Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Northern Lights: Joanne Harris on the Norse God Loki—2015 Festival
Joanne Harris and Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough discuss the god Loki and Norse beliefs.
Mein Kampf, Larissa MacFarquhar, Julia Margaret Cameron
Anna Fox and Chantal Joffe on Julia Margaret Cameron, plus Larissa MacFarquhar on altruism
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.
Umberto Eco
Including Italian author Umberto Eco in conversation with Matthew Sweet.
Rule-Making and Rule-Breaking for Women and Men—2015 Festival
Sheila Hancock, Neil Bartlett, Bim Adewunmi and headteacher Jonny Mitchell debate rules.
Breathalysing Britain: Free Spirits Or a Drain on Society?—2015 Festival
David Yelland, Shelina Zahra Janmohamed, Sally Marlow and Barry Smith discuss alcohol.
The Family Is Dead! Long Live The Family!—2015 Festival
Writers Anne Fine and Tobias Jones and Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley discuss family life.
Landmark: Angela Carter—2015 Festival
Philip Dodd explores the writing and legacy of Angela Carter.
New Generation Thinkers: Sculpture and Seduction in the 18th Century—2015 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
10/10 Danielle Thom explores the links between bawdy prints and classical sculpture.
New Generation Thinkers: Jews in Occupied France - Co-existence with the Enemy?—2015 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
9/10 Daniel Lee revisits Vichy France to uncover a different history of Jewish life there.
