Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Celebrating Buchi Emecheta
Shahidha Bari leads a discussion of Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta (1944-2017).
Landmark: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Landmark edition in which Philip Dodd and guests examine The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Trade, Davos, Ocean travel and Mermaids.
Anne McElvoy on Davos discussions, Ocean liner style at the V&A and mermaids in fiction.
The Working Class in Culture
Philip Dodd and guests ask has culture forgotten the working class?
Burns the Radical; Exploration
Humboldt as Ecuadorian explorer, plus the territory between Scotland and England.
Royalty, art and patronage
Craig Brown, Afua Hirsch, Joe Moshenska and Philip Dodd discuss Charles I's art.
Oscar Contenders, Movie Moguls and Silent Film Stars
Matthew Sweet looks at the films nominated for the 2018 Academy Awards.
Frankenstein and AI now
Fiona Sampson, Daisy Hay, Christopher Frayling and David H.Guston with Matthew Sweet.
French writing and politics
Leila Slimani, President Macron's champion of French culture and language, is interviewed.
Australian novelist Peter Carey
Peter Carey talks to Rana Mitter about race and racing, on the subject of his latest novel
