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Representing cities - in politics and plays
Anne McElvoy looks at how cities are represented in politics and in theatre.
Eleanor Marx, David Henry Hwang
Philip Dodd meets playwright David Henry Hwang, plus Rachel Holmes discusses Eleanor Marx.
Charles Kingsley's Water Babies, Edward St Aubyn
Matthew Sweet discusses Charles Kingsley and is joined by writer Edward St Aubyn.
Thom Gunn's Poetry, Michael Cunningham
Samira Ahmed discusses the poems of Thom Gunn, who died in 2004.
The Radiophonic Workshop
Matthew Sweet meets members of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Eighteenth-Century Sexual Politics
Philip Dodd explores the sexual mores of 18th-century England.
Stealing Banksy? Vice Media, Chris Marker Profile
Samira Ahmed asks who owns street art, and whether it should be up for sale.
Dame Janet Suzman
Actress and director Dame Janet Suzman is in extended conversation with Philip Dodd.
18th-Century Crime and Punishment
Philip Dodd explores 18th-century attitudes to the law, crime and punishment.
Mandeville's View of 18th-Century Economics
Matthew Sweet on the lessons about finance outlined in Mandeville's Fable of the Bees.