Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Free Thinking - Landmark: Tarkovsky's Stalker.
Konstantin von Eggert, Sophie Fiennes and Geoff Dyer discuss Tarkovsky's 1979 film.
Free Thinking - Syrian buildings. Judging Book Prizes. Georgian Literature
Anne McElvoy talks to architect Marwa Al-Sabouni about Syria's built environment.
British Conceptual Art.
Philip Dodd talks to artist Bruce McLean about British Conceptual Art on show at Tate.
Jonathan Coe and Richard Cameron on stage at Birmingham Rep
Matthew Sweet talks to Jonathan Coe about the first stage production of The Rotter's Club
Free Thinking - Economics: Liam Byrne, John Redwood, Luke Johnson, Juliet Michaelson and Matt Wolf
Anne McElvoy considers new books from Thomas Piketty and Yanis Varoufakis.
Free Thinking - Saki. Ria Sattouf. Anders Lustgarten. ‘A Thing’
Rana Mitter talks to playwright Anders Lustgarten & rereads Saki's satirical stories.
Evelyn Waugh.
Bryony Lavery, Alexander Waugh, Philip Eade and Adam Mars-Jones celebrate Evelyn Waugh
Free Thinking: Light: Ann Wroe, Dan Flavin, Blackpool Illuminations, The Sun.
Ann Wroe joins Anne McElvoy for an exploration of light from Blackpool to the South Downs
Nationalisms: Jerry Brotton, Elif Shafak, John Breuilly
Jerry Brotton talks to Rana Mitter about Elizabethan England and the Islamic World.
Suits. Neil LaBute
Shahidha Bari explores the history of suits with Anne McElvoy. Plus dramatist Neil LaBute
