Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage
Landscape in poetry discussed by Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage at Hay.
Sarah Perry
In a conversation with Mathew Sweet, the gothic author explores writing past and present.
Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera. Jarman's Garden
Shahidha Bari hosts a conversation recorded with the Royal Society of Literature.
Kindness
Rutger Bregman tells Anne McElvoy why survival of the fittest needs rethinking as an idea.
The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: David Abulafia, Hallie Rubenhold, Prashant Kidambi
From Indian cricket, a survey of the oceans to Jack the Ripper: 3 shortlisted historians.
A feminist take on medieval history
How does Chaucer write on rape and consent? What links Kim Kardashian and Margery Kempe?
The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: Toby Green, Marion Turner, John Barton
New takes on Chaucer, the Bible and African trading from 3 of the historians shortlisted.
Big State and the Industrial Revolution
Emma Griffin and William Ashworth share new research on Victorian industry.
WWII radio propaganda and French relations
From a gratitude train to the sinister broadcasts to US soldiers. Matthew Sweet presents.
Neolithic Revelations
A lack of dental floss in the Neolithic era proves to be a boon for archaeologists.
