#31 - Happy New Year
James Ward says 'Happy New Year', and that's about it really.
31 Dec 201847s
#30 - An Underwhelming Christmas
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas, or maybe a magical trip through a Winter Wonderland? Well forget it. Rhodri Marsden explores the disappointing realities of the festive period.Ho ho ho.Presenter...
24 Dec 201811min
#29 - Animal Vaginas
Science has historically studied penises more often than vaginas, but why? Florence Schechter and Emma Parkin attempt to redress the balance by examining some curious genitalia from the female of the ...
17 Dec 201815min
#28 - Asterix Puns
Tracy King, with the help of the Asterix comic books, proves that puns definitely are not 'the lowest form of wit'. Warning: this podcast may contain some Latin jokes.Presenter: James Ward Contributor...
10 Dec 201818min
#27 - Dutch Landscape Paintings
A windmill. Two hunched countrymen. Lots of drab sky.17th Century Dutch landscape paintings can be very dull, but is there something more exciting going on? Maybe. The writer Andrew Male takes a close...
3 Dec 201818min
#26 - Call Centres
How many days of our lives do we spend 'on hold'? What does 'business in the front, party out back' actually refer to? Has God been replaced by salad? The artist Louise Ashcroft explores the uncerta...
26 Nov 201830min
Jeremy Bentham's 'Auto-Icon'
James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.Did Bentham leave his body to University College London? Does he still atten...
19 Nov 201825min
#24 - The Taxonomy Of Cornflakes
From lollipop sticks, to batteries and used car headlight bulbs, the collectaholic Anne Griffiths has always made art from the 'accumulations of the bricolage of everyday life'. But how did Anne get 8...
12 Nov 201820min
