BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking

Cows, farming and our view of nature

Are cows the answer to depleted soil or the problem? With farmer and author James Rebanks.

Tales of indigenous people battling for their land; colonialism & pioneers of anthropology

Anne McElvoy talks to Edmund Fawcett about conflicts within Conservatism.

Discussion ahead of the European Day of Languages and International Translation Day.

Digging beneath the surface of the classic Brit noir film with director Mike Hodges.

From Neanderthals to Sikh warriors to the idea of weird people, three authors look at kin.

Sarah Churchwell, Kathryn Napier Gray and Lauren Working with Eleanor Barraclough.

Susanna Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, is one of Matthew Sweet's guests.

Ben Okri, Louisa Egbunike and Oladipo Agboluaje discuss Wole Soyinka's life and work.

How philosophy helps us understand the world reshaped by Covid-19. Shahidha Bari presents.