From algorithms to oceansKerry McInerney explores the promise of the ‘sustainable AI’ movement and how AI develops14 mins21 Mar 2024
Germany’s Mary WollstonecraftAndrew Cooper on the school teacher who tried to ignite a feminist revolution in Germany14 mins20 Mar 2024
Scottish KingshipMedieval myth-making, the kings of Scotland and the Stone of Destiny45 mins20 Mar 2024
Free speech, censorship and modern ChinaThe writings of Chinese women, from Ding Ling to coming of age in the 1990s44 mins19 Mar 2024
Call Me MotherHow the shape of words for mother helps babies eat their food. Rebecca Woods explains15 mins18 Mar 2024
Edward BondMatthew Sweet and guests discuss the playwright Edward Bond (18 July 1934 – 3 March 2024)45 mins15 Mar 2024
Sleep justice and sleeplessnessLaurence Scott talks to researchers exploring how we sleep and the idea of sleep justice44 mins13 Mar 2024
Images of PersiaPoetry by Hafez, Nowruz (New Year) and the Haft Sin table, the Mongol invasion, music44 mins12 Mar 2024
Francis Ford Coppola's The ConversationMatthew Sweet and guests look at the 1974 Gene Hackman film about surveillance and murder45 mins07 Mar 2024
Muses and women's creativityFrom Pre-Raphaelite models to the daughter of Maud Gonne: Naomi Paxton with new research45 mins06 Mar 2024
Sarah Maldoror, Storm Jameson, the Hague CongressAhead of International Women's Day Shahidha Bari hears stories linking women with war45 mins05 Mar 2024
The Dutch ConnectionJohn Gallagher hears about new research into Anglo-Dutch trade and early publishing45 mins29 Feb 2024
HitchhikingMatthew Sweet considers examples from Texas Chainsaw Massacre to a system of Polish tokens45 mins28 Feb 2024
New Thinking: Stitching StoriesShahidha Bari visits a textile art show + research on embroidery, stage outfits, vintage43 mins27 Feb 2024
Can - Future DaysMatthew Sweet and guests take a deep dive into the influential German group's 1973 album.44 mins22 Feb 2024
Myths, ships and historyAnna McKay, Lloyd Belton and Oliver Finnegan delve in the deep for seafaring histories44 mins20 Feb 2024
The Condom and V.D.Matthew Sweet and guests talk about sexual health, VD clinics, sex work and condoms45 mins15 Feb 2024
The Greenwich OutrageThe attempt by an anarchist to blow up the Royal Observatory in 1894 and its consequences45 mins09 Feb 2024