Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Kate Grenville
Rana Mitter is joined by novelist Kate Grenville, who talks about her new book.
Johanna Hamilton on 1971, Male Friendships: Steve Toltz, AD Miller, Richard Bean
Playwright Richard Bean joins Matthew Sweet to discuss male friendships.
New Generation Thinkers 2015 Launch at the Hay Festival
Rana Mitter introduces the 2015 New Generation Thinkers.
Hay Festival: David Brooks, Azar Nafisi, Tom Holland
Rana Mitter and guests Azar Nafisi, David Brooks and Tom Holland discuss humility.
Theodore Zeldin, Mona Eltahawy
Philip Dodd is joined by scholar Theodore Zeldin and journalist Mona Eltahawy.
Fulfilment, Beowulf, The Beaux' Stratagem
Including a debate about fulfilment, actor Julian Glover and the play The Beaux' Stratagem
Alain Mabanckou, Joseph Stiglitz
With novelist Alain Mabanckou on growing up in the Republic of Congo. Plus Joseph Stiglitz
Colm Toibin on Elizabeth Bishop, Mammoth Cloning, Fareed Zakaria
Colm Toibin on the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop and Beth Shapiro on cloning mammoths.
High Society, Xinran and China's One-Child Policy, Decisive UK Elections
Anne McElvoy presents a review of High Society at the Old Vic. Plus Chinese writer Xinran.
Landmark: Dante's The Divine Comedy
Prue Shaw, Sean O'Brien, Nick Havely and Kevin Jackson discuss Dante's The Divine Comedy.
