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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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Books

Cover of The Beauty of Falling

The Beauty of Falling

by Claudia de Rham
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 28, 2024
Cover of Alien Earths

Alien Earths

by Lisa Kaltenegger
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 28, 2024
Cover of Impossible City

Impossible City

by Simon Kuper
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 21, 2024
Cover of The Incarcerations

The Incarcerations

by Alpa Shah
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 14, 2024
Cover of Adventures in Democracy

Adventures in Democracy

by Erica Benner
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 14, 2024
Cover of Ruin, Blossom

Ruin, Blossom

by John Burnside
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 7, 2024
Cover of Sound Tracks

Sound Tracks

by Graeme Lawson
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 7, 2024
Cover of Climate Capitalism

Climate Capitalism

by Akshat Rathi
Book of the Day · NPR · Apr 1, 2024
Cover of Playing God

Playing God

by Nick Spencer
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 31, 2024
Cover of Impossible Monsters

Impossible Monsters

by Michael Taylor
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 31, 2024