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The Essay

New Generation Thinkers 2017

A Romanticist Reflects on Breastfeeding

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Corin Throsby discusses breastfeeding, tracking the political and social implications of how we have chosen to feed our babies over the past 200 years. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers 2017

Resisting Tyranny

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Jonathan Healey explores changing methods of resistance to state control and prevailing ideology, arguing that resistance has changed dramatically since the 16th century. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers 2017

A Tale of Restoration Murder, Barbarous and Inhumane

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Tom Charlton on what the reporting of a 17th-century high society scandal and assassination tells us about fake news, political bias in the media and the lure of saucy headlines. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers 2017

Dining with the Nightmare

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Daisy Hay on the pivotal role played in the early history of English Romanticism by publisher Joseph Johnson. His publication The Analytical Review set out significant new ideas. Show more