Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Galatea and Shakespeare
Trans narratives in pre-Shakespearian drama, plus Twelfth Night and the First Folio.
Caruso, Elsie Houston, Peter Brathwaite
Exploring the flow of cultural influences in both directions across the Atlantic.
Ginger Rogers
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Ginger Rogers's dancing, comic timing and 'sass'.
Pirates
From Treasure Island to Kynance Cove, Anne Bonney to Captain Pugwash. Anne McElvoy hosts.
Religion and Science
Is the idea that religion and science are at odds a myth?
The Rossettis and Walter Pater
Matthew Sweet and guests visit a Tate Britain show and look at Pater's Renaissance ideas.
Introducing New Generation Thinkers 2023
Christopher Harding finds out about the research done by ten academics chosen this year.
Translating cultures
Composer Alex Ho, novelist Xiaolu Guo, curator George Young and director Anthony Lau.
East Germany
Katja Hoyer on East Germany, behind the Berlin Wall and the Cold War caricature.
The culture of Albania
Matthew Sweet is joined by Lea Ypi, Adela Demetja, Ani Kokobobo and Aurel Qirjo.
