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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. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
    05:15
    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  3. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  4. How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
    01:18
    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
  5. Cressida Cowell: You can be a writer
    01:47
    Cressida Cowell: You can be a writer
  6. Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
    04:24
    Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
  7. Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
    06:02
    Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
  8. 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
  9. Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children
    04:34
    Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children
  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. Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
    04:19
    Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
  12. John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
    03:11
    John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
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