Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Immortality
Matthew Sweet and guests explore ideas about never ending life in literature film and myth
The Lindisfarne Gospels and new discoveries
An archaeologist, a historian and a poet join Shahidha Bari as the gospels return North.
What language did Columbus speak?
John Gallagher and guests explore language in the 15th-century Age of Exploration.
Satyajit Ray's films
Tariq Ali, Sarah Jilani, Sangeeta Datta and Chandak Sengoopta and Rana Mitter discuss Ray.
The Daleks
Matthew Sweet's guests include the voice of the Daleks and the Doctor's granddaughter.
France, music hall and history
An outdoor history of France and a look inside popular French theatre's view on Britain.
Women Warriors and Power Brokers
Shobana Jeyasingh, Cat Jarman and Janina Ramirez share new research with Shahidha Bari.
The Black Fantastic
How the speculative and the mythical have shaped and continue to shape Black art.
Writing about money
Orwell Prize finalist Kojo Koram plus poetry interested in economics
Vampires and the Penny Dreadful
Matthew Sweet, Joan Passey, Roger Luckhurst and Sam George look at Varney the Vampire
