Free Thinking

By BBC Radio 4Society & Culture

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Free Thinking episodes

November 10, 2011 Kevin Fong
Kevin Fong, who presents BBC2's Horizon and is a leading expert on space medicine, gives a talk at the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2011calling for a second Space Age.
44 min
November 09, 2011 The Foreign Secretary William Hague
William Hague discusses the dramatic changes taking throughout the globe and Britain's role in this transforming world order.
46 min
November 08, 2011 Rev Dr Giles Fraser
Rev Dr Giles Fraser, the former Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, gives a talk at the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2011 on the crisis of commitment in our society.
46 min
November 07, 2011 Francis Wells
One of the world's top heart surgeons, Francis Wells, discusses the future of the heart, his work at the cutting-edge of surgery, and his fascination with Da Vinci at the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2011.
46 min
November 07, 2011 Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches this year's BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival with a lecture on how the internet will continue to radically change our world
1 hr
November 01, 2011 David Attenborough, golden age of science, Soviet art
David Attenborough talks to Matthew Sweet about his new TV series Frozen Planet. Philip Dodd asks whether we're living through a golden age of science. And Rana Mitter looks at the architects of the Russian Revolution with Richard Cork and Clementine Cecil.
44 min
September 05, 2011 Proms Plus Literary
Biographer John Carey and author Meg Rosoff join Ian McMillan to discuss one of Britain's greatest post-war novelists - William Golding. And acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little completes our series of events in which musicians from this year’s Proms season introduce and discuss their favourite works of fiction and poetry.
41 min
August 25, 2011 Proms Plus Literary: Dante and Andrew Litton
Historical novelist Sarah Dunant and Margaret Keane, author of ‘Inferno’, discuss Dante’s Divine Comedy. Leading American conductor Andrew Litton introduces a personal choice of readings from their favourite fiction and poetry.
41 min
May 17, 2011 Malcolm X, Diana Athill and Ai Wei Wei
An overview of the legacy of Malcolm X, Diana Athill on her short stories, a new film from Chad and a celebration of the work of Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei.
51 min
May 10, 2011 Molly Dineen, Brian Christian, Bin Laden, Shah of Iran
Molly Dineen discusses her first collection of documentaries on DVD. Brian Christian talks about his book, The Most Human Human. A discussion on Bin Laden. Abbas Milani on his biography of the Shah of Iran.
53 min

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Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives - looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari…