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Human Intelligence Episodes

  1. Monday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    CiceroProvocateurs

    Inside the mind of the statesman who is credited with advancing Roman genius.

  2. Tuesday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Salvador DalíProvocateurs

    Provocative and surreal, Salvador Dalí blurred art, ego, and illusion to shock minds.

  3. Wednesday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Sigmund FreudProvocateurs

    Inside the mind of the man who pioneered the discipline of psychoanalysis.

  4. Thursday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Eugène-Francois VidocqProvocateurs

    The mind that invented modern detective work and transformed criminal investigation.

  5. Next Friday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Elinor OstromProvocateurs

    Elinor Ostrom challenged economics and reimagined shared human cooperation.

  6. Mon 24 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    VoltaireConversationalists

    Voltaire’s sharp mind, letters, and fearless challenge to authority and superstition.

  7. Tue 25 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Desmond TutuConversationalists

    Inside the mind of Desmond Tutu and his vision for truth and reconciliation.

  8. Wed 26 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Isabella D'esteConversationalists

    Isabella d’Este’s Renaissance mind of art, power, and strategic cultural influence.

  9. Thu 27 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Fatema MernissiConversationalists

    Inside the mind of the revolutionary feminist thinker, sociologist and intellectual.

  10. Fri 28 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    HomerConversationalists

    Naomi Alderman explores Homer’s mind and the oral thinking behind his epics.