BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking

Tattoos

Shahidha Bari traces the move from markings on convicts and aristos to today's body art.

Christopher Harding investigates the feminine divine with Ronald Hutton and others.

Christopher Harding explores the feminine divine with Ronald Hutton and others

Rana Mitter looks at a new play at the National Theatre about the man who murdered Gandhi

Rana Mitter looks at a new play at the National Theatre about the man who murdered Gandhi.

John Gallagher and guests dig deep into the significance of soil

Catherine Fletcher with Richard King, Caryl Lewis, Elen Ifan and Seiriol Davies

130 acres of central London synonymous with sex and shadiness immortalised in film

Matthew Sweet is joined by Jingan Young, Benjamin Halligan and David McGillivray.

John Gallagher and guests dig deep into the significance of soil.