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Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
The author tells the story of Humphrey Jennings' Pandaemonium
  1. Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
    03:28
    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  2. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  3. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
    01:38
    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
  4. Nicholas Hytner: How Iraq shaped audience reaction to Henry V
    05:19
    Nicholas Hytner: How Iraq shaped audience reaction to Henry V
  5. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
    02:07
    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  6. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  7. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
    03:30
    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  8. Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
    02:24
    Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
  9. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
    02:34
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  10. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
    03:57
    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  11. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
    01:53
    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
  12. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  13. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
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