Free Thinking Episodes Available now
A Sentimental Journey
Sean Williams rereads Laurence Sterne's subjective travel book and talks to Philip Hensher
What Lies Beneath; Neanderthal Cave Art to Fatbergs
Francis Pryor, Paul Pettitt, Ruth Whitehouse; Sean Borodale; Sharon Robinson-Calver.
How Big Should the State Be?
David Willetts, Polly Toynbee, Simone Finn, Julia Black, Adrian Wooldridge + Anne McElvoy.
The Joy of Bureaucracy
Matthew Sweet with guests including Lord Butler, Andre Spicer and Eliane Glaser.
Steven Pinker on Progress
Steven Pinker explains to Philip Dodd why we should ignore headlines + be more optimistic.
Napoleon in Fact and Fiction
Anne McElvoy looks at Napoleon impersonators, ballads and what if he didn't die in exile?
Reflecting Rural Life
Film maker Clio Barnard and novelist Amanda Craig on rural life. Matthew Sweet presents.
Mark Dion; Colour, Insects, Virginia Woolf
Anne McElvoy meets artist Mark Dion and biologist Menno Schilthuizen.
Michael Ignatieff and Central Europe
Philip Dodd talks to Michael Ignatieff about the political landscape of central Europe.
Tariq Ali
Rana Mitter talks to Tariq Ali, novelist, historian and political activist.
