Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Caribbean Culture
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Colin Grant and Kei Miller discuss the Caribbean with Matthew Sweet
Yaa Gyasi, Daniel Levitin, Peter Bazalgette, James Bartholomew on clarity, civility and strong states
Philip Dodd presents, with debates about empathy, rigorous thinking and the welfare state.
Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, Barbers in concentration camps
Anne McElvoy explores topics discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Oscar Nominations 2017, T2 Trainspotting
On the day of the Oscar nominations, Matthew Sweet and guests consider 2016 in film.
Victorian Bodies, Citizens of Everywhere
Rana Mitter discusses Victorian bodies and the Citizens of Everywhere arts project.
The Influence of the British Black Art Movement
Artists Sonia Boyce, Isaac Julien, Eddie Chambers and Harold Offeh talk to Anne McElvoy.
The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride
Including the sequel to HG Wells's The War of the Worlds and 'experimental' novels.
Chibundu Onuzo, Nadeem Aslam, Lockwood Kipling's Art
Anne McElvoy explores novels set in Pakistan and Nigeria. Plus the art of Lockwood Kipling
Running
Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott debate the art and rhythms of running.
La La Land and Hollywood - past and present
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Hollywood and its self-obsession.
