Arts & Ideas Episodes Episode guide
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Free Thinking 2012 - Julie Bindel
Julie Bindel gives a talk arguing that sexuality is a choice at the Radio 3 Free...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Joshua Nall
Joshua Nall, one of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers, gives a talk on the Victorian 3...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Jonathan Healey
Jonathan Healey, one of Radio 3’s New Generation Thinkers, gives a talk questioning...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Islam and Christianity
Theologian Mona Siddiqui and historian Tom Holland join Radio 3’s Free Thinking to...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging
What does it mean to belong? Multiculturalism, integration and social division are of...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Ian Goldin
Economist Ian Goldin gives a talk on Globalisation and the Future at Radio 3's Free...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Hell is Other People
As our global population increases and technology encourages instant communication, we...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Emma Griffin
Emma Griffin, one of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers, gives a talk on what makes a 3...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Colm TóibÃn
Colm Toibin is one of Ireland's finest writers, whose books explore issues such as and...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Charlotte Blease
Charlotte Blease, one of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers, gives a talk that the and...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Amos Oz
Amos Oz, one of Israel's most influential thinkers, gives a talk on the Middle East of...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Aliens
Matthew Sweet debates how the discovery of alien life might change the way we think it...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Aliens
Matthew Sweet debates how the discovery of alien life might change the way we think it...
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Free Thinking 2012 - Adriana Sinclair
Adriana Sinclair, one of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers, gives a talk on the exert...
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Free Thinking – Writing Love: Jonathan Dollimore, Heer Ranjha. Queer Icons: Sappho. Part of Gay Britannia
The Punjabi "Romeo and Juliet"; and founding the Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence
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Free Thinking – The Holy Roman Empire; Peter H Wilson, Janet Soskice, Rupert Shortt. Iranian art
Rana Mitter reads a new history of the Holy Roman Empire & discusses Christianity today.
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Free Thinking – Screaming Lord Sutch on Stage. Margaret McMillan. Artificial Neural Networks.
Playwright James Graham discusses his new comedy which puts Screaming Lord Sutch on stage
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Free Thinking – Russian Culture Inwards and Outwards
Anne McElvoy and Charles Clover on the old idea shaping contemporary Russian geopolitics.
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Free Thinking – Religious Belief
Philip Dodd looks at 2000 years of Arab Christians and the modern rise of Pentecostalism.
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Free Thinking – Putin & Putinism. Salford Lads Club. ‘No Platforming’. Tribute to Philip French.
Matthew Sweet talks to Garry Kasparov, Stuart Maconie and Julie Bindel.
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Free Thinking – Philip Hoare and Elizabeth Jane Burnett on wild swimming. Jake Arnott on Joe Orton
Philip Hoare and Elizabeth Jane Burnett swim in the literary and poetic power of the sea
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Free Thinking – Neil Jordan, The Lonely City
Film director Neil Jordan on writing fiction. Olivia Laing explores loneliness.
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Free Thinking – Landmark: Lorraine Hansberry
With two plays by Lorraine Hansberry being staged Philip Dodd examines her achievement
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Free Thinking – John Irving
The author of The Cider House Rules on religion, Mexico and the USA. With Philip Dodd.
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Free Thinking – John Irving
Philip Dodd interviews John Irving whose latest novel is called Avenue of Mysteries.
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Free Thinking – Javier Marias; Cervantes; Spanish politics today
Javier Marias talks to Philip Dodd about fiction, politics & the writing of Cervantes.
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Free Thinking – Identity in Britain: Martin Parr.
Photographer Martin Parr has curated a show exploring views of the UK from outsiders.
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Free Thinking – Hieronymus Bosch anniversary
Tom Shakespeare joins Matthew Sweet in Holland for an exhibition marking Bosch 1450-1516.
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Free Thinking – Delacroix. Petain, De Gaulle. Jonathan Lynn
Jonathan Lynn & his play about Petain & de Gaulle; Delacroix discussed by Philip Dodd
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Free Thinking – David Willetts plus does scandal drive social change?
The Rt Hon Lord David Willetts talks to Philip Dodd about universities in the UK
