Popular culture
The Art of Adultery. Audio, 30 minutes
Natalie Haynes finds out why adultery remains such a regular subject in popular culture.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Fleas. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood learns how fleas are entwined with disease, love, language and humour.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Cockroach. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores how the cockroach has influenced society, satire and tourism
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Beetles. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores how beetles have influenced arts and science. From 2015
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Oak. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores how oak tree has influenced society, art and druidism.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Hornbill. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores how hornbills have influenced art, religion and feminism.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Anemone. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores the role sea anemones have played in art, literature and science.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Crocodiles. Audio, 28 minutes
From a revered god in ancient Egypt to a comic character in Peter Pan, crocs fascinate us.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Parrots. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores parrots and their effect on art, literature and society.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Bears. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores how bears have influenced art, literature and belief.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Birds Eggs. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Daffodils. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores the role daffodils play in art, medicine, literature and belief.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Dinosaurs. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores how dinosaurs influence our stories, films and science. From 2015
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Snakes. Audio, 28 minutes
Nature that has had a profound impact on human culture and society across history.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Lions. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood looks at how lions became a symbol of power and authority.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Natural Histories. Sharks. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood examines our fear and fascination with sharks in cultures around the world
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Twin Peaks. Audio, 28 minutes
Danny Leigh explains how Twin Peaks changed the television landscape forever.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Hip in a Hijab. Audio, 28 minutes
Shelina Janmohamed explores what it means to be young, female and Muslim today.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Yesterday's Papers: The End of the Music Press. Audio, 30 minutes
David Hepworth talks to fellow writers and bloggers about the decline of the music press
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Hitler's Favourite Cowboy. Audio, 28 minutes
Joe Queenan on the German Wild West novels that inspired Adolf Hitler throughout his life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Cultural Exchange. Audio, 43 minutes
Mark Lawson and guests debate what now shapes our cultural choices - critics or clicks?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle. Audio, 30 minutes
How Tarzan has enjoyed a hundred years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
