Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Eliza Flower and non-conformist thinking
Matthew Sweet hears about research into the singer & friend of JS Mill feat. live songs!
Sleep
John Gallagher gets sleeping tips from research pioneers and early modern history
Sankofa and Afrofuturism
Curator Ekow Eshun, academic Sarah Jilani, sculptor Zak Ov茅 with Shahihda Bari
Valis and Philip K Dick
A weirdly autobiographical science fiction novel from 1981 inspired by hallucinations.
Humours and The Body
From mitochondrial medicine to 17th century cancer treatments, via Bach's Cantatas
Victorian colour, jewellery and metalwork
Nandini Das visits Colour Revolution at the Ashmolean in Oxford and talks to a jeweller
New Thinking: Work and protest
From Luddite protests in 1811 in textile mills to school strikes in 1911
Being Blonde
Matthew Sweet discusses the genealogy of blondeness
The Frieze/Radio 3 Museum Directors Debate 2023
The art museum as community space, immersive art experiences & other hot topics.
Art, Kew, a symphony and nature
Artist Mat Collishaw, composer Jimmy L贸pez Bellido, academics Vid Simoniti & Sarah Casey