Black And White

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.

Produced in Bristol by Siobhan Maguire.

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

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.

Produced in Bristol by Siobhan Maguire.

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

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.

Produced in Bristol by Siobhan Maguire.

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

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.

Produced in Bristol by Siobhan Maguire.

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

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

Produced in Bristol by Siobhan Maguire.

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