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Eleanor Marx, David Henry Hwang

Philip Dodd meets playwright David Henry Hwang, plus Rachel Holmes discusses Eleanor Marx.

• 45 mins

Representing cities - in politics and plays

Anne McElvoy looks at how cities are represented in politics and in theatre.

• 45 mins

Godzilla and Hayao Miyazaki, Simon Armitage's version of The Iliad

Matthew Sweet reviews Godzilla and The Wind Rises, plus Lily Cole in The Last Days of Troy

• 45 mins

Ivan Klima, the East-West divide in Europe, Science Fiction in Theatre

Philip Dodd talks to Czech novelist Ivan Klima and asks if Europe always needs an East.

• 45 mins

Nick Payne's Incognito, Penny Dreadful on TV, Helen McCarthy and Baroness Neville-Jones on Female Diplomats

Anne McElvoy talks about the brain to Nick Payne; Victorian Gothic on TV in Penny Dreadful

• 45 mins

John Clare, Jimmy Wales and the Right to be Forgotten, Borowczyk Retrospective

Iain Sinclair talks to Matthew Sweet about a walk to mark John Clare's death 150 years ago

• 45 mins

Writers and their notebooks

Lawrence Norfolk, AS Byatt, Wendy Cope, Bidisha and David Mitchell on writers' notebooks.

• 45 mins

Essay writing, Tim Winton

Anne McElvoy looks at the resurgence of non-fiction writing and the essay as a form.

• 45 mins

Cities, Export of Empire, India's New Story

Rana Mitter and Tristram Hunt on how Britain's empire gave shape to today's global cities.

• 45 mins

Hay Festival: PJ O'Rourke, Steven D Levitt, Stephen J Dubner

PJ O'Rourke and writers of Freakonomics join Rana Mitter at the 2015 Hay Festival.

• 45 mins

Arianna Huffington, Stress in Business, Zia Haider Rahman, Maya Angelou Tribute

Arianna Huffington talks to Anne McElvoy about measuring success using 'The Third Metric'.

• 45 mins

Sir Terry Farrell, London's Skyline, Joshua Ferris

Matthew Sweet talks to American novelist Joshua Ferris. Plus how high should London build?

• 45 mins

Tiananmen Square and Modern China

Rana Mitter discusses modern China and the anniversary of uprisings in Tiananmen Square.

• 45 mins

Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and the Future of Arts Broadcasting

Philip Dodd chairs a debate about arts broadcasting past and present.

• 45 mins

Belle, Fathers and Sons, Globalisation and the Environment, 'Proper' Libraries

With Matthew Sweet. Includes Belle, Fathers and Sons, globalisation and a 'proper' library

• 45 mins

The Figure in Arts and Science, Julian Baggini, Ziauddin Sardar on community

Philip Dodd discusses the human body in art and scientific research.

• 45 mins

Eimear McBride and Nathan Filer, Mr Burns

Eimear McBride and Nathan Filer join Anne McElvoy to discuss literary experimentation.

• 45 mins

Radical Bookshops, Philip Hensher

Matthew Sweet with Philip Hensher and poets Linton Kwesi Johnson and Anthony Joseph.

• 45 mins

Colour: Sean Scully, Jamie Ward, Caroline Cox

Philip Dodd talks to artist Sean Scully and reflects on the way colour is perceived.

• 45 mins

Libertarianism, Trevor Paglen and Surveillance, Civil War Ranters

Anne McElvoy presents. Including Ranters, libertarianism, Trevor Paglen and Naomi Paxton.

• 45 mins

Landmark: The Thirty-Nine Steps and World War I

Matthew Sweet discusses WWI, empire and adventure in John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps.

• 45 mins

Barbara Kruger, Laurie Penny, The Minds of Molecules

Samira Ahmed talks to American artist Barbara Kruger and journalist Laurie Penny.

• 45 mins

Balancing Power in World War I and Now

Anne McElvoy, Margaret MacMillan and Jonathan Powell explore the Great Powers in WWI.

• 45 mins

Wood and Trees: War and Remembrance

From Paul Nash paintings to commemorative planting: Samira Ahmed on woods in war and peace

• 45 mins

Yael Farber, Liberalism

Philip Dodd explores Liberal ideas past and present and talks to director Yael Farber.

• 45 mins

Oh What a Lovely Savas

Rana Mitter discusses the roles of Turkey, India, China and Japan in World War I.

• 45 mins

Boyhood, Cory Arcangel, The Digital Age

Matthew Sweet presents. Toby Litt reviews Boyhood and Cory Arcangel on digital art.

• 45 mins

The History of Pain, Martin Freeman as Richard III, Animal Rights

With Philip Dodd. Includes Richard III, medical attitudes to pain and animal rights.

• 45 mins

Virginia Woolf Portraits, Richard Flanagan, Medical History, The Security Services in Fiction

With Anne McElvoy. Virginia Woolf portraits, Richard Flanagan's new book and spy novels.

• 45 mins

Animals and Anthropomorphism, Nadine Gordimer Tribute, Prison

Matthew Sweet discusses prisons and anthropomorphism.

• 45 mins