Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now

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

Celebrating Buchi Emecheta
Shahidha Bari leads a discussion of Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta (1944-2017).

Green Thinking: Trees
Is a Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winner on to a new sustainable energy source?

Twilight
Poet Pascale Petit, photographer Jasper Goodall, Alexandra Harris, composer Sally Beamish

Green Thinking: Sustainable Development
How can mangos, cocoa husks and rice be turned into fuel and impact climate change?

The Language of Flowers
Rebecca Solnit's book Orwell's Roses explores his interest in gardening

Green Thinking: History of climate summits
How could meetings like COP and the targets they set be organised differently ?

Rationality & Tradition
Steven Pinker on Rationality and Tim Stanley on Tradition - Anne McElvoy hosts

Green Thinking: Landscapes
How can understanding the history of landscape help planners, policies and people?

New Thinking: Black British Theatre. An Afro-Cuban star
From a Black Juliet in the 18th century to Ira Aldridge’s daughter Amanda + Rita Montaner