BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking

Holes in the Ground

Rana Mitter discusses underground worlds past and present.

Matthew Sweet, Will Self, Fiona Shaw and Merlin Holland discuss The Picture of Dorian Gray

Merlin Holland, Will Self and Fiona Shaw join Matthew Sweet to discuss Wilde's novel

Matthew Sweet looks at the revival of Westerns and reports on the 2016 Oscar contenders

Matthew Sweet discusses the revival of westerns and considers the 2016 Oscar contenders.

Is France ceasing to be French - Philip Dodd and his guests investigate

Philip Dodd debates the question 'does France have to stop being French to survive?'.

Anne McElvoy talks to the winner of this year's TS Eliot poetry prize Sarah Howe.

Anne McElvoy is joined by Sarah Howe, winner of the 2015 TS Eliot Prize.

Anne McElvoy talks to Laura Cumming about a C19 court case involving a Velázquez portrait