For the Love of Art: The Story of The Secret Painter
In this episode, we uncover the story of a painter who was never recognised for his art during his lifetime with television scriptwriter Joe Tucker. Drawing from his new book The Secret Painter, Tucke...
3 Feb 202533min
Archive: Debate – There’s Not Much Great About Britain
For today's episode we're revisiting our debate from January 2020, "There's Not Much Great About Britain". Our panel of top speakers battle it out over whether Brits should be proud or ashamed of the...
2 Feb 20251h 4min
Markus Zusak: From The Book Thief to Three Wild Dogs
In this episode, Markus Zusak, the international bestselling author of The Book Thief discusses his new book Three Wild Dogs (and the truth) – a memoir over a decade in the making and a love letter to...
31 Jan 202545min
The Science of Racism with Dr Keon West
Polls show that over 50% of us don’t believe racism exists. In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Keon West, a social psychologist at the University of London, specialising in identity, prejudice...
29 Jan 202542min
Music as Medicine: How to Harness its Therapeutic Power, with Daniel Levitin (Part Two)
We are only just beginning to appreciate the healing power of music. In recent years, a wave of scientific research has upended everything we once knew about its effects on our brains: not only in red...
27 Jan 202535min
Music as Medicine: How to Harness its Therapeutic Power, with Daniel Levitin (Part One)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Jan 202531min
What Went Wrong with Liberalism and How We Can Save it, with Samuel Moyn
In this episode Samuel Moyn, Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, explores what he sees as the profound crisis facing liberalism and why many in the West have become disill...
24 Jan 202547min
Max Richter on Finding Inspiration, with Shahidha Bari
Max Richter is an acclaimed composer and pianist, whose work spans film, dance, opera, television and more. Here, in conversation with critic and broadcaster Shahidha Bari, he discusses his life and w...
22 Jan 202541min
