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Live from Hay Literary Festival 2025—Series 2
Naomi Alderman and guests celebrate Human Intelligence at the Hay Literary Festival.
Travellers: Aristotle—Series 1
The very first scientist, who thought every part of the world could be a place of learning
Travellers: Ida Pfeiffer—Series 1
A 19th-century solo female traveller who opened up the idea of travel for everyone.
Travellers: Sir Patrick Manson—Series 1
'Mosquito Manson' found a travelling parasite and unravelled a medical mystery.
Travellers: Jean Rhys—Series 1
A novelist whose sequel to Jane Eyre turned storytelling on its head
Travellers: The Buddha—Series 1
A young prince who journeyed towards enlightenment
Manhattan Project: Albert Einstein—Series 1
How a world famous pacifist jump-started the Manhattan Project and revolutionised science.
Manhattan Project: Lise Meitner—Series 1
The woman who discovered nuclear fission but would have nothing to do with the bomb.
Manhattan Project: John von Neumann—Series 1
The game theory pioneer who made the information age possible.
Manhattan Project: Niels Bohr—Series 1
A scientific genius who saw poetry in the subatomic world
