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Free Thinking Episodes

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    Kenzaburo Oe; Artist and Empire at Tate Britain; Japan and Cool Now

    Philip Dodd reviews the newly translated novel from Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe.

  2. Umberto Eco

    Including Italian author Umberto Eco in conversation with Matthew Sweet.

  4. Edna O'Brien

    Philip Dodd is in conversation with Irish novelist Edna O'Brien.

  5. Garry Kasparov, Stuart Maconie, Julie Bindel, Philip French Tribute

    Matthew Sweet is joined by Garry Kasparov, Stuart Maconie and Julie Bindel.

  6. Medical Surgery past and present

    Anne McElvoy discusses healthcare past and present with New Generation Thinker Alun Withey

  7. Erica Jong, Richard Jones, Ben Bernanke

    Philip Dodd with writer Erica Jong, director Richard Jones and economist Ben Bernanke.

  8. Witch-Finding, Marina Warner

    Matthew Sweet and guests including Marina Warner consider the season of the witch.

  9. James Bond in Spectre, Nawal El Saadawi, Lord Browne, IS and Poetry

    With writer Nawal El Saadawi on protest, Lord Browne on business, and IS and Arabic poetry

  10. 蜜芽传媒: Marilynne Robinson, Thomas Harding, Imtiaz Dharker

    Ideas of home: Marilynne Robinson, Edwin Heathcote, Thomas Harding, Imtiaz Dharker.

  11. Plants and The Black Panthers

    Matthew Sweet with The Invention of Nature, The Cabaret of Plants and The Black Panthers.

  12. Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta in Conversation at Birmingham Rep

    Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta talk to Rana Mitter about turning Anita and Me into a play.

  13. Salman Rushdie, Henry Kissinger

    Salman Rushdie talks to Philip Dodd. Plus historian Niall Ferguson on Henry Kissinger.

  14. Man Booker Winner, Weather and Twilight, The Kibbo Kift

    Matthew Sweet with Peter Davidson and Alexandra Harris on Britain's weather and twilight.

  15. Landmark: Leaves of Grass

    Poets Mark Doty and Andrew McMillan and Professor Sarah Churchwell on Walt Whitman's poem.

  16. Acting Arthur Miller, Free Speech on Campus

    Zoe Wanamaker, David Suchet and Antony Sher talk about interpreting Arthur Miller's work.

  17. James Fenton, Suffragette, Thatcherism and Conservatism

    James Fenton on his poetic career, Suffragette reviewed and Thatcher's legacy discussed.

  18. Macbeth on Film, James Shapiro, Barrie Keeffe

    Matthew Sweet looks at Macbeth on film and talks to Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro.

  19. Populism, Romola Garai on Measure for Measure

    Philip Dodd presents a discussion about populism in politics and culture.

  20. David Hare

    David Hare discusses his career in playwriting and his memoirs with Matthew Sweet.

  21. Margaret Atwood, Yuval Harari, Celts

    With novelist Margaret Atwood, exploring the history of mankind and an exhibition on Celts

  22. Edmund de Waal, Orhan Pamuk

    Ceramicist Edmund de Waal and author Orhan Pamuk are in conversation with Philip Dodd.

  23. Autism, The Financial Crisis, The Fallen Woman

    Steve Silberman on autism, Gillian Tett on silos and Lynda Nead on 'fallen women'.

  24. Everything You Never Knew About Indian History

    Rana Mitter explores new research into India in the Second World War and the British Raj.

  25. Frederick Forsyth, Emotion in Art

    Presented by Matthew Sweet. With novelist Frederick Forsyth and a discussion on emotions.

  26. William Kentridge, William Boyd, Photography

    South African artist William Kentridge and novelist William Boyd talk to Philip Dodd.

  27. Chalke Valley History Festival: Heroism v Failure

    David Starkey, Amanda Foreman and Saul David debate heroism and failure in history.

  28. Slung Low's Camelot, Penny Woolcock, Bryan Stevenson, Go Set a Watchman

    Philip Dodd on Camelot: The Shining City in Sheffield. Plus a review of the new Harper Lee

  29. French Thought, Thomas the Rhymer

    Anne McElvoy discusses French intellectual traditions with Sudhir Hazareesingh.

  30. Law, Language and Legal Aid. Gore Vidal v William F Buckley Jr

    Philip Dodd discusses law and language and reviews a new play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

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