Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
Radio 4,·762 episodes
Jonathan Slaght, Juhea Kim and Julia Shaw in conversation with Adam Rutherford.
10 Nov 2025,·41 mins
Jeanette Winterson, Soweto Kinch and Rory Stewart, with Tom Sutcliffe.
03 Nov 2025,·42 mins
Wayne McGregor, Anne Enright and Tanika Gupta talk to Shahidha Bari.
27 Oct 2025,·41 mins
James Cheshire, Jerry Brotton and Jenny Uglow, with Tom Sutcliffe.
20 Oct 2025,·41 mins
Mandana Seyfeddinipur, Klaus Dodds and Sverker Sörlin, with Adam Rutherford
13 Oct 2025,·41 mins
Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis and historians Paul Cartledge and Mary Vincent.
06 Oct 2025,·41 mins
Steven Pinker, Aleks Krotoski and David Edmonds, with Adam Rutherford.
29 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Saima Mir, Andrew McMillan and Catherine Clarke at the CSL Festival in Bradford.
22 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Lyse Doucet, Michela Wrong and Ashleigh Percival-Borley talk to Shahidha Bari.
15 Sep 2025,·41 mins
Arundhati Roy, Lea Ypi and Sarah Howe talk to Tom Sutcliffe.
08 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Marina Warner, Oliver Basciano and Fergus Butler-Gallie.
23 Jun 2025,·41 mins
Adam Rutherford talks to Helen Lewis, Francesca Wade and Dean Van Nguyen
16 Jun 2025,·41 mins
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Danny Dorling and Adele Zeynep Walton.
09 Jun 2025,·41 mins
Shahidha Bari talks to Frank Close, Tim Gregory and Baroness Natalie Bennett.
02 Jun 2025,·41 mins
Tom Sutcliffe at Hay Festival, with Chloe Duckworth, Sarah Gabbott and Saabira Chaudhuri
26 May 2025,·42 mins
Adam Rutherford discusses art, maths and creativity with Marcus du Sautoy.
19 May 2025,·42 mins
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Tiffany Jenkins, Geoff Dyer and Lanre Bakare.
12 May 2025,·41 mins
Adam Rutherford with Jonas Olofsson, Ally Louks and Alan Chalmers.
05 May 2025,·42 mins
Tom Sutcliffe with Robert Macfarlane, Monica Feria-Tinta and Patrick Galbraith.
28 Apr 2025,·41 mins
Shahidha Bari with Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley, Bijan Omrani and Lamorna Ash.
21 Apr 2025,·42 mins
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Philippe Sands, Kenneth Roth and Lina Sinjab
14 Apr 2025,·41 mins
Adam Rutherford with Phil Tinline, Rosie Holt and Adam Kucharski.
07 Apr 2025,·41 mins
Tom Sutcliffe with Grayson Perry, Lionel Shriver and Fara Dabhoiwala
31 Mar 2025,·41 mins
Abdulrazak Gurnah, Samantha Ellis and Jason Allen-Paisant with Shahidha Bari.
24 Mar 2025,·41 mins
Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the impact and legacy of Covid lockdown
17 Mar 2025,·42 mins
Adam Rutherford with Leor Zmigrod, Iain Dale and John Rees.
10 Mar 2025,·41 mins
Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Birkhead, Kaliane Bradley and Mark Nowers.
03 Mar 2025,·41 mins
Adam Rutherford with Sam Wetherell, Yu Jie and Jack Thorne.
24 Feb 2025,·41 mins
Tom Sutcliffe with Tom Holland, Moudhy Al-Rashid and Gus Casely-Hayford.
17 Feb 2025,·42 mins
Shahidha Bari with Emily Callaci, Rosie Campbell and Victoria Smith
10 Feb 2025,·41 mins