Robinson Crusoe is 300 years old this year. Is he real? Well, the book says that it was 'written by himself'.
In celebration we have invited two notable desert island survivors to discuss his life and strange surprising adventures, eight and twenty years all alone in an uninhabited island near the mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque.
Crusoe's nominator ... Show More
Jun 30
Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana
Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Bechuanaland when it was still a British Protectorate. In 1966 he became Botswana's first president. In between he married a white Londoner, Ruth Williamson, was exiled by the British, and made to renounce his interest in succeeding as head of th ... Show More
27m 43s
Sep 2023
Vendredi ou la Vie sauvage - Michel Tournier
Le 29 septembre 1759, Robinson Crusoé est à bord d'un navire faisant route vers le Chili quand une tempête le frappe soudain violemment. Robinson survit et se réveille sur une île déserte, seul au monde. Découvrez l'histoire de "Vendredi ou la Vie sauvage", célèbre roman de Miche ... Show More
29m 25s
Jun 2022
Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets
Artist Paula Rego remembered. Following the sad news today of the death of one of the most important figurative painters of our times, we look back on her life and work with art critic Louisa Buck.Outgoing Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell on why she’s pushing the government to ... Show More
42m 18s