Douglas Dunn
Poet Douglas Dunn reflects on writing poetry after retirement. Read more
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Poet Douglas Dunn reflects on writing poetry after retirement.
Penelope Lively
Novelist Penelope Lively gives her thoughts on writing fiction as one becomes older.
Luther's Reformation Gang
Martin Luther
Lyndal Roper profiles the father of the Reformation, Martin Luther.
Thomas Muntzer
Andy Drummond profiles Thomas Muntzer, the failed revolutionary of the Reformation.
Katharina von Bora
Charlotte Woodford on the contribution of Katharina Von Bora to Luther's Reformation.
Johann Walther
Dr Stephen Rose discusses Johann Walther, the man behind Luther's musical Reformation.
Philip Melanchthon
Brian Cummings tells the story of Philip Melanchthon, Martin Luther's right-hand man.
True Venetian
Making up the City
Polly Coles on Venetian artists who have engaged with their home in a modern spirit.
True Venetian Islanders
How the geography of Venice has allowed segregated and separate communities to evolve.
Import/Export
Polly Coles discusses Venice and ideas of flight, exile, discrimination and art.
Exhibitions and Exhibitionism
Polly Coles discusses the work of the many Venetian artists revitalising the city today.
Women's Work
Focusing on the numerous female artisans who once serviced the Venetian textile industry.
Hay Essays: How to Write a Book
How to Write a Book: Daniel Hahn
Daniel Hahn talks about translation and writing a book that has been written before.
How to Write a Book - Philippe Sands
International lawyer and author Philippe Sands explains how he writes a book.
How to Write a Book - Sarah Harper
Gerontologist and ageing expert Sarah Harper talks about the accessibility of academia.
How to Write a Book - Dr Martin Johnes
Dr Martin Johnes discusses the art of making statistics and figures worth reading.
How to Write a Book - Scarlett Thomas
At 2017's Hay Festival, author Scarlett Thomas talks about how to write a book.
Minds at War: Series 4
Marcel Duchamp
Heather Jones on the war connections and controversy around Marcel Duchamp's work Fountain
Gertrude Bell
Tarek Osman considers the writing of Gertrude Bell.
Siegfried Sassoon's Letter to The Times
Joanna Bourke on Siegfried Sassoon and his celebrated protest against the conflict.
Mata Hari's Final Performance
Elif Shafak on the elaborate and provocative performances and photo shoots of Mata Hari.
Isaac Rosenberg's Dead Man's Dump
Santanu Das explores the poetic world of Bristol-born Isaac Rosenberg.
New Generation Thinkers 2017
A Romanticist Reflects on Breastfeeding
Corin Throsby explores attitudes towards breastfeeding.
A Focus on Fasting
Christopher Kissane from the London School of Economics explores the history of fasting.
Resisting Tyranny
Jonathan Healey on changing ways of resistance to state control and prevailing ideology.
A Tale of Restoration Murder, Barbarous and Inhumane
Tom Charlton explores press reporting, scandal and politics in the 17th century.
Dining with the Nightmare
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The Love that Wrote Its Name
The Boys
Simon Callow on Micheal MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards, founders of Dublin's Gate Theatre.
There Was No Them There (An Autobiography of Stella F Duffy)
Writer Stella Duffy on growing up as a lesbian in New Zealand in the 1960s and 70s.
WH Auden and Chester Kallman
Gregory Woods on the tumultuous but enduring relationship of WH Auden and Chester Kallman.
The Loves of Elizabeth Bishop
Neel Mukherjee explores the two great loves of American poet Elizabeth Bishop's life.