Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Could there be a private language?
Shahidha Bari investigates Wittgenstein's response to scepticism
Panpsychism - Is matter conscious?
Matthew Sweet lifts the lid on panpsychism, a radical movement in philosophy
The Strange Case of the Huge Country Pile
Why are we so obsessed by the setting of the big country house, upstairs and downstairs?
The culture wars and politics now.
Philip Dodd with Douglas Murray, David Goodhart, Beatrix Campbell & Maya Goodfellow.
Extinction Rebellion and the End of the World
Rana Mitter looks at the ideologies surrounding climate disaster
New Thinking: Telling new sporting stories
A look at changing attitudes about sportswomen, once dubbed unfeminine, & LGBT athletes
Speaking the right language.
Matthew Sweet asks how did the English language grow & what are the key election phrases?
The wealth gap, #MeToo and Edith Wharton
Rereading Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence.
Pan-Africanism
Shahidha Bari discusses pan-Africanism in plays, films, literature and politics.
The shadow of empire and colonialism
The company that gave the world atrocious corporate violence and beautiful art
