Iris Murdoch worked at the Treasury during the war but kept in touch with her friend from Oxford Frank Thompson. He called Murdoch his 'dream girl', but they were never lovers. Show more

Iris Murdoch and Brigid Brophy had an intimate friendship for many years, but Murdoch's letters reveal how volatile the relationship could be. Show more

Throughout her life, Iris Murdoch wrote thousands of letters. This episode focuses on her years as an Oxford undergraduate, when she was full of hope and political idealism. Show more

Murdoch had not seen David Hicks since 1938, but she continued to write until, in 1945, they finally met up again. This time in London. Show more

For 30 years, the French writer Raymond Queneau and Iris Murdoch exchanged letters. The Frenchman was her muse and, in Murdoch's chaotic private life, perhaps the one constant. Show more