A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Radio 4,·813 episodes
Tom Shakespeare goes in search of some light relief from the January blues.
Howard Jacobson celebrates the way animals rescue us from self-importance.
John Connell looks forward to becoming a father for the first time.
Sara Wheeler reflects on the myriad wintry metaphors in the English language.
Zoe Strimpel on a new conservative form of feminism.
Will Self ponders the drawbacks of having a lofty stature.
Adam Gopnik sets out to recalibrate our view of 'trusting the science'.
David Goodhart reveals the dirty little secret of current British politics.
Tom Shakespeare takes himself to task over his mounting piles of unfinished books.
AL Kennedy reflects on being a Brit these days in upstate New York.
Rebecca Stott reflects on our relationship with darkness, past and present.
Will Self reflects on fifteen years of life lessons... from his dog.
Sara Wheeler on the perils of entrenched positions.
Howard Jacobson takes on the proponents of the horse-and-sparrow theory of economics.
Bernardine Evaristo reflects on black 'authenticity'.
Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.
Sarah Dunant reflects on how the nature of fame has changed over the past seventy years.
Michael Morpurgo reflects on the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Megan Nolan discusses the intense pressures on women writers to be attractive.
Will Self reflects on the merits of failure.
Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.
John Connell reflects on the plight of vanishing salmon and what it means for our planet
Sara Wheeler navigates the tricky issue of voice appropriation.
Howard Jacobson reflects on summer festivals, conformity and a dancing cockatoo.
Tom Shakespeare grapples with a tricky personal decision over his carbon footprint.
David Goodhart ponders the idea of 'smart luck'.
John Gray ponders the true meaning of Conservatism.
Zoe Strimpel on why we need more billionaires - the richer the better.
Sarah Dunant reflects on a historic moment in US history - the overturning of Roe v Wade.
Will Self on why we are in thrall to nostalgia.