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George Bernard Shaw
Anne McElvoy and guests look at the arguments explored in the plays of Shaw (1856-1950)
Experimentation in the arts
Shahidha Bari talks to the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize, awarded for creative daring.
Breakthroughs at Being Human 2022
New research on Benjamin Franklin in Cumbria, the Kenwood, lightbulbs and ganzflicker.
Plastic and Clay
Lisa Mullen and guests compare the extraordinary uses of two contrasting materials.
Plastic and Clay
The extraordinary uses of two contrasting materials.
The Imperial War Museum Remembrance Discussion 2022
Video game designers, a former soldier, and curator of War Games at IWM join Anne McElvoy.
The Imperial War Museum Remembrance Discussion 2022
How video games interpret stories about war and conflict and help to train troops.
John Knox
A life of great drama and religious controversy explored by Matthew Sweet and guests.
John Knox
A life of great drama and religious controversy explored by Matthew Sweet and guests.
Goethe, Schiller and the first Romantics
Andrea Wulf, author of a new group biography set in 1790s Jena, joins Anne McElvoy.
