Free Thinking Episodes Available now
French Thought and Politics
Philip Dodd debates the question 'does France have to stop being French to survive?'.
TS Eliot Prize, Lisa Randall, New Architecture, Flooding
Anne McElvoy is joined by Sarah Howe, winner of the 2015 TS Eliot Prize.
Laura Cumming on Velazquez, John Bratby, The Pan Hag Project
Anne McElvoy and Laura Cumming on a 19th-century court case involving a Velazquez portrait
Lorraine Hansberry
Philip Dodd explores the writing of Lorraine Hansberry and its continuing resonance.
Teenage Life: David and Ben Aaronovitch, Viv Albertine, Simon Stephens
Matthew Sweet talks to David and Ben Aaronovitch, Viv Albertine and Simon Stephens.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Ruth Scurr on John Aubrey, Beowulf
Anne McElvoy talks to Christopher Hampton and Adjoa Andoh about Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Cities and Safety
Philip Dodd reflects on safe cities and discusses Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent.
Landmark: Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries
Matthew Sweet is joined by Colm Toibin and others to discuss Bergman's Wild Strawberries.
Must the Arts Be Relevant? A Free Thinking BASCA Debate
Mark Baldwin, Catherine Wood, Jennifer Walshe, Sarah Kent and Vayu Naidu debate the arts.
Northern Lights: Crime Fiction and Cold Settings
Margaret Atwood, Arnaldur Indriadason and MJ McGrath talk about crime fiction and cold.
