Diddy On Trial - “Host Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, who is excellent, described how “frail, grey... fragile old man” Diddy locked eyes with her. Spooky, to say the least. She is bubbly and exemplary throughout, conveying the genuine public interest in the case, without stepping directly into the awfulness. But despite her talent, now the trial has actually started, the listening experience is grim, and the latest episodes are hard going.”
Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files - “Both Rubin and Amanpour are so impressive. Imagine being at a party with them: you’d never speak for feeling dumb. Luckily, this podcast has the opposite effect: the insights are remarkable and I learned more than I have from innumerable reports on Gaza. By the end, however, it had started to feel a little too insider-y, with Rubin and Amanpour swapping tales of Clinton and Arafat.”

Fiona Sturges in the FT

The History Podcast: Half-Life - “Multiple narratives unfurl in this moving, meditative and, at times, improbably comic series. The storytelling is first class, as is the darkly atmospheric sound design by Eleanor McDowall of Falling Tree Productions who accompanies Dunthorne on his travels, propping him up during painful bouts of sciatica. There is also a wonderful score by the musician and composer Jeremy Warmsley.”

James Marriott in the Times

The World, The Universe and Us - “According to integrated information theory, ‘consciousness arises from any system whose components exchange information’. That could be ‘a table or a rock or a bird or a human’. It’s not just intelligent beings who have consciousness. “Intelligent behaviour and consciousness are really two very different things.’ I don’t think we needed scientists to tell us that. Just watch Love Island.”

★★★★☆