Episodes

1: David Baddiel

May 6, 2016

David Baddiel travels to New York to investigate Thomas Carlyle's Great Man theory.

2: Nicholas Serota

May 13, 2016

Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, investigates why contemporary art matters.

3: Lionel Shriver

May 20, 2016

Lionel Shriver asks why economics has become one of the most exciting subjects for writers

4: Charlotte Church

May 27, 2016

Charlotte Church meets musicians pushing the boundaries of what a voice can do.

5: Paul Mason

Jun 3, 2016

Paul Mason talks to six writers engaged with the most urgent issues of our time.

6: Kieran Long

Jun 10, 2016

The V&A's architecture curator Kieran Long explores the future of the home in Britain.

7: Lynn Barber meets Mumford & Sons

Jun 17, 2016

Mumford & Sons talk to Lynn Barber about becoming an international super group.

8: Maria Balshaw

Jul 8, 2016

Maria Balshaw visits the five museums shortlisted for the 2016 Museum of the Year award.

9: A Tribute to Carla Lane

Jul 15, 2016

Rarely seen interviews in which writer Carla Lane discusses her life and work.

10: Val McDermid

Jul 22, 2016

Is fiction the best way to access the truth?

11: Lynn Barber Meets John Lydon

Jul 29, 2016

Lynn Barber meets up with the self-ordained king of punk John Lydon.

12: Meg Rosoff

Aug 5, 2016

Novelist Meg Rosoff explores the relationship between art and the unconscious mind.

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