Oct 18

Robots and reality

Are we entering an era when robots will finally liberate people, and particularly women, from the drudgery of housework? There is certainly a buzz around domestic robots right now and every month seems to bring us a new autonomous machine that can fold your clothes or stack your ... Show More

49m 27s

Sep 2025

Weddings: Romance and ritual

One of the first recorded examples of a marriage ceremony is dated more than 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia. And it seems that through the ages, weddings have never lost their appeal. The global wedding industry is today worth billions of dollars, and it is one that keeps on growi ... Show More

48m 31s

Aug 2025

The unfolding history of the magazine

When magazines first emerged, they were the preserve of an elite who could afford to pay for them. But as time went on, the cost of paper fell, printing technology became more streamlined, literacy improved and would-be publishers spotted an opportunity to connect with audiences ... Show More

48m 36s

Jun 2017

Brad Gooch, “Rumi’s Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love” (Harper, 2017)

Ever since their composition in the 13th century the poems of the Persian writer Rumi have enthralled millions of readers around the world. In Rumi’s Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love (Harper, 2017), Brad Gooch describes the life of their author and the path that took h ... Show More

48m 39s

Mar 2014

Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love

This month we’re talking to one of Turkey’s foremost writers Elif Shafak. She’s answering your questions about her bestselling novel The Forty Rules of Love, an investigation into love, mysticism and the life of the famed Sufi poet Rumi. Crossing continents and centuries two para ... Show More

53m 29s

Dec 2022

Rumi — You wake the dead to life

Who brings you to praise? Rumi’s great poem of praise to the “you” is to his great friend Shams, and through that friendship, to God.Rumi was a 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet. He left behind a vast body of lyric poetry, metaphysical writings, lectures, and letters, which hav ... Show More

15m 11s

Jan 2024

دَوقَلة المَنبِجيّ.. شاعر اليتيمة

<div>قصيدة فريدة من عيون الشّعر العربيّ، تسبّبت في موت شاعرها، فسمّاها أهل الأدب بعد موته بالقصيدة اليتيمة، نُسبت إلى كثير من الشّعراء، وقِيل فيها كثير من الأقاويل والرّوايات، لكنّ أغلب المصادر تؤكد أنها للشاعر المُلقب بدَوقَلة المَنبِجيّ، حيث كانت آخر ما قاله من الشّعر، فسُ ... Show More

18m 20s

Jun 2023

ذو الرُّمّة... شاعر الحبّ والصّحراء

شاعر من فحول الشّعراء في العصر الأمويّ، انتسب إلى بيئته وقلبه فسُمّي بشاعر الحبّ والصّحراء، لقبه ذو الرُّمّة وتختلف الرّويات والأقاويل حول سبب تسميته بهذا اللقب، إنّما أغلب الظنّ أنّ حبيبته مَيّة لها علاقة بذلك، وهي من أطلق عليه هذا اللقب. إنّه الشّاعر المُضر ... Show More

17m 34s

Feb 2016

Rumi's Poetry

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi, the Persian scholar and Sufi mystic of the 13th Century. His great poetic works are the Masnavi or "spiritual couplets" and the Divan, a collection of thousands of lyric poems. He is closely connected with four modern countries: ... Show More

46m 44s

Feb 2016

Rumi's Poetry

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi, the Persian scholar and Sufi mystic of the 13th Century. His great poetic works are the Masnavi or "spiritual couplets" and the Divan, a collection of thousands of lyric poems. He is closely connected with four modern countries: ... Show More

46m 44s

Sep 2015

Rumi

You may be surprised to learn that one of the best-selling poets in America today is a man who lived and died 800 years ago. The Persian-born Rumi, Jalal ad-Din Muhammed Rumi, to give him his full name, was a Sufi master who wrote ecstatic poems about joy and love and separation ... Show More

27m 46s

Oct 2023

حَفصة الرّكونيّة.. شاعرة غَرناطة الفاتنة

<div>شاعرة الأندلس وفاتنتها، أحبّها حاكم وقُتل من أجلها وزير. كانت تملأ غرناطة بالجمال والحيويّة إذا ما نزلت إلى شوارعها، تمنّاها الرّجال كلُّهم، أما النّساء جميعهنّ فتمنّين أن يكنّ مثلها، اهتمّ والدها بتأديبها منذ الصّغر، ونشأت على لقاء الشّعراء ومُحاورة الأمراء والأدباء، فأخذت ... Show More

21m 27s

Dec 2023

Rumi - The Most Famous Sufi Poet in the World

Finally, we're talking about the incredibly significant Persian sufi poet Jalal al-din Rumi. This video provides an in-depth analysis of Rumi's life, poetic themes, literary contributions, and their significance in the context of Sufism and Persian literature. Thank ... Show More

1h 19m

Rumi: Sufi poet of love