Episodios

  • The age of upheaval

    The age of upheaval
    May 17 2024
    EI's Paul Lay and Alastair Benn ask: do we really live in an age of upheaval?

    Image: Turner's Vesuvius in Eruption. Credit: Artefact / Alamy Stock Photo
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    45 m
  • Caravaggio

    Caravaggio
    May 2 2024
    A small but riveting exhibition at London's National Gallery tells the dramatic story of the troubled Renaissance master's 'last' painting.

    Image: The Martyrdom of St Ursula, 1610. Credit: incamerastock / Alamy Stock Photo
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    37 m
  • The Entente Cordiale

    The Entente Cordiale
    Apr 18 2024
    Self-interest, imperial competition and new threats in Europe - T.G. Otte examines the complex 120-year long history of the Entente Cordiale with EI's senior editor, Paul Lay.

    Image: First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905, a lady dressed in an elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale. Credit: Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo
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    36 m
  • Terrorism

    Terrorism
    Apr 5 2024
    EI's Deputy Editor Alastair Benn speaks to Suzanne Raine, visiting professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, about the evolution of the terrorist threat and its long history.

    Image: Anarchist outrage at the Liceo theatre in Barcelona, 1893. Credit: Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo
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    37 m
  • AI and education

    AI and education
    Mar 21 2024
    Daisy Christodoulou punctures the hype around the applications of Large Language Models and chatbots to the field of learning. Will AI really revolutionise education?

    Image: Mechanical brain. Credit: Sibani Das / Alamy Stock Vector
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    40 m
  • Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog
    Mar 6 2024
    Geoff Andrew, the BFI's programmer-at-large, and film critic Muriel Zagha sit down with EI's Deputy Editor Alastair Benn to discuss the varied, visionary and eccentric creations of the German filmmaker Werner Herzog.

    Credits: The audio clips at 0:07 and 4:13 are taken from Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer, directed by Thomas von Steinaecker. The film was released on BFI Player and BFI Blu-ray on 19 February. Courtesy of BFI Distribution.

    The audio clip at 53:30 is an excerpt from The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser. It is currently on release in selected cinemas via the BFI. It aired at 27 Picturehouse sites on Friday 1 March. Courtesy of BFI Distribution.

    Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Worldview is produced by Alastair Benn and Marie Jessel. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.

    Image: Werner Herzog on the set of Fitzcarraldo, 1982. Credit: Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo
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    1 h y 7 m
  • Horace

    Horace
    Feb 16 2024
    Llewelyn Morgan, author of Horace: A Very Short Introduction, joins EI's Paul Lay to explore the Augustan poet's vast and complex legacy.

    Image: Bust of Horace. Credit: Cum Okolo / Alamy Stock Photo 
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    43 m
  • The Edwardians: the calm before the storm

    The Edwardians: the calm before the storm
    Feb 9 2024
    Alwyn Turner, author of Little Englanders: Britain in the Edwardian Era, speaks to Paul Lay about the early 20th century, an age of anxiety.

    Image: Street musicians in London in the Edwardian era. Credit: KGPA Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo
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    52 m