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Start the Week

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

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Cover of Mania

Mania

by Lionel Shriver
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 30, 2025
Cover of A Trick Of The Mind

A Trick Of The Mind

by Daniel Yon
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 17, 2025
Cover of The Fiery Spirits

The Fiery Spirits

by John Rees
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 10, 2025
Cover of The Ideological Brain

The Ideological Brain

by Leor Zmigrod
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 10, 2025
Cover of The Ministry of Time

The Ministry of Time

by Kaliane Bradley
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 3, 2025
Cover of The Great Auk

The Great Auk

by Tim Birkhead
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 3, 2025
Cover of Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain

Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain

by Sam Wetherell
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 24, 2025
Cover of The Lives of the Caesars

The Lives of the Caesars

by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 17, 2025
Cover of In Between Two Rivers

In Between Two Rivers

by Moudhy Al-Rashid
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 17, 2025

Confusion Reigns

by Victoria Smith
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 10, 2025