A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Radio 4,·839 episodes
Adam Gopnik's ten-year family reunion brings into focus the passage of time.
03 Jul 2015,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik's casts light on the mysterious relationship between words and music.
26 Jun 2015,·10 mins
Adam Gopnik concludes there are no indispensable people in any family or organisation.
19 Jun 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy on the drive to make money out of education.
12 Jun 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy reflects on how age changes our view of the past and the future.
05 Jun 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy explores the merits of courtesy, but she points out that it can be complicated.
29 May 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy says the election results in Scotland reflect a surge in political engagement.
22 May 2015,·10 mins
David Cannadine says Barack Obama is not the first American president to act like a king.
15 May 2015,·10 mins
A American writer PJ O'Rourke gives his view of the UK election.
08 May 2015,·10 mins
David Cannadine reflects on the merits of youth and age in political leaders.
01 May 2015,·10 mins
David Cannadine compares the style of national commemorations in the US and in Britain.
24 Apr 2015,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson explains why he prefers art to ideology, especially at election time.
17 Apr 2015,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson explains why he dislikes the narcissism of the selfie.
10 Apr 2015,·10 mins
Howard Jacobson thinks skimpy suits show men are suffering from a self-image crisis.
03 Apr 2015,·10 mins
Tom Shakespeare says that disabled people's right to independent living is under threat.
27 Mar 2015,·10 mins
Tom Shakespeare thinks that reformed select committees have revitalised Parliament.
20 Mar 2015,·10 mins
Tom Shakespeare says wisdom in middle age is some compensation for cognitive decline.
13 Mar 2015,·10 mins
Will Self reflects on the unsettling nature of time.
06 Mar 2015,·10 mins
27 Feb 2015,·10 mins
Will Self reflects on the power of our relationship with fictional characters.
20 Feb 2015,·10 mins
Will Self finds himself driven to reconsider the nature and purpose of satire.
13 Feb 2015,·10 mins
Will Self reflects on the growing divide between people with and without children.
06 Feb 2015,·10 mins
Will Self laments diminishing personal contact as a result of the rise of technology.
30 Jan 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy reflects on the power of art to sustain the human spirit.
23 Jan 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of learning languages and listening to one another.
16 Jan 2015,·10 mins
Adam Gopnick reflects on the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
09 Jan 2015,·10 mins
AL Kennedy reflects on what it means to pursue happiness.
02 Jan 2015,·10 mins
David Cannadine reflects on the history of the Queen's Christmas message.
26 Dec 2014,·10 mins
What constitutes real art, as opposed to kitsch or that based on fake emotions and cliche?
19 Dec 2014,·10 mins
Why the fear of producing kitsch art has led to a new kind of pre-emptive kitsch.
12 Dec 2014,·10 mins
