Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Shakespeare as inspiration
From Bollywood films and Pre-Raphaelite art to productions of Shakespeare in places at war
The Imperial War Museum Remembrance discussion 2023
As the IWM unveils its new art galleries, Anne McElvoy & guests discuss photographing war
African identity via China and photography
Teju Cole, Noo Saro-Wiwa and Tate curator Osei Bonsu talk to Laurence Scott.
Korea and Japan
Chris Harding reads from Yu Miri's new novel, The End of August.
Robert Aickman
On Halloween, Matthew Sweet & guests discuss supernatural fiction, conservation and canals
Eliza Flower and non-conformist thinking
Matthew Sweet hears about research into the singer and friend of JS Mill feat. live songs!
Sleep
John Gallagher gets sleeping tips from research pioneers and early modern history
Sankofa and Afrofuturism
Curator Ekow Eshun, academic Sarah Jilani and sculptor Zak Ov茅 with Shahidha Bari.
Valis and Philip K Dick
A weirdly autobiographical science fiction novel from 1981, inspired by hallucinations.
Humours and the body
From mitochondria and 16th-century cancer treatments to breath, blood and Bach cantatas.
