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The Iron Maiden—Hilary Mantel
How do we construct our pictures of the past asks Hilary Mantel.

The Day Is for the Living—Hilary Mantel
Art can bring the dead back to life, argues the late novelist Hilary Mantel.

Culture—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
4/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah asks us to give up the idea of western civilisation.

Colour—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
3/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah argues for a world free of racial fixations.

Country—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
2/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah argues against a mythical and romantic view of nationhood

Creed—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities
1/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says we overestimate scripture in our view of faith.

Black holes ain't as black as they are painted—Professor Stephen Hawking - Black Holes
2/2 Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the second of his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Reith Lectures on black holes.

Do black holes have no hair?—Professor Stephen Hawking - Black Holes
1/2 Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Reith Lectures on black holes.

The Idea of Wellbeing—Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine
4/4 Atul Gawande calls for a new focus on systems to ensure doctors work more effectively.

The Problem of Hubris—Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine
3/4 Atul Gawande calls for a new approach to the 'great unfixables' - ageing and death.