A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Radio 4,·839 episodes
Monica Ali on why she thinks the history of the British Empire must be taught in schools.
22 Sep 2017,·10 mins
Monica Ali reflects on the 'cult of authenticity'.
15 Sep 2017,·10 mins
Monica Ali reflects on the recent surge in moped crime after her son was attacked.
08 Sep 2017,·10 mins
Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.
01 Sep 2017,·10 mins
Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.
25 Aug 2017,·10 mins
Roger Scruton asks: "What does the Tory Party really stand for?".
18 Aug 2017,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik on why bringing up children is an art - not a science.
11 Aug 2017,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.
04 Aug 2017,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect our sense of what 'normal' is.
28 Jul 2017,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik on why he turned to marijuana during his recent bout of shingles.
21 Jul 2017,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik reflects on the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency.
14 Jul 2017,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik goes in search of a white staircase in Capri.
07 Jul 2017,·10 mins
Will Self reflects on what a truly gender-fluid society might look like.
30 Jun 2017,·10 mins
Will Self's personal view of high-rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
23 Jun 2017,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson on the political ironies that are emerging following the election.
16 Jun 2017,·10 mins
John Gray reflects on how the election has changed politics.
09 Jun 2017,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson on why he must renounce George Eliot's greatest novel, Middlemarch.
02 Jun 2017,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson reflects on his home city's response to the Manchester attack.
26 May 2017,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.
19 May 2017,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson speaks up in defence of the much-maligned metropolitan liberal elite.
12 May 2017,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson argues that talk of the dangers of artificial intelligence is premature.
05 May 2017,·10 mins
A L Kennedy commends paying attention to voices as a way to discern truth telling.
28 Apr 2017,·10 mins
A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.
21 Apr 2017,·10 mins
AL Kennedy extols the virtues of reading and its power to encourage respect for others.
14 Apr 2017,·10 mins
AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news.
07 Apr 2017,·10 mins
Tom Shakespeare argues that dementia should be viewed as a disability.
31 Mar 2017,·10 mins
Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers.
24 Mar 2017,·10 mins
Tom Shakespeare on why we shouldn't wallow in the past.
17 Mar 2017,·10 mins
Stella Tillyard looks at the phenomenon of the "idling brain".
10 Mar 2017,·10 mins
John Gray asks how we come to terms with a world that is frighteningly unpredictable.
03 Mar 2017,·10 mins
