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New Generation Thinkers 2024
Jacob Downs considers what it means to listen closely to the radio.
Land Cinema
Becca Voelcker describes experiments in filmmaking in China, Japan and the Philippines
Mothers on trial
Shona Minson explores the pardoxical thinking around sending mothers to prison
The crime of creation
Jack Symes considers how we value life and face death
Workplace performance
Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal looks at “service with a smile”
Digging for Words
Jade Cuttle explores new words in nature writing
Erland Cooper's Mythic Mountains
Mount Qaf
Erland and author Elif Shafak take an imaginary trip to explore the magic of Mount Qaf
Kunlun Shan
An imaginary adventure in China, exploring the mythical Kunlun mountain.
Hnitbjorg
A late night journey to a mountain from Norse mythology, in search of the mead of poetry
Mount Killaraus
A medieval voyage to Ireland, in search of the origins of Stonehenge
Bald Mountain
A late night visit to Bald Mountain on the witches' sabbath
Books for Brighter Blackouts
1. Publishing in flames on Paternoster Row
Five surprising stories about books and reading during World War Two.
2. A brief encounter with reading on the home front
Emma Smith reveals five surprising stories about books and reading during World War Two.
3. Paperbacks for servicemen and women
Emma Smith uncovers five surprising stories about books and reading during World War Two
4. Prisoners of war: escapism and escape
Emma Smith uncovers five surprising stories about books and reading during World War Two.
5. Tasting ration book recipes
The Song Detectorists
1. Norfolk
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
2. Wakefield
3. Cornwall
4. Hampshire
5. Newcastle
Under the Influence
Jon Boden
Jon Boden on the influence of apocalyptic science-fiction on him as a folk singer.
New Generation Thinkers
The Entrepreneur
Philip Roscoe asks whether our expectations of the lone entrepreneur are unrealistic.
Emma Rice
Emma Rice reveals the influences that stamp her work as a theatre director.
Parallels and Paradoxes
Shahidha Bari examines the ideas behind the founding of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
Shobana Jeyasingh
Shobana Jeyasingh on how different dance traditions inform her choreography.
Light in the Dark
Alexandra Harris explores the history of artificial light through literary sources.
Tom Hunter
Photographer and artist Tom Hunter on the impact that Vermeer has had on his work.
Looking beyond the Dead
Zoe Norridge ask why photos of Africa fix perceptions of the continent at its worst times.
Kei Miller
Indian-born choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh reflects on the influences shaping her dances.
The Canon of Comics
Jon Adams compares the work of modern comic book enthusiasts to ancient biblical scholars.
