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Human Intelligence Conversationalists Episodes

  1. Next Monday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Voltaire

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

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

    Desmond Tutu

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

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

    Isabella D'este

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

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

    Fatema Mernissi

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

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

    Homer

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