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Princess

Anita Anand and her guests explore princesses - delving into their favourite fictional, or historical, princess.

Radio 4,22 episodes

Episodes

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She Ra
Author Damian Barr and podcaster Meff discuss 80s classic She Ra.
06 Apr 2023,31 mins
Enheduanna
Author Simon Sebag Montefiore and Sian Williams explore a Mesopotamian high priestess.
06 Apr 2023,29 mins,
Princess Margaret
Presenter William Hanson and satirist Craig Brown discuss Princess Margaret.
06 Apr 2023,30 mins
Shuri
Journalist Charlene White and Ravynn Stringfield look at Black Panther’s Princess Shuri.
06 Apr 2023,28 mins
Merida
Actor Carrie Hope Fletcher and animator Brenda Chapman discuss Pixar’s Princess Merida.
06 Apr 2023,28 mins
Little Mermaid
Author Louise O’Neil and Sarah Peverley discuss the dark story of the Little Mermaid.
06 Apr 2023,32 mins
Devi Sita
Actor Ayesha Dharker and author Amish Tripathi discuss the Hindu Goddess Devi Sita.
06 Apr 2023,34 mins
Amrit Kaur
Edmund De Waal and Livia Manera uncover an Indian princess imprisoned by the Gestapo.
06 Apr 2023,30 mins
Aud the Deep-Minded
The story of an Icelandic Queen with WoW founder Jude Kelly and Vilborg Davíðsdóttir.
06 Apr 2023,29 mins
Leila Pahlavi
Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper discuss Princess Leila Pahlavi.
06 Apr 2023,33 mins
Welcome back to Princess!
Anita Anand explores princesses from history and fiction and discusses their legacy.
30 Mar 2023,1 min
Paterson Joseph on Hatshepsut
Actor Paterson Joseph and Dr Colleen Darnell discuss the princess who became a king.
04 Jul 2022,33 mins
Meera Syal on Princess Smartypants
Actor Meera Syal and Prof Keira Vaclavik look at 80s' hit storybook Princess Smartypants.
04 Jul 2022,27 mins
Stella Creasy on Princess Elsa
MP Stella Creasy and Dr Juliette Wood explore the origins of Elsa, from Disney’s Frozen.
04 Jul 2022,30 mins
Rachel Fairburn on Caroline of Brunswick
Comedian Rachel Fairburn and Flora Fraser discuss a scandalous 18th-century princess.
04 Jul 2022,40 mins
Kate Mosse on Khutulun
Author Kate Mosse and Prof David Sneath discuss Mongolian wrestling princess, Khutulun.
04 Jul 2022,32 mins
Georgia Toffolo on Grace Kelly
TV presenter Georgia Toffolo and expert Gemma Godfrey explore Grace Kelly’s legacy.
04 Jul 2022,29 mins
Russell Kane on Moana
Comedian Russell Kane and Prof Charles Solomon explore the Polynesian Disney princess.
04 Jul 2022,30 mins
Anjli Mohindra on Sophia Duleep Singh
Actor Anjli Mohindra and Dr Priya Atwal find out about a rebellious royal suffragette.
04 Jul 2022,30 mins
Maddie Moate on Princess Leia
TV presenter Maddie Moate and Dr Rebecca Harrison discuss Princess Leia.
04 Jul 2022,28 mins
Kit De Waal on Sarah Forbes Bonetta
Author Kit De Waal and Zainab Badawi explore Queen Victoria’s “African princess”.
04 Jul 2022,31 mins
Hello, Princess
Anita Anand explores the best fictional, and historical, princesses.
04 May 2022,1 min