Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Breaking Free: Robert Musil's The Man Without Qualities
William Boyd, Margaret Drabble and Matthew Sweet discuss Musil's The Man Without Qualities
European Cities on the Brink of War
AS Byatt, Alexandra Harris, Neil Brand and Philipp Blom on culture in Europe pre-WWI.
Penny Woolcock—2013 Festival
Director Penny Woolcock talks to Samira Ahmed about working in opera and film.
Whose Strife Is It Anyway?—2013 Festival
Who has the right to depict the experiences of the powerless? Rana Mitter chairs a debate.
What's Eating You?—2013 Festival
Authors Lionel Shriver and Val Curtis ask if we are too obsessed with food and body image.
Are Audiences Killing Culture?—2013 Festival
Matthew Sweet presents a debate asking if the arts are leading or following public taste.
Why Are Maps Still So Powerful?—2013 Festival
A discussion asking if maps can reveal too much and how they direct our thinking.
Therapy Versus Prayer—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
10/10 Christopher Harding explores religion and counselling in Japan and the UK.
Who's Got Hold of Children's Imaginations?—2013 Festival
Authors Patrick Ness and Professor Charles Fernyhough discuss children's imaginations.
Cutting Tradition—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
9/10 Rebecca Steinfeld investigates the place of religious traditions involving genital cutting
