Start the Week Podcast
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
Episodes to download
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Antonia Fraser: Democracy and Reform
Mon 20 May 2013
Anne McElvoy talks to Antonia Fraser, David Graeber and Jesse Norman.
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Music and the mind: Carrie Cracknell
Mon 13 May 2013
Jonathan Freedland with Carrie Cracknell, Jonathan Biss, Tom Burns and Richard Bentall.
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Michael Rosen at the Brighton Festival
Mon 6 May 2013
Stephanie Flanders with Michael Rosen, Jay Griffiths, Mariele Neudecker and Matt Adams.
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Gavin Turk on the Value of Art
Mon 29 Apr 2013
Lisa Jardine with Gavin Turk, Tanya Ronder, Rick Gekoski and Paul Roberts.
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Bernardo Bertolucci
Mon 22 Apr 2013
Tom Sutcliffe with Bernardo Bertolucci, Antonio Pappano, Annalisa Piras and Tim Parks.
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The Origin and Future of Life
Mon 15 Apr 2013
Jonathan Freedland talks to Adam Rutherford, Barbara Sahakian and Steve Jones.
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'91热爆' and cultural identity with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Mon 8 Apr 2013
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Goodhart, Indhu Rubasingham and Michael Symmons Roberts.
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Tom Sutcliffe talks to John Gray and Mary Beard
Mon 1 Apr 2013
Tom Sutcliffe with James Lasdun, Mary Beard, Mark Ravenhill and John Gray.
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Mohsin Hamid talks about How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Allan Little talks to Mohsin Hamid, Bruce Norris, Katherine Boo and Peter Moffat.
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Lisa Jardine talks to David Cannadine and Aleksandar Hemon
Mon 18 Mar 2013
Lisa Jardine with David Cannadine, Margaret MacMillan, Aleksandar Hemon and Ed Vulliamy.
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Ken Loach on post-war Britain
Mon 11 Mar 2013
Jonathan Freedland talks to Ken Loach, James Graham, David Boyle and Harriet Sergeant.
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Feminism: Natasha Walter and Catherine Hakim
Mon 4 Mar 2013
Anne McElvoy discusses feminism with Natasha Walter, Catherine Hakim and Shereen El Feki.
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The Commonwealth - Don McKinnon and Kwasi Kwarteng
Mon 25 Feb 2013
Bridget Kendall talks to Don McKinnon, Kwasi Kwarteng, Frances Harrison and Ronald Sanders
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Mathematical modelling with Lisa Jardine
Mon 11 Feb 2013
Lisa Jardine with James Weatherall, Kenneth Cukier, Tiffany Jenkins and Marcus du Sautoy.
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Al-Qaeda: Afghanistan to Mali
Mon 4 Feb 2013
Bridget Kendall discusses the spread of Al-Qaeda-style terrorism with guests.
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Political Writing: Joan Bakewell and Tim Montgomerie
Mon 28 Jan 2013
Allan Little talks to Joan Bakewell, Chris Mullin, Tim Montgomerie and Phil Collins.
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History of Music - John Adams and Howard Goodall
Mon 21 Jan 2013
Tom Sutcliffe talks to John Adams, Howard Goodall, Barb Jungr and Stephen Poliakoff.
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Natural Capital: Tony Juniper
Mon 14 Jan 2013
Anne McElvoy talks to Tony Juniper, William Fiennes, Ngaire Woods and John Penrose.
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Family Secrets: Sarah Dunant and Deborah Cohen
Mon 7 Jan 2013
Andrew Marr talks to Deborah Cohen, Sarah Dunant, Stephen Grosz and Alex Graham.
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The Human Voice: Rolando Villazon and Mark-Anthony Turnage
Christmas Eve 2012
Andrew Marr with Rolando Villazon, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Mary King and Michael Trimble.
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Scotland - Ian Rankin and Alasdair Gray
Mon 10 Dec 2012
Andrew Marr on Scottishness with Ian Rankin, Alasdair Gray, Joyce McMillan and TM Devine.
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Nuclear Iran - Shirley Williams and Geoffrey Robertson
Mon 3 Dec 2012
With guests Shirley Williams, Geoffrey Robertson, Douglas Murray and David Patrikarakos.
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Germany and the EU
Mon 26 Nov 2012
Andrew Marr talks with Katinka Barysch, Gisela Stuart, Douglas Carswell and Karen Leeder.
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Art and Design with Antony Gormley and Ron Arad
Mon 19 Nov 2012
Andrew Marr on art with Antony Gormley, Christopher Frayling, Sarah Teasley and Ron Arad.
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Award-winning film director Kevin Macdonald
Mon 12 Nov 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Kevin Macdonald, Roger Graef, Jenny Uglow and Aman Sethi.
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Political Divide: Mary Robinson and Michael Ignatieff
Mon 5 Nov 2012
Andrew Marr with Mary Robinson, Michael Ignatieff and Amos Oz.
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Torture, terrorism and secrets
Mon 29 Oct 2012
Andrew Marr with guests Ian Cobain, David Anderson, Clare Bayley and MR Hall.
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Modernism with Ali Smith and Kevin Jackson
Mon 22 Oct 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Kevin Jackson, Ali Smith, Will Gompertz and Julian Anderson.
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Richard Ford on the US Elections
Mon 15 Oct 2012
Andrew Marr talks to Richard Ford, Lionel Shriver, Edward Luce and Thomas Grant.
