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Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
An excerpt from the historian's Hay talk examining the persistence of anti-Semitism.
  1. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  2. The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner in conversation
    45:00
    The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner in conversation
  3. Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
    00:58
    Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
  4. Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
    02:28
    Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
  5. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
    00:43
    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
  6. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
    04:19
    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
  7. Sheila Hancock on idealism
    01:32
    Sheila Hancock on idealism
  8. Irvine Welsh on 'Juice' Terry Lawson from A Decent Ride
    03:46
    Irvine Welsh on 'Juice' Terry Lawson from A Decent Ride
  9. Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
    00:47
    Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
  10. Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
    01:57
    Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
  11. BBC Arts at Hay 2015
    01:04
    BBC Arts at Hay 2015
  12. Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
    04:24
    Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
  13. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
    01:47
    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  14. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
    05:29
    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
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