Cult of Girls
Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'. Read more
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Series 4
Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'.
Making a 91热爆
Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common.
Benet Brandreth
Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.
Philippa Perry
Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.
Rebecca Mott
Rebecca Mott calls for the abolition of prostitution.
Mark Graham
Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension.
SF Said
SF Said believes fiction can help to bridge the divide between 'us' and 'them'.
Rachel Armstrong
Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.
Jonathan Ree
Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.
Jono Vernon-Powell
Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.
Sandra Newman
Sandra Newman argues that genuinely cool people are a liability.
Karl Sharro
Karl Sharro wants people to be allowed to build whatever they want.
Serena Kutchinsky
Serena Kutchinsky reflects on a fateful obsession with the Faberge egg.
Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
Noreena Hertz
Noreena Hertz argues that it is sometimes very dangerous to put your trust in experts.
Rupert Goodwins
Technology writer Rupert Goodwins asks what has gone wrong with internet discourse.
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh on raising a transgender child.
Philip North
Philip North argues that poor people have been held back by the professional middle class.
Americans Abroad
Mara Oliva argues that we need to think differently about Americans and foreign policy.
A New Currency of Commitment
Comedian Rosie Wilby proposes the end of monogamy.
In Defence of Anger
Philosopher Amia Srinivasan makes the case for anger.
The Trouble with Paradise
Carrie Gibson argues that we need to rethink our notion of paradise.
Creative Women
Anna Beer asks why we do not hear more music composed by women.
Judgement at Last
Tiffany Jenkins argues that we need more judgement about quality in art, culture and life.
A World for Children
Daniel Hahn argues that more children's books should be translated into English.
Making Drugs Today
Sunil Shaunak argues that pharmaceuticals could, and should, build social capital.
High Street Revival
We are trying to revive our high streets the wrong way, argues Clare Richmond.
Migration, Separation and Wales
Wyn James tells the story of the Welsh settlements in Patagonia.
Killing the Consumer
Jon Alexander argues that consumer power has become an idea which is damaging society.
Claire Cunningham
Disabled dancer Claire Cunningham considers why she would never want to be 'fixed'.
Andy Kirkpatrick
Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick considers the importance of managed risk for our children.