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Innovation

Matthew Sweet explores the cultures of novelty

Travel past and present and broadening the mind? Travel journalists and historians debate

Is idleness ever a virtue? Matthew Sweet investigates

Matthew Sweet and guests ask who makes history and debate arguments in the Reith lectures

Shahidha Bari joined by guests including Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch and Zoe Strimpel

How can earth sciences like geology transform our understanding of history and society?

In the week we mark the Armistice of World War I, Anne McElvoy and guests discuss revenge

Peter Hitchens, Rhiannon Firth, Neville Morley, Phil Tinline, Luke Kemp join Shahidha Bari

Anne McElvoy considers the value of irrationality with Lionel Barber and Bronwen Maddox.

Ex MP Penny Mordaunt's new book asks Why Britain's Traditions Matter. Matthew Sweet hosts