Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week, Paul Woolley shares what he's learnt about the seasons of life after Monty Don's retirement from Gardeners' World; Bridget Riley asks what "public life" really means in light of the return of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex to the UK; and Shona Haslam has read Gordon Brown's book, The Future Starts with Us, and asks whether his prescription is a credible treatment for society’s malaise.

This week, Paul Bradbury asks what TV detective Ludwig can teach us about the discovery of truth; Lauren Westwood finds that the lives of Dolly Parton and Wendell Berry refuse to be filed away in a category while they make space for welcome on a front porch; Roger Standing asks whether a post-literate future would really be a catastrophe.

This week, Naomi Pitts tells the story of Influencer Brian Guan who "faked" belief in Jesus for 30 days; Derek Hughes talks about the public audience for pain and Chris Wadibia asks whether Elon Musk may be the Cecil Rhodes of the 21st Century.

This week Naomi Pitts dives into the yearning of the new movie adaptation of Sense & Sensibility; Jonathan Rowlands find buoyant hope for the future of football hanging in the balance of the Man City trial; and Graham Tomlin finds common ground between Dolly Parton and Martin Luther.

This week, Jonny Torrance contemplates the annual possibility that new pencils might transform life; Henna Cundill wonders whether AI can do everything for us – including take the blame and Paul Bradbury writes an open letter to Danny Thomas, the Patriot Platform leader.

This week, George Pitcher takes a look at Tech Panic through the years; Daniel Tyndale asks what "nepo babies" and the Colosseum have in common and Helen Cowan explores the world of wounded storytellers.

This week Amy Mantravadi explores some ruins and finds there is much to learn; Harry Gibbins makes a study of what parents can learn from Paw Patrol and Graham Tomlin finds that a Christian microbrewery’s woes in the West Bank, tell a story of fermented conflict.

In this episode, Sr Joanna Hollins take seriously the NunTok phenomenon; Dermot Byrne suggests the United Nations is secretly a secular church and Jessica Norman takes us on a hike in the Alps.

This week, Ruth Bancewicz explores the world of Nature Writing, Josh Hinton asks cultural questions about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones still topping the charts; and Belle Tindall-Riley shares deeply about her need for oversharing.