Start the Week Podcast
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
Episodes to download
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The 'life unlived' with Adam Phillips and Helen Dunmore
Mon 25 Jun 2012
Andrew Marr with Adam Phillips, Julian Baggini, Helen Dunmore and Frances Ashcroft.
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Science and Politics: Professor David Nutt and David Blunkett
Mon 18 Jun 2012
Andrew Marr with David Nutt, Mark Henderson, Jill Rutter and David Blunkett.
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WWII with Antony Beevor and Max Hastings
Mon 11 Jun 2012
Andrew Marr with Antony Beevor, Max Hastings, Niall Ferguson and Juliet Gardiner.
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Grayson Perry at the Charleston Festival
Mon 4 Jun 2012
Andrew Marr with Grayson Perry, Virginia Nicholson, Faramerz Dabhoiwala & Janice Galloway.
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Thomas Heatherwick on design and architecture
Mon 28 May 2012
Andrew Marr and Thomas Heatherwick, Jonathan Meades, Anna Minton and Robert Macfarlane.
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Michael Sandel on Money and Morality
Mon 21 May 2012
Andrew Marr and guests Michael Sandel, Diane Coyle and Grigory Yavlinsky.
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Spain in Crisis
Mon 14 May 2012
Andrew Marr with Paul Preston, Maria Delgado, Daniel Hannan and Iain Begg.
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The Digital Future
Mon 7 May 2012
Andrew Marr with Nick Harkaway, Anab Jain, Charles Arthur and Simon Ings.
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Creativity: Jonah Lehrer
Mon 30 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr on creativity with Jonah Lehrer, Scanner, Rachel O'Reilly and Joanna Kavenna.
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Iain Banks and David Hare
Mon 23 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr with David Hare, Iain Banks, George Benjamin and Rachel Seiffert.
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China
Mon 16 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr talks about China with Jonathan Fenby, Martin Jacques, Ou Ning, Julia Lovell.
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Peter Carey on Start the Week
Mon 9 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Peter Carey, Rebecca Stott and Philip Ball.
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The 'death of socialism'?
Mon 2 Apr 2012
Andrew Marr with Alwyn Turner, Janet Daley, Tristram Hunt and Martin Rowson.
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Werner Herzog on Start the Week
Mon 26 Mar 2012
Anne McElvoy talks to Werner Herzog, Geoff Dyer, Liz Mermin and Paul Farley.
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Nobel Prize winning author, Nadine Gordimer
Mon 19 Mar 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Nadine Gordimer, Jack Mapanje and Richard Dowden.
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Writers on Families: Colm T贸ib铆n and AS Byatt
Mon 12 Mar 2012
Andrew Marr with Colm Toibin, AS Byatt, Will Eaves and Mark Pagel.
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Middle Age: David Bainbridge, Deborah Moggach, Simon Armitage and Claudia Hammond
Mon 5 Mar 2012
Andrew Marr with David Bainbridge, Deborah Moggach, Simon Armitage and Claudia Hammond.
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Faith and Doubt: Richard Holloway, Karen Armstrong, Jonathan Safran Foer and Helen Edmundson
Mon 27 Feb 2012
Andrew Marr and Jonathan Safran Foer, Richard Holloway and Karen Armstrong.
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Ian Stewart, Peter Randall-Page, Mark Miodownik, Jane Rapley
Mon 20 Feb 2012
Tom Sutcliffe with Mark Miodownik, Ian Stewart, Jane Rapley and Peter Randall-Page.
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Elizabethans: Max Hastings, Mary Beard, John Guy and Lola Young
Mon 13 Feb 2012
Andrew Marr and Max Hastings, Mary Beard, John Guy and Lola Young.
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Conservatism: Peter Hitchens, Margot James, Douglas Murray and Thomas Frank
Mon 6 Feb 2012
Andrew Marr and Peter Hitchens, Margot James, Douglas Murray and Thomas Frank.
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Revolution: Wael Ghonim, Paul Mason and Mary King
Mon 30 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr discusses revolution with Wael Ghonim, Paul Mason and Mary King.
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Justice: with Simon Stephens, John Podmore, Shami Chakrabarti and Mike Hough
Mon 23 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr with John Podmore, Simon Stephens, Mike Hough and Shami Chakrabarti.
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Financial Crisis: Philip Coggan, Angela Knight, Maurice Glasman and Detlev Schlichter
Mon 16 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr with Detlev Schlichter, Angela Knight, Maurice Glasman and Philip Coggan.
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Austerity: Antony Gormley, David Kynaston and Anna Coote
Mon 9 Jan 2012
Andrew Marr is joined by Antony Gormley, David Kynaston, Anna Coote and Fintan O'Toole.
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David Hockney Special
Boxing Day 2011
Andrew Marr visits the artist David Hockney at his studio in Bridlington.
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The Spirit of Christmas: Claire Tomalin, Susan Hill and Canon Giles Fraser
Mon 19 Dec 2011
Andrew Marr on the idea of Christmas with Claire Tomalin, Giles Fraser and Susan Hill.
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12/12/2011
Mon 12 Dec 2011
Andrew Marr with Mihir Bose, Julian Savulescu, Brian Moore and Janie Hampton.
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Philosophy: Bernard-Henri Levy, Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton
Mon 5 Dec 2011
Andrew Marr with Bernard-Henri Levy, Baroness Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton.
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Political leadership: George Ayittey, Simon Heffer, Martin Wolf and Maha Azzam
Mon 28 Nov 2011
Andrew Marr with George Ayittey, Maha Azzam, Martin Wolf and Simon Heffer.
