William Dalrymple and Sathnam Sanghera - British Imperialism in India
How did the Mughal empire – which then generated just under half the world’s wealth – come to be replaced by the first global corporate power - the East India Company? And how does the legacy of Briti...
8 Feb 20221h 3min
Fi Glover and Jane Garvey - Did I Say That Out Loud?
Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are radio legends. Already major BBC stars in their own right, their podcast together, Fortunately… with Fi and Jane has grown from a cult following to become one of the nati...
1 Feb 20221h 8min
John Preston - The Rise and Fall of Robert Maxwell
In February 1991, Robert Maxwell made a triumphant entrance into Manhattan harbour aboard his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to complete his purchase of the ailing New York Daily News. Crowds lined the qu...
25 Jan 202254min
Claire Fuller - Unsettled Ground
Described by The Times as a modern Daphne de Maurier, Claire Fuller’s writing is beautifully dark and vividly atmospheric. Her fourth novel, Unsettled Ground, follows the lives of two adult twins whos...
18 Jan 202236min
Marcus du Sautoy Meets Steven Pinker - Why Rationality Matters
In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines for Covid-19 ...
10 Jan 20221h 1min
Bexy Cameron - How to Escape a Cult
Bexy was raised in a secret commune deep in the British countryside. At 10, she was placed on Silence Restriction, forced to be silent for a whole year. Even from an early age, she knew what was happe...
6 Jan 202247min
Pandora Sykes Meets Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski has established herself as a multifaceted talent. As a model, she has appeared on the covers of major fashion magazines and is currently the face of L’Oréal’s hair care line Kerastas...
21 Des 20211h 8min
Paul Bloom - The Surprising Secret of Happiness
A good life involves more than just pleasure. Suffering is essential too. It seems obvious that pleasure leads to happiness - and pain does the opposite. And yet we are irresistibly drawn to a host of...
14 Des 20211h 3min
