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Behind The Spine — 168 episodes · page 1 of 2
S11E12 Who Wants to Live Forever: Hanna Thomas Uose on love and life without death
S11E11 Green Ink: Stephen May on the mysterious story of Victor Grayson
S11E10 Behind Women’s Football: Beatrice Rogers on sacrificing for the game
S11E9 A Tale of Wartime Morality and Courage: Alice Austen’s 33 Place Brugmann
S11E8 The Guernsey Deportees: Ollie Guillou on a little-known story of wartime resilience
S11E7 A Death in Berlin: Simon Scarrow on German life under Nazi oppression
S11E6 The Three Lives of Cate Kay: Kate Fagan’s multi-layered trip into fiction
S11E5 The Bureau: Eoin McNamee’s deep connection to corruption and violence in Northern Ireland
S11E4 Summer in the City: How Alex Aster wrote a 400 page book aged 12
S11E3 The Summer Guests: Tess Gerritsen’s town full of spies
S11E2 The Place of Tides: James Rebanks ventures into pastures new
S11E1 The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103: Jonathan Lee on history, injustice and screenwriting
S10E12 Acts of Resistance: Amber Massie-Blomfield on art’s contribution to global activism
S10E11 A Concert For Christmas: Helen Hawkins’ peak Hallmark novel, with a twist
S10E10 Bard Boy: Louise Kulup brings Hamnet Shakespeare back to life
S10E9 The Unexpected: Ellen Wiles questions conventional ways to raise children
S10E8 Crash The System: The Jerky Boys star Kamal Ahmed on his thrilling new project
S10E7 Heart, Be At Peace: Donal Ryan on dealing with rejection, polyphonic writing and time
S10E6 The Problem of Fragmentation: Peter Garrett on A New Kind of Dialogue
S10E5 Sun Lounger Fiction: Wine expert Helen McGinn on the secrets of a prolific writer
S10E4 Entitlement: Rumaan Alam on how money defines and controls us
S10E3 The Future of Football: Graham Sibley on the game post-covid
S10E2 History’s Famous Figures At 18: Alice Loxton on the teenage lives of history’s greatest people
S10E1 The Silence in Between: Josie Ferguson on separation from loved ones and wartime tragedy
The Art That Will Change How You See Mental Illness Forever with Matt Ottley
S9E12 The Puzzle Wood: Rosie Andrews on gothic storytelling
S9E11 Life Finds a Way: Sarah Agha on authentic narratives
S9E10 One of the Good Guys: Araminta Hall on patriarchy and female fear
S9E9 Death On The Thames: Alan Johnson on politics, the police and misogyny
S9E8 Hard By A Great Forest: Leo Vardiashvili on lost family and a rediscovered homeland
S9E7 Compliance in the Wild: Christian Hunt, the consumer rights vigilante
S9E6 A Sign of Her Own: Sarah Marsh on deafness and deaf history
S9E5 The Escape Room: L.D. Smithson on the Reality TV Show of Nightmares
S9E4 The Cypress Maze: Fiona Valpy on dual-timeline fiction, a war-time heroine and shared grief
S9E3 A Tattoo’s Story: Joelle Taylor on the female form, queer futurism and activism
S9E2 A Man of Understanding: Diana Janney on poetry, philosophy and fractured souls
S9E1 Murder on Lake Garda: Tom Hindle on the nature of family, memory and lies
JFK Assassination, What Really Happened?: 60th Anniversary Special with Mark Taylor
S8E12 Wedding Drama: Kate Sawyer on ‘This Family’ - a story of the unseen
S8E11 As Rich as the King: Abigail Assor’s bittersweet love-letter to Casablanca
S8E10 My Men: Victoria Kielland on the most infamous serial killer you’ve never heard of
S8E9 Scorched Grace: Margot Douaihy on the hardboiled genre and a queer, heavily tattooed nun
S8E8 Hokey Pokey: Kate Mascarenhas on a gothic horror in a grand hotel
S8E7 The Contest: Karen Hamilton on the jeopardy and dangers of a mountaintop thriller
S8E6 Outside, the Sky is Blue: Christina Patterson on the tragedy and joy of her family memoir
S8E5 Kala: Colin Walsh on terrors of the past and a town of dark secrets
S8E4 The Dive: Sara Ochs on the dark underbelly of an island paradise
S8E3 The Girls of Summer: Katie Bishop on the fallibility of memory
S8E2 Go As A River: Shelley Read on the rocky path of adversity
S8E1 One Moment: Becky Hunter on the strength we find in grief
S7E12 Hotel 21: Senta Rich on kleptomania and control
S7E11 Andy Africa: Stephen Buoro on coming of age in the shadow of colonialism
S7E10 Collected Works: Lydia Sandgren on a decade of writing and the musicality of storytelling
S7E9 The Garnett Girls: Georgina Moore on family love, betrayal and secrets
S7E8 Violence Against Women: Ayesha Mago on the Sexual Violence Research Initiative
S7E7 The Witch in the Well: Camilla Bruce on obsession, female rivalry and the supernatural
S7E6 International Women’s Day special: Dean Peacock on feminist peace and decoupling masculinity from war and violence
S7E5 The Unseen Caribbean: Kevin Jared Hosein on the dark history of Trinidad
S7E4 How To Be Kind: Benjy Kusi on acceptance, empathy and why you shouldn’t fear ignorance
S7E3 Supernatural Belief: Katy Hays on tarot cards, ambition and toxic relationships
S7E2 A Crime Series: Simon Mason on creating a fresh new universe in a familiar setting
S7E1 Tensions in the Workplace: Gabriella Braun on the hidden truths behind our behaviour at work
Trailer: Series 7
BONUS: Writing Salon Volume II preview
S6E12 Be More Grace: Fran Littlewood on midlife heroines and refuting the narrative
S6E11 Humour in the Face of Death: Catherine Newman on grief, laughter and polenta cake
S6E10 Messy Lives: Susannah Dickey on flawed characters and keeping it real
S6E9 A Nonfiction Novel: Juan Gabriel Vasquez on the story the facts don’t tell
S6E8 The Metaverse: Zillah Watson on the present and future of virtual reality
S6E7 Romantic Comedies: Emma Hughes on stigmas, dating apps and comedy baubles
S6E6 A Reimagined Britain: Jane Thynne on a dystopian, Nazi history
S6E5 Rare Books: Oliver Darkshire on the allure of ancient tomes
S6E4 Horror: Isaura Barbé-Brown on final girls, jump scares and the gender fear gap
S6E3 Medieval Britain: Amy Jeffs on nature, the supernatural, and demons
S6E2 Empowerment Through Music: Malaki Patterson on transforming young lives
S6E1 Investing in People: Tom Higham on immersive art, levelling up and the future of the arts
Trailer: Series 6
S5E12 The Marriage Pact: Emily Houghton on an idyllic past and catastrophic present
S5E11 Older Women: Jane Campbell on sensuality, unforgettable characters and false narratives
S5E10 A Toxic Family: Rebecca Wait on sibling rivalries, awful parents and intergenerational trauma
S5E9 Inherited Trauma: Angela Findlay on bearing the guilt of our ancestors
S5E8 Life in Berlin: Bea Setton on authenticity, shortcomings and writing for the senses
S5E7 Being a Better Ancestor: Ella Saltmarshe on long-time thinking
S5E6 Telling A Story With No Voice: Paddy Crewe on the adventures of Yip Tolroy
S5E5 A New Perspective on Thomas Hardy: Elizabeth Lowry on marriage, regret and resurrection
S5E4 The Special Operations Executive: Kate Vigurs uncovers the stories of 39 female secret agents
S5E3 The Business of Art: Kerri Layton on making money, pivoting, and Backstage Badasses
BONUS EP: Cazz Lander Sets Sail
S5E2 The cult of celebrity influencers: Louise O’Neill on fame spirals and addictive relationships
S5E1 Immersive dance experiences: Alexander Whitley on storytelling through the human body
Trailer: Series 5
S4E12 Drift: Caryl Lewis on nature’s duality and the fight against cultural erasure
S4E11 Lessons In Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus on equality, unapologetic characters and intellectual dogs
S4E10 Enabling Creativity: Victoria Tillotson on building a brighter future
S4E9 Comedy: Liam Pape on cracking a joke
S4E8 Counter Terrorism: Anne Craanen on radicalisation
S4E7 The Flames: Sophie Haydock on rewriting the narrative
S4E6 Battling Setbacks: Cazz Lander on training for the row
S4E5 Writing Competition: The Winners
S4E4 Borussia Dortmund: Terry Duffelen on the love of a football club