Kirsty Wark presents a literary panel game, as writers Will Self and Germaine Greer battle against novelist and biographer Victoria Glendinning and art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Kirsty Wark presents the literary panel game, as writers and broadcasters Will Self and Germaine Greer fight it out against novelist Stella Duffy and politician Menzies Campbell. Show more

Victoria looks at the earliest bohemian artists in post-revolutionary Paris and explores how its subculture took root in Britain through the eccentricities of the Pre-Raphaelites. Show more

As the United Kingdom's attempts to improve its status in the EU intensify, novelist Will Self imagines how Europe might respond to the UK's demands. Show more

In a week when various elections will focus on aspects of nationhood, author Will Self imagines a country called Anhedonia, with its new first minister addressing the people. Show more

A man who is obsessed with digital maps is suddenly contacted from... where? Written and narrated by Will Self. Show more

Andrew Neil, Louise Mensch, Alan Johnson and Charles Kennedy review the political week, including the consequences of the election of Francois Hollande in France. Show more

Kirsty Lang talks to Will Self about his shark-inspired novel, reviews London riots play Little Revolution, and speaks to Tony Bennett about his career and Lady Gaga collaboration. Show more

French animation My Life as a Courgette, Will Self on his new novel Phone plus a discussion on past experimental fiction with Kevin Jackson. Raphael's drawings at the Ashmolean. Show more

Will Self reflects on the various reasons for his inability to sleep soundly any more. Show more

A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Will Self sees a love of habit as a shield against the unexpected in life. Show more

Will Self reflects on the significance of names, including his own. Show more

Will Self says people cannot pretend that looks do not matter or that everyone is beautiful. Show more

Will Self reflects on our relationship with gardens and gardening.

Finding himself on a restricted diet, Will Self reflects on the rise of food allergies and intolerances which used to fail to invoke his sympathy. Show more

Will Self draws no comfort from an alleged drop in violence in the real world, as he sees us increasingly expressing our innate tendency towards violence in the virtual realm. Show more

Will Self reflects on our sense of the meaning of time and the changes in our perception brought about by new technologies. Show more

Self-confessed digi-drunkard Will Self tries to convince himself - and us - that his use of technology is considered and practical, not the glug-glugging of the cyber sozzled! Show more

A reflection on a topical issue. Will Self - via a bit of Morrissey - poses the question: Does the mind rule the body or the body rule the mind? Show more

Will Self explores what is wrong with contemporary art, most of which he thinks is little more than 'overvalued tosh'. Show more