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A Monday morning discussion that sets the cultural agenda, with writers, thinkers and artists exploring big ideas.

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Cover of Changemakers

Changemakers

by Jane Holgate

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 29, 2026

Cover of The Edge of Revolution

The Edge of Revolution

by David Torrance

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 29, 2026

Cover of We Have Come to Be Destroyed

We Have Come to Be Destroyed

by Laura Tisdall

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 23, 2026

Cover of The Man Who Gave Me a Biscuit

The Man Who Gave Me a Biscuit

by Penny Woolcock

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 23, 2026

Cover of Flesh

Flesh

by David Szalay

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 23, 2026

Cover of A Beautiful Loan

A Beautiful Loan

by Mary Costello

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 16, 2026

Cover of A World Appears

A World Appears

by Michael Pollan

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 16, 2026

Cover of The Web Beneath the Waves

The Web Beneath the Waves

by Samanth Subramanian

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 9, 2026

Cover of Neptune's Fortune

Neptune's Fortune

by Julian Sancton

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 9, 2026

Cover of Mrs Pearcey

Mrs Pearcey

by Lottie Moggach

BBC Radio 4 · Start the Week · Mar 2, 2026

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