Fri, Jan 11, 2019
Mary Beard and her guests discuss the posthumous reputations of writers, musicians and artists, and ask whether we should honour or override their wishes when they die.
Fri, Jan 25, 2019
Mary Beard and her panel of guests discuss whether size matters in our culture. Is monumental art how we make our mark on the world? Or is there something even more sublime in art on a smaller scale?
Fri, Feb 1, 2019
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie following the publication of The Satanic Verses, Mary Beard and her guests discuss censorship.
Fri, Feb 8, 2019
Mary Beard is in conversation with the acclaimed and bestselling writer of the His Dark Materials trilogy of books, Philip Pullman.
Fri, May 24, 2019
Mary Beard and guests discuss what is "unsayable" in today's society. What does today's comedy say about our changing taboos? Has social media enhanced debate or debased it?