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New Thinking: Diverse Classical Music
Digging into the music of composers Joseph Bologne, Kikuko Kanai and Julia Perry.

Touki Bouki
A close look at Djibril Diop Mambéty's classic 1973 film with Matthew Sweet and guests

New Thinking: Mental Health Research
How can young people regulate their emotions and can gaming help adolescent mental health

Writing Love: Sarah Hall, Monica Ali, Adam Mars-Jones
Shahidha Bari is joined by three writers to discuss love and the contemporary novel.

Altered States
Matthew Sweet and guests knock on the doors of perception

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The mermaid-like figure from medieval folklore is discussed by Shahidha Bari and guests.

Adapting Molière
Liz Lochead is one of Anne McElvoy's guests discussing how to update the French dramatist

Appeasement
How does Neville Chamberlain's capitulation to Hitler in 1938 affect politics in 2022?

Gloves
From python skin to digital worlds, PPE to vegan materials: how gloves are evolving.

Jean-Paul Belmondo and the French New Wave
The French film star who burst onto the scene in 1960 in Godard's Breathless