Henry Dimbleby and Alice Thomson On How The Global Food System Is Killing Us
Food Campaigner Henry Dimbleby is co-founder of LEON and recently quit his role as the government’s food tsar over its inaction over obesity. His recent book, Ravenous: How To Get Ourselves And Our Pl...
10 Apr 20231h 1min
History vs Herstory
In this archive episode from 2021, we hear from a panel of historians, authors and broadcasters – Hallie Rubenhold, Natalie Livingstone, Dan Jones and chair Saul David – about how women's stories and ...
9 Apr 202345min
Growing Up with David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed
Samira Ahmed is joined by Friends star David Schwimmer and comedy writer Nick Mohammed. David Schwimmer is one of the most recognisable faces on television. His iconic role as Ross Geller in all 236 e...
8 Apr 20231h 3min
Iraq: 20 Years On | Is American Power in Decline? with General Petraeus
General David Petraeus rose to prominence for his role in the Iraq War. He was credited with implementing a counterinsurgency strategy that helped to stabilise the country and reduce violence, earning...
8 Apr 202347min
Chasing the Urge – Addiction Throughout History
Carl Erik Fisher is a psychiatrist, bioethicist and recovering alcoholic who has spent years tracing the history of addiction. His new book is The Urge: Our History of Addiction, a sweeping study of t...
5 Apr 202358min
Philip Pullman on Childhood and Fantasy
Over lunch in his house in Oxford, bestselling author Philip Pullman speaks to broadcaster Samira Ahmed about the moments of his childhood and youth that shaped and inspired his unique storytelling. T...
4 Apr 202342min
Kate Mosse on Recognising Women's Success
Samira Ahmed speaks to best-selling author Kate Mosse. Together they discuss her life and career, the success of her historical fiction novels - including Labyrinth which won Best Read of the Year at ...
3 Apr 202348min
Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War
For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain was right to fight in the First World War, a tragedy...
2 Apr 20231h 33min
