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Imagining Turkey: Elif Shafak in Conversation—2014 Festival
Turkish writer Elif Shafak joins Anne McElvoy in conversation at Sage Gateshead.

Beastly Politics—2014 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
6/10 Alasdair Cochrane of Sheffield University argues that animals should have greater rights.

From Flat Caps to Benefit Caps—2014 Festival
David Almond, Eliza Carthy and Alison Light debate working class history with Anne McElvoy

Beards and Whiskers—2014 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
5/10 Alun Withey explains what shaving tells us about medical advances and military strategy.

Disraeli the Romantic—2014 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
4/10 Daisy Hay considers the way Benjamin Disraeli used his private life for political ends.

Burning the Facts: The Link Between Lord Lucan and Joan of Arc—2014 Festival
Historian Helen Castor and biographer Laura Thompson discuss myths, mysteries and evidence

Is Marriage an Identity Crisis?—2014 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
3/10 Sophie Coulombeau explores the history of women changing their surnames when marrying.

Right Thinking People—2014 Festival
David Willetts MP and Roger Scruton discuss how much specialist knowledge politicians need

Scold the Front Page—2014 Festival, The Free Thinking Essay
2/10 Tom Charlton on what 17th-century ideas about censorship share with the Leveson report.

You Must See This—2014 Festival
Matthew Sweet chairs a debate exploring technology's impact on cultural taste.