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Thinking about war
Sir Lawrence Freedman on strategy, art curator Rebecca Newell and historian Jane Rogoyska.

Breakage and repair
Tom Sutcliffe's guests include Booker Prize-winner George Saunders on his new novel, Vigil

Fun and games
Naomi Alderman with C Thi Nguyen, Keza MacDonald and Stephen Bush.

Censorship
Tom Sutcliffe talks to the artist Ai Weiwei about censorship and being held for 81 days.

Biology, technology and the future
Adam Rutherford asks what it might mean if we can build human bodies and minds.

Rethinking politics
Tom Sutcliffe explores how we might reform politics

The arts and health
Adam Rutherford and guests explore the connection between body and soul.

Animals and Meaning
Naomi Alderman with Justin Gregg, Peter Fretwell and Marianne Hem Eriksen

Poetry - reading, writing, editing and translating
Nick Makoha, Miles Leeson and Karen Leeder.

The Dark
Shadows in art, photography and poetry: Adam Rutherford's guests discuss darkness.