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Dickens, Disney and copyright
Matthew Sweet looks at copyright rules for Mickey Mouse and Dickens in C19th America.
Greek myth, goddesses and art
From classic myths rewritten by Natalie Haynes to the art of John Craxton in Crete.
Prize Winners 2023
Nandini Das, Tania Branigan, Halik Kochanski, Ed Yong, John Vallaint talk to Rana Mitter
Harry Belafonte's career
The long career of the American singer, film star & activist with Matthew Sweet & guests.
Margaret Cavendish
Nandini Das and guests discuss the Duchess of Newcastle - philosopher, poet and scientist.
The Life of Objects
Timothy Morton, Steve Connor, Caroline Edwards and Rachele Dini talk to Lisa Mullen.
JG Ballard's Crash
Iain Sinclair, Mark Blacklock, Muriel Zagha and Jo Stanley join Matthew Sweet.
Narnia and CS Lewis
Exploring the literary and theological terrain of C.S. Lewis's Narnia
Humboldt, soil, gardens and Frank Walter
Jago Cooper, Barbara Paca, Jim Scown and Camilla Allen talk trees, soil, art and advocacy.
Kadare, Gospodinov, Kafka and Dickens
Lea Ypi and Roger Luckhurst join Matthew Sweet to look at novels, dreams and bureaucracy.
