Princess Podcast
1) She Ra
Host Anita Anand joins author Damian Barr and podcaster Meff to hear about how the 80’s icon She Ra - sister of He Ra - has become a main character. We hear about how in her newest iteration, the Prin...Show More
2) Enheduanna
Host Anita Anand joins author Simon Sebag Montefiore and journalist Sian Williams to explore the story of the first documented female author, the Mesopatamian princess Enheduanna. The priestess, poet...Show More
3) Princess Margaret
Host Anita Anand joins presenter William Hanson and satirist Craig Brown to discuss Princess Margaret. From her relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth to what it was like to be the original ‘spare...Show More
4) Shuri
Presenter Anita Anand joins Journalist Charlene White and Ravynn Stringfield to discuss Afrofuturism, why Marvel's fictional country of Wakanda matters and how T’Challa’s smart talking, genius little ...Show More
5) Merida
Anita Anand is joined by the actor Carrie Hope Fletcher and Brenda Chapman, the animator, screenwriter and director of the Pixar movie Brave. They discuss why Merida was such a monumental animated P...Show More
6) Little Mermaid
Presenter Anita Anand joins Author Louise O’Neil and Professor Sarah Peverley to explore the dark, doomed tale of The Little Mermaid. From Hans Christian Anderson’s original tale to all the modern a...Show More
7) Devi Sita
Presenter Anita Anand joins Actor Ayesha Dharker and author Amish Tripathi to discuss the Hindu Goddess Devi Sita, the female protagonist at the heart of the Diwali story. They explore different ret...Show More
8) Amrit Kaur
Presenter Anita Anand joins artist Edmund de Waal and author Livia Manera to uncover the mysterious story of an Indian princess who went from living a luxurious Parisian life as the daughter of a Maha...Show More
9) Aud the Deep-Minded
Anita Anand joins WoW founder Jude Kelly and author Vilborg DavÃðsdóttir to explore the tale of the Icelandic Matriarch Aud the Deep Minded. They trace the story of how she successfully built a ship...Show More
10) Leila Pahlavi
Presenter Anita Anand joins comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper to explore the tragic life, death and legacy of Princess Leila Pahlavi, the last Princess of Imperial Iran. Leila...Show More