Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Lost cities, 20s divas and 2011 uprisings
Anne McElvoy explores the past and present of the transcontinental nation of Egypt
New Thinking: Archiving, curating and digging for data
Lisa Mullen explores the way data can change our view of history & looks at conservation.
Archiving, curating and digging for data
Behind the scenes at the Hepworth Wakefield, the Barbican and the Alan Turing Institute.
Marlon James and Neil Gaiman
Two weavers of fantastical fiction sift through myths with Matthew Sweet.
Marlon James and Neil Gaiman
The two weavers of fantastical fiction sift through myths with Matthew Sweet.
Alison Bechdel
American graphic novelist Alison Bechdel talks mushrooms, therapy and Adrienne Rich.
Alison Bechdel
American graphic novelist Alison Bechdel talks mushrooms, therapy and Adrienne Rich
Napoleon the Gardener and Art Thief
Ruth Scurr, Emma Rothschild and Natasha Pulley look at French history with Rana Mitter.
Napoleon the gardener and art thief
Ruth Scurr, Emma Rothschild and Natasha Pulley look at French history with Rana Mitter
Samuel Johnson's circle
Patience Agbabi's novel time-travels back to 18th-century London. So do we.