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A Point of View

A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

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Notes on Ageing
Michael Morpurgo reflects on age as he approaches his 80th birthday.
07 Jul 2023,9 mins
Good Directions
AL Kennedy ponders how we deal with a never-ending cycle of bad news.
30 Jun 2023,9 mins
Observing Ourselves
Will Self reflects on mirrors, narcissism and human imperfection.
23 Jun 2023,9 mins
Midsummer and the Mysteries of Colour
As Midsummer Day approaches, Rebecca Stott examines our complex relationship with colour.
16 Jun 2023,9 mins
Beyoncé, Beauty and the Pursuit of Youth
Zoe Strimpel on the perils of treating youth as a commodity.
09 Jun 2023,9 mins
To Mow or Not to Mow
John Connell reveals how his love for his lawn gave way to letting the grass run wild.
02 Jun 2023,9 mins
Taking Hammer to Gill
Howard Jacobson says an attack on Eric Gill's sculpture is a failure to understand art.
26 May 2023,9 mins
The Ratings Game
Tom Shakespeare bemoans the fashion for being asked to rate everything we buy or do.
19 May 2023,9 mins
Dust to Dust
Rebecca Stott ponders the nature of dust, as spring sunshine sharpens the sight of it.
12 May 2023,9 mins
On Ascent
Sara Wheeler ponders what the new Carolean age will bring forth.
05 May 2023,9 mins
Demographic Meltdown
Sarah Dunant explores how the UK can tackle its demographic timebomb.
28 Apr 2023,9 mins
Abide with Yourself
Will Self on the fad of creating ever more 'cultural quarters' in our towns and cities.
21 Apr 2023,9 mins
In Praise of Satire
Adam Gopnik says foreign TV shows helped him appreciate the universal language of satire.
14 Apr 2023,9 mins
The Wisdom of Judgement
Sara Wheeler says writing a biography has proved a reminder not to judge people.
07 Apr 2023,9 mins
Insecurity
Megan Nolan says she was an insecure teenager, and millennial adulthood is just as uneasy.
31 Mar 2023,9 mins
Proportional Representation and a New Politics
John Gray makes the case for proportional representation as a means to revive our politics
24 Mar 2023,9 mins
Amaryllis
Howard Jacobson on why a flower has suddenly trumped exotic chocolates in his affections.
17 Mar 2023,9 mins
Collecting Art
Zoe Strimpel explores what lies behind her new-found impulse to collect art.
10 Mar 2023,9 mins
Lessons from Disaster Movies
AL Kennedy finds echoes of the disaster movies of the 70s in our current state of affairs.
03 Mar 2023,9 mins
Stay Weird, Britain
Trevor Phillips discusses the dangers to Britain of a new, repressive 'group-think'.
24 Feb 2023,9 mins
Donatello and a New Renaissance
Sarah Dunant says the Renaissance master Donatello shows us a way to learn from the past.
17 Feb 2023,9 mins
The Art of Getting Lost
Will Self on the pleasure of walking without purpose and the freedom of getting lost.
10 Feb 2023,9 mins
AI Agonistes
Adam Gopnik challenges the idea that artificial intelligence can match human creativity.
03 Feb 2023,9 mins
On Communal Living
Rebecca Stott asks if communal living could solve society's most pressing problems.
27 Jan 2023,9 mins
Masculinity: From Durkheim to Andrew Tate
Zoe Strimpel on modern masculinity and the dangers posed by the rhetoric of Andrew Tate.
20 Jan 2023,9 mins
Prince Harry, Love, and Me
Megan Nolan ponders a bizarre alignment between her life and that of Prince Harry.
13 Jan 2023,9 mins
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Tom Shakespeare goes in search of some light relief from the January blues.
06 Jan 2023,9 mins
Nature's Pantomime
Howard Jacobson celebrates the way animals rescue us from self-importance.
30 Dec 2022,9 mins
Turf, Babe and Me
John Connell looks forward to becoming a father for the first time.
23 Dec 2022,9 mins
The End of Winter
Sara Wheeler reflects on the myriad wintry metaphors in the English language.
16 Dec 2022,9 mins