Matthew Sweet and guests explore the roots and resonance of "The Black Country" region
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Rana Mitter and guests look at Norman history, misconceptions and echoes heard today
Novelist Ian McEwan and researchers into early warning system archives join Anne McElvoy
Matthew Sweet & guests explore ideas about never ending life in literature, film and myth
An archaeologist, a historian and a poet join Shahidha Bari as the gospels return North.
John Gallagher and guests explore language in the 15th century age of exploration
From a season of starlit concerts in 1922 to the USA’s principal outdoor concert venue
Why was Lincoln the president the nation chose to commemorate in 1922?
New Generation Thinker Jeffery Howard asks if it is ever ok to escape from prison
Dina Rezk explores the power of humour and protest
Brendan McGeever looks at anti-Semitism from Russian history to the present day
From duelling injuries to eye patches - Emily Cock asks how we respond to people's faces
How do large dam projects gain widespread support despite past examples asks Majed Akhter
John Gallagher investigates the Allotments Act of 1922
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough looks at this ground-breaking documentary about Arctic life.
From surfing to weight lifting, 20s style
John Gallagher explores eating fads in the 1920s with Annie Gray and Elsa Richardson
How does sewing a dress add to Jade Halbert's understanding of disappearing skills?
The link between VR dinosaurs and a Tudor wall painting of the Judgment of Solomon
Ella Parry-Davies draws on experiences of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon and the UK