Off the Page
Series featuring new writing and stimulating discussion
Off the Page - 05/03/2009
Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion on the theme of ambition, with guests Terence Blacker, Tina Lamb and Shaun Bailey.
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Off the Page - 12/03/2009
Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion on the theme of feeling like an impostor, with guests including philosopher Julian Baggini.
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Off the Page - 13/12/2010
Never Trust a Writer - they'll use even their nearest and dearest for material. But should they? Three writers with strongly opposing points of view on this battle it out.
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Off the Page - 16/12/2010
'I don't know' - three little words so hard to say nowadays. Doubt is out, confidence is in. You've got to have an opinion, even a received one, or you're a non-person. But why?
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Off the Page - 19/02/2009
Dominic Arkwright chairs a debate on 'organisation' with former director general of the British Council Sir David Green, punk poet Attila the Stockbroker and writer Jay Griffiths.
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Off the Page - 19/03/2009
Dominic Arkwright discusses bad taste and guilty pleasures with Bidisha, Toby Young and Sarfraz Manzoor.
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Off the Page - 26/03/2009
Dominic Arkwright discusses modern family life and how it matches up to the ideal with John O'Farrell, Kathryn Flett and Andi Oliver.
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Off the Page - A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 2/6: A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good. Nick Cohen, Sian Berry and Charlie Lee-Potter talk about the New Puritans.
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Off the Page - Act Your Age
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 5/7. Act Your Age. With Katherine Whitehorn, Martin Newell and Lucy Mangan.
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Off the Page - Anything But Shy
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 3/6: Anything But Shy. With Susie Scott, Carl Honore and Olivia Stewart-Liberty.
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Off the Page - Blinded By Science
Dominic Arkwright and guests Dr Ben Goldacre, Tania Hershman and Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock write and talk about science and what we make of it.
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Off the Page - Boasting
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. He is joined by Toby Young, author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, and Camilla Wright, aka Popbitch.
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Off the Page - Con-Fusion
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. Is the real thing always the best, or do we simply need a big melting pot? Dominic talks to lovers and haters of fusion.
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Off the Page - Entitlement
Dominic Arkwright presents new writing and debate on the subject of Entitlement. Guests include campaigning journalist Heather Brooke and stand-up comedian Simon Evans.
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Off the Page - Everyone's A Critic
Critic and journalist Toby Young, blogger Lynne Hatwell and occupational psychologist Clive Fletcher discuss criticism and the critics. Dominic Arkwright presents.
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Off the Page - Failure
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 1/6: Failure. Musician John Otway, journalist Amanda Platell and sports writer Jim White talk about an uncomfortable subject.
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Off the Page - Falling on Your Sword
Author and broadcaster Anne Atkins and journalists Anthony Howard and Toby Young join Dominic Arkwright to explore the subject of the dignity in admitting defeat.
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Off the Page - Fatherhood
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 5/6: Fatherhood. BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson joins writer Will Cohu and charity worker Shaun Bailey.
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Off the Page - Favourite Child
Who was it in your family, and do you have one amongst your own children? It's the great taboo. Dominic Arkwright and guests reveal all.
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Off the Page - Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. Studio guests Catherine Townsend, Neil McCormick and Kathy Lette talk about aspects of relationship heartache and liberation.
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Off the Page - GroupThink
Dominic Arkwright is joined for a discussion on the concept of groupthink by author of Suckers Rose Shapiro, Irish broadcaster Malachi O'Doherty and Tobias Jones.
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Off the Page - How's My Driving?
Dominic Arkwright considers the point of driving in the 21st century with Alison Larkman, Chris Serle and Patrick Field.
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Off the Page - I'm a Lady
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 3/7: I'm a Lady. With Fiona MacCarthy, Shazia Mirza and Grayson Perry.
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Off the Page - I'm H.A.P.P.Y.
From absolute euphoria to a state of contentment, positive psychologist Miriam Akhtar, Dr Phil Hammond and writer Lucy Mangan describe what makes them H.A.P.P.Y.
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Off the Page - Keeping Up Appearances
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 2/7. Keeping Up Appearances. With Attila the Stockbroker, Susannah Jowitt and James Delingpole.
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Off the Page - Kissing Arse
Dominic Arkwright talks to Guy Browning, Amanda Mitchison and Wilfred Emmanuel Jones about the brown-nosers and lickspittles of the corporate world.
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Off the Page - Know Your Place
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 7/7. Know Your Place. With Peregrine Worsthorne, Joolz Denby and Francis Gilbert.
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Off the Page - Last Orders
With pubs all over Britain closing at an alarming rate, Ian Marchant, Simon Fanshawe and Melissa Cole consider the consequences of their demise. Presented by Dominic Arkwright.
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Off the Page - Le Tour de France
Dominic Arkwright presents new writing on cycling and debate on Le Tour de France, the world's biggest annual sports event. With Michael Simkins, Agnes Poirier and Johnny Green.
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Off the Page - Leaving the Comfort Zone
Dominic Arkwright is joined by comedian Rhona Cameron, mountaineer Andy Cave and journalist Agnes Poirier to write about and discuss comfort and pain.
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Off the Page - Living Cheap
New writing and provocative debate on Living Cheap - with the country in debt can we rediscover how to live on the cheap? With David Collins, Laurie Penny and Pauline Black.
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Off the Page - Lost
Provocative and thoughtful new writing and discussion, presented by Dominic Arkwright. Jamie Neale, Louise Doughty and Hugh Thomson write about their experiences of being lost.
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Off the Page - Luck
Professor Richard Wiseman, author of The Luck Factor, and Quirkology, joins Annie Caulfield and Matthew Syed to talk scientifically about Luck.
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Off the Page - Lunch Is For Wimps
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 4/7. Lunch is for Wimps. With Giles Coren, Martin Rowson and Lucy Kellaway.
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Off the Page - Luvvies
Dominic Arkwright chairs a special edition of the programme from the Hay-on-Wye Festival. Up for discussion is the word 'Luvvies'.
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Off the Page - Making your Mind Up
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. How and why do we make decisions? Dominic is joined by a neuroscientist, a life coach and a numbers expert.
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Off the Page - Me Time
If you haven't factored some 'me time' into your diary you're missing out. Dominic Arkwright asks Anna Raeburn, Oliver James and Phoebe Gibson to explain how it works.
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Off the Page - Meeting A Star
Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion on fame in all its forms. Guests James Delingpole, Agnes Poirier and Michael Simkins reveal the agony and ecstasy of meeting a star.
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Off the Page - My Own Private Utopia
Dominic Arkwright presents fresh writing and debate on the subject of My Own Private Utopia with guests Amanda Mitchison, Rob Penn, and Tobias Jones, author of Utopian Dreams.
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Off the Page - Nanny Wouldn't Like It
Dominic Arkwright presents a discussion on nannies, with columnist Guy Browning; author of The Victorian Governess, Kathryn Hughes; and Anna Raeburn.
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Off the Page - Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 6/7: Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be. With William Leith, Rosie Millard and Terence Blacker.
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Off the Page - Now Wash Your Hands
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 6/6: Now Wash Your Hands. With Nicky Taylor, Val Curtis and Phil Hammond.
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Off the Page - On the Road
Johnny Green, former road manager of the Clash, joins Lucy Mangan and Justin Marozzi to debate the joys and horrors of life On The Road.
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Off the Page - Poetry Schmoetry
Dominic Arkwright discusses poetry with former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, writer Guy Browning and performance poet Rachel Pantechnicon.
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Off the Page - Porky Pies
Professor Richard Wiseman, writer Ian Leslie and columnist Michele Hanson seek out the truth about lies.
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Off the Page - Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Dominic Arkwright presents provocative and thoughtful new writing and debate. Bidisha, Stella Duffy and Harry Benson tackle the theme of marriage.
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Off the Page - Stripping Off
Dominic Arkwright is joined by life model Zoe Simon and writers Catherine Blyth and Phil Hilton to discuss the naked body.
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Off the Page - Trivia
Dominic Arkwright debates elitism in education with Kathryn Hughes, Francis Gilbert and Mark Mason, author or The Importance of Being Trivial.
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Off the Page - Turn That Down
Musician Andrea Oliver and comedian Simon Evans join Dominic Arkwright to talk about noise and how loud or quiet we all ought to be.
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Off the Page - Vegas
Michael Simkins, American satirist Joe Queenan and Karen Marchbank, author of A Brit's Guide to Vegas, discuss Las Vegas.
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Off the Page - Welcome to the Real World
Dominic Arkwright is joined by clinical psychologist Oliver James, journalist Agnes Poirier and writer and producer Annie Caulfield, to discuss why people avoid confronting reality.
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Off the Page - When Will You Ever Learn
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. 4/6: When Will You Ever Learn. With historian Dominic Sandbrook, performer Dillie Keane and writer Isabel Losada.
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Off the Page - Winning Ugly
Dominic Arkwright chairs the lively discussion series. He is joined by prospective MP Wilfred Emmanuel Jones, writer Susannah Jowitt and rugby player Brian Moore.
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Off the Page - Working Mums
Arabella Weir, Deborah Orr and Oliver James join Dominic Arkwright to write about and debate their experiences of working mums.
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Off the Page - You're Fired!
Broadcaster Anna Raeburn, writer Jeremy Clarke and psychologist Linda Blair join Dominic Arkwright to discuss the consequences of being sacked.
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Off the Page - Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist: Joe Queenan, Pauline Black and Toby Young discuss one of the few German words to find a secure place in the English language. Dominic Arkwright presents.
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