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What John Berger Saw That We Still Don’t, with Tom Overton

Aug 2026 · 5 books

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John Berger, From Life

Tom Overton

joined shahida bari to discuss his new book john berger from life and the ideas ▶ tap to play from here

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John Berger

his book uh prize winning novel g it's an extraordinary book about a country doctor ▶ tap to play from here

A Fortunate Man

John Berger

you mentioned a fortunate man um as one of the i think that's one of my favorite of his books ▶ tap to play from here

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin

walter benieman's uh work of art in the age of it's uh well the various translations work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction is the most famous uh translation of it ▶ tap to play from here

A Seventh Man

John Berger

a seventh man on the but today let's go let's go with the seventh man which is his book about the experience of migrant workers in europe ▶ tap to play from here

Is Tech Making Our Kids Less Capable? With Dr Jared Cooney Horvath

Aug 2026

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Is Ukraine’s Culture Worth Fighting For? With Charlotte Higgins

Aug 2026

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How George Michael Changed Music Forever, with Sathnam Sanghera (Part Two)

Aug 2026

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How George Michael Changed Music Forever, with Sathnam Sanghera (Part One)

Aug 2026

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Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas: The Remaking of Modern Cinema, With Paul Fischer

Aug 2026

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Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part Two)

Aug 2026

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Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part One)

Aug 2026

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Uncovering the Epstein Story, with Emily Maitlis and Amy Wallace (Part Two)

Aug 2026

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Uncovering the Epstein Story, with Emily Maitlis and Amy Wallace (Part One)

Aug 2026

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Is the Algorithm Destroying Taste? With Polyester Editor-In-Chief Ione Gamble

Aug 2026

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How Do Our Sibling Relationships Shape Us? With Catherine Carr

Aug 2026

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Can the US Survive Donald Trump? With Pod Save the US’ Ben Rhodes (Part Two)

Aug 2026

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Can the US Survive Donald Trump? With Pod Save the US’ Ben Rhodes (Part One)

Aug 2026

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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Iran, with Clarissa Ward and Lyse Doucet (Part Two)

Aug 2026

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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Iran, with Clarissa Ward and Lyse Doucet (Part One)(Part One)

Jul 2026

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Hotels with History | The Adlon, Berlin

Jul 2026

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How Has Forensic Science Transformed Criminal Justice? With Sue Black

Jul 2026

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Should We Stop Catastrophising About AI? With Eleanor Drage and Carl Miller

Jul 2026

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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Robert Peston (Part Two)

Jul 2026

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