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Migrants

Lifestyle

Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Lifestyle, the next in his series of essays on migration.

• 14 mins

Migrants

Obsession

Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Obsession, the final essay in his series on bird migration.

• 14 mins

To the Barricades!

One Book Above All Others

Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

• 14 mins

To the Barricades!

French Philosophy

Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

• 14 mins

To the Barricades!

Czech Cinema

Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

• 14 mins

To the Barricades!

Marx, Mao, Marcuse

Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

• 14 mins

To the Barricades!

Race

Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

• 14 mins

Naomi Alderman: The Intestines

Five writers choose an organ of the body to reflect on. In this edition, Naomi Alderman.

• 14 mins

Bettany Hughes on Helen of Troy

Bettany Hughes on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 13 mins

Fiona Sampson on Mother Courage

Fiona Sampson on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 13 mins

Wisdom from fictional females

Afua Hirsch on Maggie Tulliver

Afua Hirsch on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 15 mins

Wisdom from fictional females

Bettany Hughes on Helen of Troy

Bettany Hughes on her favourite female from literature. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 15 mins

Wisdom from fictional females

Fiona Sampson on Mother Courage

Fiona Sampson on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 15 mins

Wisdom from fictional females

Francesca Rhydderch on Orlando

Francesca Rhydderch on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 15 mins

Wisdom from fictional females

Mab Jones on Jane Eyre

Mab Jones on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

• 15 mins

Kaleidoscope of Muses

Sacred Monsters

A personal exploration of writers' unexpected muses - place, people and memories.

• 14 mins

Kaleidoscope of Muses

The Glass Constellations

A personal exploration of writers' unexpected muses - place, people and memories.

• 14 mins

Kaleidoscope of Muses

Hell's Rainbow

A personal exploration of writers' unexpected muses - place, people and memories.

• 14 mins

Kaleidoscope of Muses

Gutted Arcades

A personal exploration of writers' unexpected muses - place, people and memories.

• 14 mins

Kaleidoscope of Muses

The Haunted Lullaby

A personal exploration of writers’ unexpected muses – place, people and memories.

• 15 mins

Travels for My Art

Romania

Martin Gayford recounts his worldwide journeys in search of rare pieces of art.

• 14 mins

Travels for My Art

Naoshima

Martin Gayford travels to Naoshima Island in Japan, a paradise of contemporary art.

• 14 mins

Travels for My Art

Lorenzo Lotto

Martin Gayford goes to the Marche in Italy on a quest to find pictures by Lorenzo Lotto.

• 14 mins

Travels for My Art

Iceland

A perplexed Martin Gayford is in Iceland to look at artist Roni Horn's Library of Water.

• 14 mins

Travels for My Art

Anselm Kiefer

Martin Gayford goes to France to experience the strange personal museum of Anselm Kiefer.

• 15 mins

Ned Beauman: the Appendix

Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect. In this edition, Ned Beauman

• 14 mins

Forests

Forest Folk

Singer Nancy Kerr explains why forests provide such perfect metaphors in folk music.

• 14 mins

Forests

Outlaws of the Forest

Forests are the perfect place for outlaw artists to hide, says writer Will Ashon.

• 14 mins

Forests

Scents of the Forest

Perfumer, Roja Dove, explains the power of the heady scents of the forest.

• 15 mins

Forests

Forest Fire

What's the most creative force in the forest? Andrew C Scott believes that it's fire.

• 15 mins