Gravitational Waves: The Voice of Space
On 14 September 2015, gravitational waves were first detected on Earth. The source – two merging black holes – briefly pumped out 50 times more power than all the stars in the Universe together. Gravitational waves are the ‘voice of space’. Join science writer and broadcaster Marcus Chown, author of The Ascent of Gravity, to […]
Borders: Life on the Edge
Scottish Book of the Year author, Kapka Kassabova, presents in Borders a sharply-observed portrait of a little-known corner of Europe, the enigmatic zone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. She offers a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. In Divided, best-selling author of Prisoners […]
A Rocky Road
Speakers: Abraham Levy, Norman Lebrecht Rabbi Abraham Levy’s memoir tells of his devotion to, and exceptional influence on, Jewish public life and the Sephardi London community for over 50 years. He talks to Norman Lebrecht.
Against All The Odds: From Genocide To Football Glory
Speakers: David Bolchover, Simon Inglis David Bolchover discusses his extraordinary new biography of Béla Guttmann, Holocaust survivor and the world’s first celebrity football coach. Chaired by Simon Inglis.
Russia’s Ghosts
Speakers: Arkady Ostrovsky, Janne Applebaum, Shaun Walker Three of today’s finest writers and commentators on Russian history and politics explore the parallels between then and now – Stalin’s era and Putin’s – drawing on the paradox that, as revelations about Stalin’s atrocities continue to shock, his reputation is gaining strength in Russia. Is Putin, one […]
The Children Of Willesden Lane
Speakers: Mona Golabek Concert pianist and broadcaster Mona performs some of her mother’s favourite classical selections at the piano, as well as excerpts from the award-winning stage show, The Pianist of Willesden Lane.
The Reputation Game
Speakers: David Waller, Rupert Younger We are all playing the Reputation Game, whether or not we know it. In the prevailing climate of social media, acquiring the reputation you desire, and avoiding the one you don’t, could be a matter of life or death. Global consultants David Waller and Rupert Younger reveal the key mechanisms […]
The Strange Death of Europe
Speakers: Douglas Murray, Rod Liddle Is Europe a continent with its finger on the self-destruct button? Douglas Murray reflects on Europe’s pervasive and seemingly unfathomable inertia in the face of an immigration crisis, the potential failure of multiculturalism, and the Western fixation on guilt. He travels from Paris to Berlin, from Scandinavia to Greece, in […]
Why We Eat What We Eat: Food Myths Exposed
Speakers: Charles Spence, Anthony Warner, Bee Wilson Why are 27% of drinks bought on aeroplanes tomato juice? Why do we consume 35% more food when eating with one more person, and 75% more when with three? This is just a small taste of gastrophysics, the new field of knowledge pioneered by Oxford professor, Charles Spence, […]
Year of Wonder: Classical Music For Every Day
Have you ever wanted to know more about the classical canon but had no idea where to begin? Are you an aficionado who would like to widen your acquaintance with sublime music? Clemency Burton-Hill selects one piece of music for each day of the year in an interactive guide that allows you to listen as […]
Year of the Mad King: Antony Sher
Speakers: Anyony Sher, Gregory Doran Antony Sher played the title role in Gregory Doran’s critically acclaimed RSC production of King Lear and his stupendous performance was designated ‘a crowning achievement in a major career’. Sher describes his year researching, rehearsing and performing one of the greatest roles in English theatre, in conversation with Doran.
News: Truth or Fiction?
Trust in the media is at an all-time low. How does the media exert its power, and are the stories that are told in repressive regimes so different from those conveyed in the West’s liberal democracies? James Harding, John Lloyd and Matthew d’Ancona, in conversation with professor and broadcaster, Rana Mitter, investigate exactly how truth […]