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The pros and cons of Swearing
Comedian Janey Godley, historian John Gallagher, author Emma Byrne, poet Bridget Minamore.
Britten and Radio.
麻豆社 Historian David Hendy and others discuss Britten and radio at Aldeburgh.
Jonathan Swift at 350. Black and White Art.
Anne McElvoy looks at art from monochrome religious painting to a yellow light-filled room
Forgotten authors, cult fiction and The Prisoner.
Alex Cox, Christopher Fowler, Clare Walker Gore and Lynda Nead with Matthew Sweet.
Young Marx, Marxism.
Yanis Varoufakis with Philip Dodd. Plus the new play from Richard Bean and Clive Coleman.
Harry Potter. Tim O'Reilly. Tove Jansson.
Anne McElvoy talks to the tech media man who popularized the terms open source and Web 2.0
Landmark: Marnie
Matthew Sweet explores memory and Marnie, of Graham's novel and Hitchcock's film fame.
The Man Booker Prize. Mike Bartlett. Is Small Beautiful?
Alex Clark talks to Philip Dodd from The Booker Prize ceremony at London's Guildhall.
Jewish history, jokes and contemporary identity. Michael Longley.
Simon Schama and Devorah Baum discuss Jewishness.
Salman Rushdie. Uncertainty.
Shahidha Bari and guests debate the play Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle and doubt.