Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Rationality & Tradition
Steven Pinker on Rationality and Tim Stanley on Tradition - Anne McElvoy hosts
Green Thinking: Landscapes
How can understanding the history of landscape help planners, policies and people?
New Thinking: Black British Theatre. An Afro-Cuban star
From a Black Juliet in the 18th century to Ira Aldridge鈥檚 daughter Amanda + Rita Montaner
Green Thinking: how we see nature
How can we give nature a louder voice in climate change discussions?
Sugar
Matthew Sweet examines how sugar built the modern world
Colour
Laurence Scott and guests on the history and meaning of colour
Frieze: Museums in the 21st century
Anne McElvoy talks to the directors at London's National Gallery, Yale and New York's Met
Green Thinking: Health
How can we deal with the health challenges presented by the climate crisis?
Choice
Do poets choose their words or are they predetermined?
New Thinking: Black British Theatre
From a Black Juliet in the 18th century to Ira Aldridge鈥檚 daughter Amanda.
