Free Thinking Episodes Available now
French Thought, Thomas the Rhymer
Anne McElvoy discusses French intellectual traditions with Sudhir Hazareesingh.
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.
Landmark - Jaws: Sharks and Whales
Matthew Sweet discusses the film Jaws with writer Will Self and shark expert Gareth Fraser
Pather Panchali, Sunjeev Sahota, Invalidism
Rana Mitter discusses Pather Panchali with Tariq Ali and talks to novelist Sunjeev Sahota.
2015 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year Debate
Anne McElvoy chairs the 2015 Museum of the Year directors' debate at Tate Modern in London
Touch and Emotion, Siobhan Davies, Public
Philip Dodd on the links between dance, art and the brain. Plus the meaning of 'public'.
Spy Fiction, Worrying, Joseph Cornell
AL Kennedy, Virginia Ironside and Francis O'Gorman discuss worrying in literature and life
Tales of Scotland: A Nation and its Literature
Anne McElvoy talks to Janice Galloway about explorations of Scottishness.
Community, The Amber Collective, Poet Claudia Rankine
Philip Dodd discusses community with Toby Young and looks at historic images of Newcastle.
Political and Bardic Traditions in Wales
Matthew Sweet examines Welsh politics and poetry with Gwyneth Lewis and Iain Sinclair.
