Start the Week is a Talk Show programme.

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Start the Week

Tom Sutcliffe presents an episode from the Hay Festival, in which historian Antony Beevor, philosopher Susan Neiman and classicist Natalie Haynes explore how myths and stories shape history, ideas and identity, touching on Greek mythology, Rasputin and the moral narratives that underpin contemporary political life.

Genre: Talk Show

When is Start the Week next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 May 25th, 9:00am and on BBC Radio 4 May 25th, 9:00pm. See more...

Main Cast

Tom Sutcliffe
Adam Rutherford
Geeta Tharmaratnam
Liz Berry
Brit Bennett
Michela Wrong
Gavin Francis
Claire Tomalin
Kate Fall
Richard Vinen
Tom Tugendhat
Naomi Alderman
Fintan O'Toole
Ali Smith
Clare Jackson
Maria Ressa
Ai Weiwei
Rebecca Solnit
Mervyn King
Priya Basil