Princess

Anita Anand joins WoW founder Jude Kelly and author Vilborg Davíðsdóttir to explore the tale of the Icelandic Matriarch Aud the Deep Minded. They trace the story of how she successfully built a ship, ...

6 Apr 202329min

Presenter Anita Anand joins comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper to explore the tragic life, death and legacy of Princess Leila Pahlavi, the last Princess of Imperial Iran. Leila...

6 Apr 202333min

Anita Anand and her guests explore princesses - delving into their favourite fictional, or historical, princess. From She Ra to Mesopatamian high priestess Enheduanna we get into what it means to be a...

30 Mar 20231min

Actor Paterson Jospeh and Egyptologist and author Dr Colleen Darnell in conversation with Anita Anand. Paterson brings Egyptian princess Hatshepsut to the table and Dr Colleen Darnell explains her inc...

4 Jul 202233min

Anita Anand in conversation with actor Meera Syal and Professor Keira Vaclavik, Professor of Children’s Literature and Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London. Meera brings Babette Cole's l...

4 Jul 202227min

Anita Anand in conversation with MP Stella Creasy and folklorist Dr Juliette Wood. It's back to Disney to get into the origins of Elsa from Frozen. We hear which elements Disney borrowed from Hans Chr...

4 Jul 202230min

Anita Anand in conversation with comedian Rachel Fairburn and historian and biographer Flora Fraser, on Caroline of Brunswick. The princess roped into a bigamous marriage with Prince George, a relatio...

4 Jul 202240min

Anita Anand hears about a mysterious Mongolian princess with author Kate Mosse and Professor David Sneath. Khutulun was the granddaughter of Genghis Khan, a warrior who her ruling father chose to have...

4 Jul 202232min