Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.

BBC Radio 5 live’s award winning gaming podcast, discussing the world of video games and games culture.

Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them

Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact

Stephen Fry's 7 Deady Sins - I will take each one of the Seven Sins in turn, lay them out on the surgical table and poke, prod, pry and provoke in an attempt to try to anatomise and understand them; I hope and believe it will be, if nothing else, delicious fun and something of a change from the usual run of podcastery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.

This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.