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Free Thinking Episodes

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    James Ellroy

    Philip Dodd is in conversation with the American author James Ellroy

  2. James Baldwin and race in USA

    Rana Mitter & guests re-read James Baldwin's writing as a new US President is inaugurated

  3. Jacques Tati's Trafic

    Matthew Sweet, Adam Scovell, Muriel Zagha and Phuong Le on the 1971 French comedy.

  4. Jack the Ripper and women as victims

    Rescuing the Ripper's victims from the shadows of history

  5. Isolation

    Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own

  6. Is there a great divide between the arts and science?

    Sir Paul Nurse and Tristram Hunt debate with an audience at Queen Mary University London.

  7. Is the shadow of Mao still hanging over China?

    Rana Mitter talks to historians of China - Jung Chang and Julia Lovell.

  8. Is the Shadow of Mao still hanging over China?

    Rana Mitter talks to historians of China Jung Chang and Julia Lovell, & reporter Cindy Yu

  9. Is the Law keeping up with our changing world?

    A panel of researchers share insights into the law and warfare, gender and AI

  10. Is Might Right?

    The history of an idea that's shaped political philosophy, from Plato to Carl Schmitt

  11. Is British Culture Getting Wierder?

    Gazelle Twin, Julia Bardsley, Hannah Catherine Jones, Luke Turner & William Fowler.

  12. Iris Murdoch's The Sovereignty of Good

    Matthew Sweet and guests on Iris Murdoch's thought and writing (15 July 1919-8 Feb 1999)

  13. Irenosen Okojie and Nadifa Mohamed. Midsummer archaeology

    A virtual Bare Lit Festival talk, Nadifa Mohammed & Irenosen Okojie with Shahidha Bari

  14. Introducing the New Generation Thinkers 2018

    From piracy to vegetarianism, George Orwell to surrogacy, Newton's alchemy to C18 fitness

  15. Introducing the 2019 New Generation Thinkers

    From German techno music to the Glasgow ‘rag trade’, divisive dams and democracy's bug

  16. Introducing New Generation Thinkers 2023

    Chris Harding meets the 10 academics who will make programmes from their research in 2023

  17. Introducing New Generation Thinkers 2021

    Ten researchers look at colonial history, alphabets, punctuation, poetry, art terminology

  18. Insiders & Outsiders

    Matthew Sweet and guests explore the secret languages of the internet and beyond

  19. Inside the 'Intellectual Dark Web'

    Philip Dodd explores the Intellectual Dark Web with Bari Weiss, Douglas Murray + Ed Husain

  20. Innovation

    Matthew Sweet explores the cultures of novelty

  21. Influencing History

    Matthew Sweet and guests ask who makes history and debate arguments in the Reith lectures

  22. Individualism and Community

    From Enlightenment conscience to New Deal USA, carers and refugees. Anne McElvoy hosts.

  23. Improving or Ruining the Future? Kevin Rudd. Finland 100.

    Kelly and Zach Weinersmith share visions of the future with Rana Mitter. Plus Kevin Rudd.

  24. Immortality

    Matthew Sweet & guests explore ideas about never ending life in literature, film and myth

  25. Images of Persia

    Poetry by Hafez, Nowruz (New Year) and the Haft Sin table, the Mongol invasion, music

  26. Images of Japan

    Fumio Obata and Jocelyne Allen discuss graphic art and manga.

  27. Idrissa Ouédraogo

    The work of the Burkinabé filmmaker explored by Matthew Sweet and guests.

  28. Idleness

    Is idleness ever a virtue? Matthew Sweet investigates

  29. Ideas about health

    Gavin Francis on Thomas Browne, Polly Morland on John Berger, Matt Smith on mental health

  30. Icons.

    Do our heroes and heroines have to be perfect? We look at ikons, film idols & politicians.

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