Life In The Slow Lane
This week, Kate Simpson introduces us to the precarious and vital world of the gastropods; and James McConnachie plunges into the teeming waters of the St George’s Channel.‘A World in a Shell: Snail S...
18 Maj 202351min
To The Barricades
Abigail Green considers a panoramic account of the continent-wide outbreak of revolutions in 1848.https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/revolutionary-spring-christopher-clark-book-review-abigail-green/ ...
14 Maj 202324min
All The News That’s Fit To Print
This week, Ben Hutchinson takes us to Paris to survey the invention of type; and Joe Moran on giving your creativity a workout.‘Imprimer! L’Europe de Gutenberg’, Bibliothèque nationale de France, unti...
11 Maj 202344min
Every Little Helps
Tyler Cowen on the advantages of gradual reform over long-term thinking.https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-long-view-richard-fisher-the-lost-future-jan-zielonka-gradual-greg-berman-aubrey-fox-book...
7 Maj 202322min
To Thine Own Self Be True
This week, Lucy and Alex discover how James Shapiro created his landmark work on a formative year in Shakespeare’s life; and Miranda France on her spellbinding study of memoir and creative writing.‘15...
4 Maj 202355min
Everyone’s Business
David Throsby on the ruthlessness of the consulting industry.https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/consulting-mckinsey-mariana-mazzucato-rosie-collington-walt-bogdanich-michael-forsythe-book-review-david...
30 Apr 202311min
How To Respect A Chihuahua’s Privacy
This week, Laurie Maguire is in the audience for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet; and Lucy and Alex catch up with novelist Curtis Sittenfeld on her whistle-stop...
27 Apr 202353min
Look Back In Anger
Tristram Hunt revisits the monuments controversy. https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/monumental-lies-robert-bevan-everyday-like-of-memorials-andrew-shanken-on-the-street-edwin-heathcote-book-review-tr...
23 Apr 202326min
