Free Thinking Episodes Available now
The Normans
Rana Mitter and guests look at Norman history, misconceptions and echoes heard today.
Cuba, cold war and RAF Fylingdales
Novelist Ian McEwan and researchers into early warning system archives join Anne McElvoy
Immortality
Matthew Sweet and guests explore ideas about never ending life in literature film and myth
The Lindisfarne Gospels and new discoveries
An archaeologist, a historian and a poet join Shahidha Bari as the gospels return North.
What language did Columbus speak?
John Gallagher and guests explore language in the 15th-century Age of Exploration.
Satyajit Ray's films
Tariq Ali, Sarah Jilani, Sangeeta Datta and Chandak Sengoopta and Rana Mitter discuss Ray.
The Daleks
Matthew Sweet's guests include the voice of the Daleks and the Doctor's granddaughter.
France, music hall and history
An outdoor history of France and a look inside popular French theatre's view on Britain.
Women Warriors and Power Brokers
Shobana Jeyasingh, Cat Jarman and Janina Ramirez share new research with Shahidha Bari.
The Black Fantastic
How the speculative and the mythical have shaped and continue to shape Black art.
