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Tokyo Story
Actor Richard Wilson & Prof Naoko Shimazu discuss Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 film of family life.
Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage
Landscape in poetry discussed by Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage at Hay.
Sarah Perry
In a conversation with Mathew Sweet, the gothic author explores writing past and present.
Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera. Jarman's Garden
Shahidha Bari hosts a conversation recorded with the Royal Society of Literature.
Kindness
Rutger Bregman tells Anne McElvoy why survival of the fittest needs rethinking as an idea.
The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: David Abulafia, Hallie Rubenhold, Prashant Kidambi
From Indian cricket, a survey of the oceans to Jack the Ripper: 3 shortlisted historians.
A feminist take on medieval history
How does Chaucer write on rape and consent? What links Kim Kardashian and Margery Kempe?
The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: Toby Green, Marion Turner, John Barton
New takes on Chaucer, the Bible and African trading from 3 of the historians shortlisted.
Big State and the Industrial Revolution
Emma Griffin and William Ashworth share new research on Victorian industry.
WWII radio propaganda and French relations
From a gratitude train to the sinister broadcasts to US soldiers. Matthew Sweet presents.
