BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking

Policing: Fact and Fiction

Matthew Sweet explores depictions of policing and corruption with playwright Roy Williams.

With Anne McElvoy on displaying art and design, World Thinkers and the language of peace.

South African novelist Damon Galgut joins Rana Mitter to discuss the career of EM Forster.

Matthew Sweet and guests including Ian Christie and SF Said on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.

Stephen Bayley, Rachel Johnson, AL Kennedy and Philip Dodd discuss what we mean by charm.

Frank Field MP joins Philip Dodd for a discussion about different aspects of childhood.

Samira Ahmed discusses Blithe Spirit, military intervention and brain surgery.

American authors Jonathan Lethem and Gary Shteyngart are in conversation with Samira Ahmed

From Riba, the architects whose work redefined the world's cities discuss their careers.

Matthew Sweet is in conversation with Israeli novelist David Grossman.