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Free Thinking Episodes

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    Looking at Art: Fred Wiseman

    Philip Dodd explores the way we look at art, talking to documentary maker Fred Wiseman.

  2. TS Eliot Prize winner David Harsent, Robert Crawford, Allan Ropper on healing the brain

    Anne McElvoy celebrates TS Eliot and discusses the human brain with Allan Ropper.

  3. Mike Bartlett, Hans Fallada, Michel Houellebecq

    Anne McElvoy is joined by playwright Mike Bartlett, writer of King Charles III.

  4. Sleep, Sleeplessness and Creativity

    Rana Mitter discusses sleep, with neuroscientist Russell Foster and comedian Matt Berry.

  5. Antonia Fraser; Eric Rohmer's The Green Ray

    Antonia Fraser talks to Matthew Sweet about her Memoir of Growing Up.

  6. Clive James

    Poet, critic and broadcaster Clive James is in conversation with Philip Dodd.

  7. Pantomime: Professor Jeffrey Richards; Bryony Lavery; EO Wilson

    Matthew Sweet and panto with Jeffrey Richards. Bryony Lavery on stage craft. E O Wilson.

  8. Slavoj Zizek, Protest, Anonymous and City of Angels

    Philip Dodd presents. With Slavoj Zizek, City of Angels and debating protest movements.

  9. Wim Wenders on Peace, Richard King on Taking Offence

    Film director Wim Wenders and philosopher Mary Zournazi discuss peace with Philip Dodd.

  10. Sarah Waters, TV Drama: Jed Mercurio, Dominic Savage, Caryn Mandabach

    Sarah Waters talks to Anne McElvoy about creating a play. Plus a discussion about TV drama

  11. Rebecca Solnit, Wonder Woman, Submarine Films

    Matthew Sweet on the powers of Wonder Woman and the claustrophobia of submarine films.

  12. Mona Siddiqui, Ziauddin Sardar, Navid Kermani

    Philip Dodd explores Islam, Mecca and the Quran with Mona Siddiqui and Ziauddin Sardar.

  13. British Monarchy Past and Present

    Philip Dodd and a panel including Deborah Orr and Philip Ziegler explore British monarchy.

  14. Theatre in South Africa and the Czech Republic: Janet Suzman and Roger Scruton

    Philip Dodd, Roger Scruton and Janet Suzman reflect on Czech and South African theatre.

  15. Landmark - 2001: A Space Odyssey with Brian Cox, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and Chris Frayling

    A special discussion recorded at the BFI to mark the re-release of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

  16. Global Crisis with Geoffrey Parker, Kieslowski's The Decalogue, Conflict Time Photography Exhibition

    Geoffrey Parker talks to Anne McElvoy about the relationship between weather and war.

  17. Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley, Richard Ford

    In a special edition, Matthew Sweet explores depictions of American life and history.

  18. Antarctica: Testing Ground for the Human Species

    Ben Saunders, Meredith Hooper, Hugh Broughton and Jonathan Bamber join Rana Mitter.

  20. Akram Khan, Images of Witchcraft, Eileen Atkins in the Witch of Edmonton

    WIth conversation from choreographer Akram Khan, plus witchcraft on stage and in prints.

  21. Artists' Mannequins, Mike Leigh, Guy Fawkes Traditions

    With Matthew Sweet. Mike Leigh on his new film, plus an exhibition of artists' mannequins.

  22. Margaret Atwood

    Anne McElvoy is joined by celebrated Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood.

  23. Peter Carey, A History Manifesto

    With Peter Carey's novel Amnesia and debating whether history can rescue public policy.

  24. Landmark: Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu

    A landmark edition celebrating Proust's great novel In Search of Lost Time.

  25. William Morris, Our Town, The Roosevelts

    With two William Morris exhibitions, the play Our Town and the documentary The Roosevelts.

  26. David Baddiel, Shlomo Sand, Julie Burchill

    Rana Mitter is joined by David Baddiel, Shlomo Sand and Julie Burchill.

  27. Man Booker Prize, Sherlock Holmes, Plato and Aristotle

    Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet discuss Sherlock Holmes. Plus the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

  28. Anselm Kiefer and Sigmar Polke, Henry IV, Patrick Modiano

    Anne McElvoy discusses Phyllida Lloyd's all-female production of Shakespeare's Henry IV.

  29. Tim Minchin, Shami Chakrabarti, David Cronenberg

    Matthew Sweet is joined by Tim Minchin, Shami Chakrabarti and film-maker David Cronenberg.

  30. Matthew Barzun, Speed-the-Plow Review

    Anne McElvoy is joined by the US ambassador to Britain. Plus a review of Speed-the-Plow.

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