and legacy of JM Keynes

Vikings
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough talks to scholars with new insights on the Viking period