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    Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking

    Timandra Harkness, Ekow Eshun, Sophie Grace Chappell, Richard Bett and Stephen Bush

  2. Malcolm X, Diana Athill and Ai Wei Wei

    An overview of the legacy of Malcolm X, Diana Athill on her short stories, a new film...

  3. Making Your Voice Heard

    Shahidha Bari is joined by Dina Nayeri, Kirsty Sedgman, Michelle Assay and Alberta Whittle

  4. Magic

    Matthew Sweet and guests conjure a conversation about the importance and appeal of magic

  5. Macbeth and Things Fall Apart

    Jo Nesbø and Mark Ravenhill on the Scottish Play; Chinua Achebe's novel about leadership.

  6. Luck, predictability and superstition

    Dr Christian Busch, Bobby Seagull, Sharron Davies, Dr Kate Tomas and Timandra Harkness.

  7. Love

    Andrew McMillan, Lavinia Greenlaw, Elanor Dymott, Laura Mucha- the science & art of love.

  8. Lost Words and Language

    Shahidha Bari looks at research showcased in the Being Human Festival at UK universities

  9. Lost cities, 20s divas and 2011 uprisings

    Anne McElvoy explores the past and present of the transcontinental nation of Egypt

  10. Loss, Grief and Anger

    Lisa Appignanesi; Heather O'Neill; Cherie Dimaline; Pacific Arts Adviser, Jo Walsh

  11. Lord Ian Blair, PJ O'Rouke, Pat Barker, Michael Holroyd

    Lord Ian Blair talks about violence and human behaviour; Pat Barker discusses her War...

  12. Lorca

    As the National Theatre stages The House of Bernarda Alba, Rana Mitter discusses Lorca

  13. Liverpool Biennial + art at MIF

    Catherine Fletcher and 3 Biennial artists. Vid Simoniti visits Economics the Blockbuster

  14. Lists

    Are lists a good way of organising chaos? Lisa Mullen and guests discuss

  15. Linton Kwesi Johnson

    The reggae poet and recording artist talks politics religion and writing with Philip Dodd

  16. Links between Judaism and Christianity

    Rector Giles Fraser tells Matthew Sweet how a crisis led to discovering his Jewish roots

  17. Linda Grant and Jewish history

    Julia Pascal, Rachel Lichtenstein, Linda Grant and curator Alex Cropper + John Gallagher

  18. Linda Colley

    Leading historian Linda Colley gives a talk on how we have dealt with periods of in us...

  19. Light Fantastic, Raymond Tallis, Libya, New Generation Thinker

    Highlights from a Night Waves special as part of the Light Fantastic Festival weekend.

  20. Life, art and drama in the kitchen

    Sarah Kent, Marianne Hem Eriksen, Melanie Williams and Angela Hui join Matthew Sweet

  21. Life expectations, philosophy in the world, protest

    Matthew Sweet with David Willetts, Elizabeth Oldfield, Will Davies, Tiffany Watt Smith

  22. Libraries

    From Alexandria to Mid Wales, Laurence Scott and guests look at library history.

  23. Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's Hand in the Trap

    Confronting the man who jilted you is the plot of this 1960s Argentine expressionist film

  24. Left and Right - still relevant in British and Global Politics?

    Margaret MacMillan, David Aaronovitch, Phillip Blond and Gisela Stuart join Matthew Sweet

  25. Learning from Sweden

    From IKEA to Bergman and ABBA - Matthew Sweet looks at Sweden's impact on Britain.

  26. Learning about love from Kierkegaard & Socrates. The Wellcome Book Prize

    A philosopher of love and a philosopher in love

  27. Leadership: lessons from US Presidents and campaigners.

    POTUS, crisis management and ambition - Doris Kearns Goodwin talks to Anne McElvoy

  28. Leadership & authority

    From Tudor courts to plantations to the Arab Spring: a Bristol Festival of Ideas Debate.

  29. Lawrence Durrell, Kate Grenville, Cullen Murphy, Gene Sharp

    Philip Dodd talks to Cullen Murphy about his new book, God's Jury. Matthew Sweet takes...

  30. Late works

    Dame Sheila Hancock , viola player Rachel Stott and writer Geoff Dyer discuss endings

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