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Summer Nights

Series 1

Episode 1: Real Sex Lives in a Sexualised Society

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Late-night conversation. Jane Garvey asks what role sex plays in our lives. In an increasingly sexualised culture, what do our intimate relationships really look like? Show more

Summer Nights

Series 1

Episode 2: Fixing Professional Politics

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With electoral participation and party membership in long term decline, Hardeep Singh Kohli wonders if we've reached the end of the road with professional politicians. Show more

Summer Nights

Series 1

Episode 3: 50 Shades of Green

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Late-night conversation with Evan Davis, who takes the temperature of the Green movement with Caroline Lucas, Mark Lynas, Solitaire Townsend, Matthew Sinclair and Mario Petrucci. Show more

Summer Nights

Series 1

Episode 4: That's Not Funny

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Late-night conversation. Laurie Taylor explores what makes something funny and when it crosses the line, with guests including Howard Jacobson. Show more

Summer Nights

Series 1

Episode 10: Do We Fear Boredom?

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Giles Fraser wonders why we are so scared of being bored. What lies behind our urge to fill our days with activity, noise and excitement? Show more

Summer Nights

Series 2

Episode 1: Social media - does the retweet empower us?

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jane Garvey discusses the power of retweets, updates and other social media. We are better connected, but are we engaging any better with each other? Show more

Summer Nights

Series 2

Episode 2: Do all conflicts have more in common than we might think?

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Live late-night discussion. Evan Davis and guests discuss what conflicts have in common, be they about land, religion, money or relationships. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Evan Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Meyer
Interviewed Guest:
Barney Afako
Interviewed Guest:
Penny Mansfield
Interviewed Guest:
Daniella Peled
Interviewed Guest:
Sean Gourley
Interviewed Guest:
Chris White
Producer:
Ruth Watts

Summer Nights

Series 2

Episode 3: Ebola - 'Keep calm and carry on'?

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

As the world patiently watches the West African ebola crisis, Aleks Krotoski and guests ask whether 'keep calm and carry on' is always the best advice to tackling a problem. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Aleks Krotoski
Interviewed Guest:
John Ashton
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Cole
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Goldacre
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Honigsbaum
Interviewed Guest:
Tulip Mazumdar
Interviewed Guest:
Heather Stewart
Producer:
Ruth Watts

Summer Nights

Series 2

Episode 5: Does size matter?

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Why do we feel such a strong obligation to play a big role in the world? Evan Davis explores whether the UK is big enough to do the things we want. Show more

Summer Nights

Series 2

Episode 6: Do we need darkness in our lives?

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

From graphic news reports of atrocities to violent films and fiction, Jay Rayner asks why people are drawn to the dark. Show more

Summer Nights

Series 2

Episode 4: Comfort in others' shame

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Why is the impulse to shame others so powerful? From fat-shaming to heaping shame on politicians, Jane Garvey discusses the politics of shame and what it says about us. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Julian Baggini
Interviewed Guest:
Eva Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Burnell
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Stanley
Interviewed Guest:
Fern Brady
Producer:
Ruth Watts