BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking

Samuel Johnson's circle

Patience Agbabi's novel time travels back to eighteenth century London - so do we

Anne McElvoy marks the 1921 creation of Northern Ireland with historians and writers.

Anne McElvoy marks the 1921 creation of Northern Ireland with historians and writers

Rector Giles Fraser tells Matthew Sweet how a crisis led to discovering his Jewish roots.

Rector Giles Fraser tells Matthew Sweet how a crisis led to discovering his Jewish roots

Shahidha Bari finds out how to use the theory of knowledge to address real-world problems.

Shahidha Bari investigates how theory of knowledge can address real world problems

Malcolm Gladwell, Satyajit Ray's film Jalsaghar and Jessie Greengrass. Rana Mitter hosts.

Malcolm Gladwell, Satyajit Ray's film Jalsaghar, Jessie Greengrass. Rana Mitter hosts.

Scholars Emma Smith, Patrick Gray and Emma Whipday find examples in different dramas.