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The cultural review of 2016 and preview of 2017
18:31|A look back at the highlights of 2016: including gender-bending Shakespeare and “In Praise of Weiner” - a political disaster documentary 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and we discuss the "confluence": Venice Biennale, Documenta in Kassel and the Munster sculpture show Anne McElvoy is joined by The Economist’s Fiammetta Rocco and Jonathan Beckman
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On pluralism and light
15:57|"Holy Lands” by Nicolas Pelham and "Six Facets of Light” by Anne Wroe are two new books by Economist writers. Both look at contemporary questions through historical lenses
The Johnson column: Why punctuation is a prickly business
07:06|Our Johnson columnist, Lane Greene, explores why issues of punctuation make us jump at each other's throats
1843: Our new magazine
15:02|From Antarctica to the equally chilly arena of French far-right politics, we take a peek into some of the stories featured in 1843’s first issue, published March 9th
Narconomics: How to run a drug cartel
11:40|Tom Wainwright, The Economist's Britain editor and former Mexico correspondent, explores the parallels between the $300 billion illegal drugs business and the corporate world, from franchising to corporate social responsibility
The Johnson column: Speech in print
11:27|The Economist’s language column will appear every fortnight in the print edition. Lane Greene talks about the science, history and controversies he has covered so far
Waging war: The World in Conflict
14:24|In his new book, John Andrews, former foreign correspondent for The Economist, discusses the history, evolution and persistence of terrorism and global warfare