A POINT OF VIEW
Sarah brings her signature insight and storytelling flair to A Point of View on BBC Radio 4. In her thought-provoking essays, she reflects on everything from history and politics to art, gender and the shifting tides of modern life. With wit, depth and a sharp eye for human nature, Sarah’s commentaries offer fresh perspectives and a touch of poetry to the everyday.
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The Right Side of History
Sarah Dunant asks if we should judge the past by the standards of the present or future, as shifting social attitudes colour our view of how the past is portrayed.
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The end of Row versus Wade in the USA.
Sarah Dunant relives a road trip she took 50 years ago, travelling across the USA at a time when Roe v Wade was the talk of America, and revolution was in the air.
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The death of the Queen.
Sarah Dunant reflects on how the nature of fame has changed over the past seventy years.
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Donatello and a new Renaissance.
Sarah Dunant points to the Renaissance master Donatello as a model for finding lessons worth learning from the past.
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Demographic Meltdown.
Sarah Dunant reflects on shifting demographics and how the UK can solve the conundrum of an ageing population but falling birth rate.
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The Tourist Trap
As the growth in tourism makes some European cities almost unliveable, Sarah Dunant asks how we should manage the challenges of overtourism.