A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Fri 6 Jan 2023
Tom Shakespeare goes in search of some light relief from the January blues.
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Nature's Pantomime
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Howard Jacobson celebrates the way animals rescue us from self-importance.
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Turf, Babe and Me
Fri 23 Dec 2022
John Connell looks forward to becoming a father for the first time.
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The End of Winter
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Sara Wheeler reflects on the myriad wintry metaphors in the English language.
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The End of the Line
Fri 25 Nov 2022
Adam Gopnik sets out to recalibrate our view of 'trusting the science'.
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Who Can Herd the Cats?
Fri 18 Nov 2022
David Goodhart reveals the dirty little secret of current British politics.
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My Ever Growing Pile of Books
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Tom Shakespeare takes himself to task over his mounting piles of unfinished books.
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Darkness Made Visible
Fri 28 Oct 2022
Rebecca Stott reflects on our relationship with darkness, past and present.
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Investigation of a Dog
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Will Self reflects on fifteen years of life lessons... from his dog.
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Trickle Down
Fri 7 Oct 2022
Howard Jacobson takes on the proponents of the horse-and-sparrow theory of economics.
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A Deadly Serious Game
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.
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The Queen: An Acceptance of History
Fri 9 Sep 2022
Michael Morpurgo reflects on the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Female Fictions
Fri 2 Sep 2022
Megan Nolan discusses the intense pressures on women writers to be attractive.
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The Samsara of Salmon
Fri 12 Aug 2022
John Connell reflects on the plight of vanishing salmon and what it means for our planet
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Dance Cocky
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Howard Jacobson reflects on summer festivals, conformity and a dancing cockatoo.
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Climate Change and the Fall of Icarus
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Tom Shakespeare grapples with a tricky personal decision over his carbon footprint.
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Billionaire Bashing
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Zoe Strimpel on why we need more billionaires - the richer the better.
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Driving the American Dream
Fri 24 Jun 2022
Sarah Dunant reflects on a historic moment in US history - the overturning of Roe v Wade.
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Birthday Blues
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Howard Jacobson reflects on birthdays, ageing and Macbeth's incorrigible optimism.