Black And White

Episode

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Broadcast

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Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics

20170130

Broadcaster and GP Farrah Jarral talks about what it means to be fluent in something you don't understand. It all starts with the little sticker that decorated the covers of her teenage CD collection.

Farrah Jarral talks about what it means to be fluent in something one does not understand.

Words On The Page

20170131

Glyn Maxwell looks at the words on his page and thinks about whether we've all become too black and white, too binary in our digital lives. It's possible that we lost something valuable in the spectrum of grays afforded by analogue.

Glyn Maxwell on whether we have become too black and white, and too binary.

Yin And Yang

20170201

Writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo remembers the lessons she learned from her father as a young girl growing up in Zhejiang province, eastern China. They have stayed with her through her adult life, guiding creative endeavours and personal development, shaping the way that she understands the world.

Xiaolu Guo remembers lessons learned from her father growing up in China.

Messrs Smith And Carlos And Norman

20170202

Lindsay Johns looks to a black & white photo at his desk for inspiration. The picture of athletes Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman on the Olympic podium in 1968 reveals ideas that are central to his writing. Lindsay is a writer, broadcaster and Head of Arts and Culture at Policy Exchange.

Lindsay Johns explains the inspiration he draws from a black and white photo at his desk.

05 LAST

Skin

20170203

Poet and writer Salena Godden talks about her relationship with her skin and a particular line from a Leonard Cohen song

Poet and writer Salena Godden explains her relationship with her skin.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics	20170130	Broadcaster and GP Farrah Jarral talks about what it means to be fluent in something you don't understand. It all starts with the little sticker that decorated the covers of her teenage CD collection. Farrah Jarral talks about what it means to be fluent in something one does not understand.
02	Words On The Page	20170131	Glyn Maxwell looks at the words on his page and thinks about whether we've all become too black and white, too binary in our digital lives. It's possible that we lost something valuable in the spectrum of grays afforded by analogue. Glyn Maxwell on whether we have become too black and white, and too binary.
03	Yin And Yang	20170201	Writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo remembers the lessons she learned from her father as a young girl growing up in Zhejiang province, eastern China. They have stayed with her through her adult life, guiding creative endeavours and personal development, shaping the way that she understands the world. Xiaolu Guo remembers lessons learned from her father growing up in China.
04	Messrs Smith And Carlos And Norman	20170202	Lindsay Johns looks to a black & white photo at his desk for inspiration. The picture of athletes Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman on the Olympic podium in 1968 reveals ideas that are central to his writing. Lindsay is a writer, broadcaster and Head of Arts and Culture at Policy Exchange. Lindsay Johns explains the inspiration he draws from a black and white photo at his desk.
05 LAST	Skin	20170203	Poet and writer Salena Godden talks about her relationship with her skin and a particular line from a Leonard Cohen song Poet and writer Salena Godden explains her relationship with her skin.