Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Nature Memoirs
Rana Mitter looks at fens, flatlands, wild swimming and a little-changed Bulgarian valley
Europe
Ece Temelkuran, Ben Judah, Misha Glenny and Timothy Garton Ash with Rana Mitter at Hay
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
As an Imperial War Museum show opens, Anne McElvoy and guests discuss art and the Troubles
Sneezing, smells and noses
From Montaigne on sneezing to losing the sense of smell & historians using their noses.
Linda Grant and Jewish history
Julia Pascal, Rachel Lichtenstein, Linda Grant and curator Alex Cropper + John Gallagher
Mermaids, Caribbean tales and copyright
Shahidha Bari looks at sea creatures and a Caribbean re-telling of The Little Mermaid.
Essex
Looking beyond the stereotypes of the county that's often described as 'much maligned'.
Rocky Horror and camp
Shahidha Bari is joined by Louise Creechan, Joan Passey and Paul Baker
Zimbabwean writing
NoViolet Bulwayo's We Need New Names on stage plus "enfant terrible" Dambudzo Marechera
Agoraphobia
More than just a fear of going out - the history & lived experience of a phobia explored.
