Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
The Free Thinking Festival Essay - Politician and Pioneer: Writing the Life of Arthur Kavanagh
Clare Walker Gore on what a C19th MP without hands and feet tells us about stereotypes.
Free Thinking - Feature: Bamburgh Castle
Dr Alun Withey researches an 18th C healthcare scheme at Bamburg Castle in Northumberland
Proms Poetry Competition - 08 September 15
The winning entries in this year's Proms Poetry Competition
PROMS EXTRA - Arabian Nights - 7 Sep 15
Shahidha Bari and Houda Echouafni on this powerful islamic folk-cycle - Arabian Nights
Proms Extra: David Hare's memoir 'The Blue Touch Paper' - 04 Sep 15
The playwright David Hare discusses his new memoir, 'The Blue Touch Paper'.
PROMS EXTRA - 120 years of London School of Economics: 2 Sep 15
Michael Cox explores the history of the London School of Economics with Stephanie Flanders
Proms Extra: Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark - 31 August 15
Hermione Lee on the American writer Willa Cather's 1915 novel 'The Song of the Lark'.
Proms Extra: The Lumiere Brothers in 1895 - 22.08.15
Ian Christie on the Lumiere brothers' invention of the world's first film camera in 1895.
Proms Extra: Hans Christian Andersen 20 August 15
Lars Tharp and Julia Eccleshare on the work and legacy of Hans Christian Andersen.
Proms Extra: The National Trust - 17.08.15
The history of the National Trust with Dame Helen Ghosh and Patrick Barkham.
