Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
The History of Sex
Fern Riddell, Kate Lister and Robin Mitchell discuss their research with Matthew
The shadow of slavery
From sugar and spice, to reparations and memorials: slavery and how we acknowledge it
Early cinema: why are we obsessed with firsts?
Matthew Sweet looks back at the early history of cinema
Samuel Beckett & the purpose of culture
If we want the arts to be a comfort blanket, where does Beckett fit in?
Mocking power past and present.
The German joker Tyll Ulenspiegel. Anne McElvoy, Daniel Kehlmann & Karen Leeder discuss.
New Thinking: It all begins here? Understanding the Industrial Revolution
John Gallagher discusses the Industrial Revolution with Emma Griffin and William Ashworth
Fungi: An Alien Encounter
Are fungi out to get us or here to help? A look at mushrooms in art, food and psychology.
How we see pregnancy past and present
Anne McElvoy hears the story of a woman who gave birth to rabbits and the news from Davos
Remembering Auschwitz
Rana Mitter marks the anniversary of the 1945 liberation & talks to author Anne Michaels
What is good listening?
Matthew Sweet with NYT journalist Kate Murphy, Anne Karpf, David Toop.
