Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Sleep - Freedom to Think—Festival 2017
1/16 Russell Foster delivers the opening lecture of Radio 3's 2017 Free Thinking Festival.
Rodney Graham at Baltic, The Amber Collective
New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari visits exhibitions opening in Gateshead and Newcastle
Images of America
As London hosts two exhibitions of American art, Anne McElvoy discusses the American Dream
Michael Lewis
Author Michael Lewis joins Matthew Sweet to explore risk-taking in sport and in finance.
Neglected Women: Lady Mary Wroth, Margaret Cavendish, Charlotte Robinson
Anne McElvoy and guests including Tracy Chevalier on women neglected in standard histories
Landmark: The Prince
Philip Dodd and guests explore the continuing relevance of Machiavelli's The Prince.
Neil Jordan, Flat Time House, Teletubbies
With Neil Jordan on his novel, a visit to Flat Time House and 20 years of the Teletubbies.
Partition, Mohsin Hamid, Gurinder Chadha
With author Mohsin Hamid, a discussion about Partition and director Gurinder Chadha.
Japan Now Festival at the British Library
Christopher Harding with writers Alex Kerr and Yoko Tawada, and film-maker Momoko Ando.
'Play' in urban design, Gillian Allnutt
Philip Dodd considers the importance of 'play' in the way our city centres are designed.
