Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now

Free Thinking -Joseph Crawhall; Madame Bovary by Peepolykus; Rona Munro's The James plays; and Matthew Parris on biography.
Anne McElvoy profiles the painter Joseph Crawhall one of the lost masters of British art

Free Thinking – John Irving
Philip Dodd interviews John Irving whose latest novel is called Avenue of Mysteries.

Free Thinking - Dad's Army; States of Mind at the Wellcome Institute; Utopia in sci-fi
Marking Dad's Army on film, Matthew Sweet looks at the fifth column.

Radio 3 broadcasts Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' this Sunday 31 Jan 2016 as the Sunday Drama.
Hear Lorraine's life and writing career discussed on Free Thinking.

Free Thinking - Anna Pavord: Gardens in Art. University funding.
Anne McElvoy views Painting the Modern Garden at the RA and talks to Anna Pavord.

Free Thinking - Stefan Zweig, Howard Jacobson, Michael Sandle
Philip Dodd meets sculptor Michael Sandle, Howard Jacobson and discusses Stefan Zweig

Free Thinking - Con Men; John Dee; F For Fake
Matthew Sweet explores the art of the con.

Free Thinking - The Arab Spring, Sahar Assaf, Owen Hatherley, Social Media and Language
Anne McElvoy looks at what happened to the Arab Spring five years on plus Owen Hatherley.

Free Thinking - Holes in the Ground
Rana Mitter explores Holes in the Ground and their emotional and practical uses.

Free Thinking Landmark: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Merlin Holland, Will Self and Fiona Shaw join Matthew Sweet to discuss Wilde's novel