Free thinking explores women's lives and issues.
Shobana Jeyasingh, Cat Jarman and Janina Ramirez share new research with Shahidha Bari.
Anne McElvoy hosts a conversation about higher education and the history of its expansion.
Matthew Sweet looks at the writer of a dystopian psychodrama, Ice, who died in 1968.
Claire Harman, Kirsty Gunn, Laurence Scott and Shahidha Bari discuss short story writing.
Christienna Fryar explores the life and writing of the enslaved American poet (1753-1784).
Anne McElvoy talks to novelist Kamila Shamsie and playwright Rona Munro.
Christopher Harding investigates the feminine divine with Ronald Hutton and others.
Tangled bloodlines, executions and a big, gold inflatable thing belonging to Henry VIII.
The Clean Break theatre company, sex strikes, East European feminism. Naomi Paxton hosts.
The Unthank sisters, Sally Alexander, Lucy Holland, Oyinkan Braithwaite and Shahidha Bari.
The Right to Sex is the title of Amia Srinivasan's new book. Christopher Harding hosts.
Egon Schiele's women, Whistler's Woman in White, new radio ballads. Shahidha Bari hosts.
Shahidha Bari reads I Tituba, the story of the West Indian slave accused in Salem.
One of the key French existentialists in the 50s, how does Simone de Beauvoir read today?
Matthew Sweet and guests look at 1921's The Witch-Cult in Western Europe and witches now.
Shahidha Bari looks at research into girls in film and fiction to Malawi health projects.
From python skin to Nintendo gaming, PPE to vegan materials: how gloves are evolving.
Two Buddhism scholars and British socialist feminist Sheila Rowbotham join Rana Mitter.
Matthew Sweet meets the Sherlock producer and ex-agent of Tony Hancock who has turned 90.
The mermaid-like figure from medieval folklore is discussed by Shahidha Bari and guests.
Matthew Sweet and guests look at the Danish star of androgynous early romcoms and Hamlet.
As the BFI prepares a season of films, Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the Hollywood star
American graphic novelist Alison Bechdel talks mushrooms, therapy and Adrienne Rich.
Eugenics to cyborgs: Adam Rutherford, Clare Chambers, Xine Yao and Harry Parker discuss.