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Free Thinking 2012 Festival Episodes

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  1. Philippa Gregory

    Novelist Philippa Gregory talks to Rana Mitter at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

  2. Lindsay Johns

    From Free Thinking 2012, Lindsay Johns argues that we should stop listening to the young.

  3. Colm Toibin

    Irish writer Colm Toibin talks to Philip Dodd at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

  4. Ian Goldin

    Ian Goldin gives a talk entitled Globalisation and the Future at Free Thinking 2012.

  5. Revolution and Democracy: The Arab Spring

    Jeremy Bowen and Tarek Osman discuss the Arab Spring at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

  6. Aliens: The Ultimate Them and Us

    From the 2012 Free Thinking festival, Matthew Sweet chairs a debate on aliens.

  7. Julie Bindel

    Julie Bindel gives a talk arguing that sexuality is a choice at Free Thinking 2012.

  8. Mark Pagel

    At Free Thinking 2012, Mark Pagel gives a talk: 'evolution and humanity - what next?'.

  9. Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging

    Philip Dodd chairs a debate on immigration at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

  10. Vicky Featherstone

    Vicky Featherstone gives a talk on the idea of a national theatre at Free Thinking 2012.

  11. Rewriting World History

    From the 2012 Free Thinking Festival, Rana Mitter chairs a debate about world history.

  12. Amos Oz

    Amos Oz gives a talk on Israel and Palestine at the Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival.

  13. Lee Hall

    Philip Dodd presents a special conversation with Lee Hall, writer of Billy Elliot.

  14. Islam and Christianity: The Essential Difference

    From Free Thinking 2012, Tom Holland and Mona Siddiqui discuss Islam and Christianity.

  15. Is Social Mobility Overrated?

    Anne McElvoy with a debate for Free Thinking 2012, asking 'Is social mobility overrated?'.

  17. Michael Ignatieff

    Michael Ignatieff gives a talk on enemies in politics at the 2012 Free Thinking Festival.

  18. Live from Free Thinking

    Matthew Sweet is joined by guests including Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers.

  19. Mary Robinson

    Mary Robinson with the first lecture of Free Thinking 2012, on the topic of women leaders.