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Isolation
Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own.
The Middle Classes
Muriel Zagha, Prof Sam Friedman, Lord Willetts, Lisa Holdsworth and Prof Melinda Mills.
Decadence and Declinism
Matthew Sweet assesses the state of contemporary culture.
Community
Post local elections and pre VE day events, Shahidha Bari explores ideas about community
Peace
In the week of VE Day, Matthew Sweet discusses what peace has meant since 1945.
Political Visions
Anne McElvoy sets off in search of the sunlit uplands.
Wolves
How wolves shape our world.
Power: A User's Guide
From the Hay Festival, Matthew Sweet discusses the many forms of political power.
Podcasting difficult histories
Matthew Sweet discusses difficult histories with 3 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcast hosts at the Hay Festival.
Failure
From business to sport, politics to the writing of Samuel Beckett: how do we view failure?
Language
Matthew Sweet and guests explore the way language unites and divides us.
Christian faith, politics and culture
Anne McElvoy explores the visibility of Catholic and Christian faith in politics & culture
Censorship, editing and self-censorship
Shahidha Bari's guests in a frank topical discussion include Rana Mitter and Nicola Wilson