Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers.

This episode tells the life story of Michel Foucault, philosopher, social theorist, historian, literary critic and one of the most influential scholars of his time. Focusing primarily on the relationship between knowledge and power, Foucault looked at how power is used in society to control and define knowledge. But who was he? This podcast looks at the life of this brilliant and controversial thinker, the events that shaped his thinking, and the journey that he went on to become one of France's greatest philosophers.

We hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to look out for our other biography bites on the world's greatest thinkers!