The hidden story of Chinese food: Fuchsia Dunlop
Crispy duck, chow mein, and sweet & sour pork. Many of us have a narrow understanding of Chinese food, its rich history, and the sophisticated culinary culture surrounding it. Chef and author Fuchsia ...
27 Aug 202332min
How to fix the broken food system: Henry Dimbleby
The global food system is one of the most destructive industries on earth. Of course, we all need to eat. But is there a way of doing so that doesn’t come at a cost to our health and to our planet? If...
20 Aug 202330min
What about men?: Caitlin Moran
Is the patriarchy also screwing over men too? Caitlin Moran thinks so. Twelve years on from the publication of her hit book ‘How to Be a Woman,’ the journalist and author turns her attention to men, a...
13 Aug 202334min
How to end our very British culture war: Sunder Katwala
If you need some optimism about the future of Britain, a place that currently feels like it’s riven with political polarisation, prejudice and the aftermath of Brexit, Sunder Katwala is here to remind...
6 Aug 202331min
Throwing shade: why you’ll never take trees for granted again
Hello! Join Ed and Geoff as they go down to the woods today. And boy, are they sure of a big surprise. It turns out Britain only has 2.5% of the ancient woodland it once had! These hubs of biodiversit...
30 Jul 202344min
Fields of Dreams: how music festivals moved from the margins to the mainstream
Hello! Last year, around six million people went to a music festival in the UK. Long gone are the days of hippies at Woodstock or even jumping the fence at Glastonbury: festivals are everywhere, and t...
23 Jul 202342min
Never stopped us dreaming: the rise of women’s football
Hello! This week the ninth Women’s World Cup is kicking off down under and there's hopes it could be the most popular ever. But it’s been far from a smooth ride for the women’s game in England, conten...
16 Jul 202358min
Driven to distraction: can we resist the attention economy?
Hello! Do you ever glance at your phone to check an email then look up to discover that two hours have gone by? In a world where information is abundant, our attention is hot property. What exactly do...
9 Jul 202346min
