Corin Throsby
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2011
Corin Throsby gives a talk on the fan mail Byron received.
New Generation Thinker: Laurence Scott
Laurence Scott of King's College London on the fascinating figure of the gothic heroine.
New Generation Thinker: David Petts
David Petts calls for the preservation of the industrial heritage of the North East.
Susie Orbach
Susie Orbach challenges the obsession with personal change at Free Thinking 2011.
Were the Luddites Right?
Rana Mitter chairs a debate about the Luddite movement, to mark its 200th anniversary.
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Neuro-scientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore discusses dramatic changes in the teenage brain.
Charles Jencks
A talk in which landscape architect Charles Jencks calls for a new cosmic art.
2012 Festival
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson with the first lecture of Free Thinking 2012, on the topic of women leaders.
Live from Free Thinking
Matthew Sweet is joined by guests including Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers.
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff gives a talk on enemies in politics at the 2012 Free Thinking Festival.
Is Social Mobility Overrated?
Anne McElvoy with a debate for Free Thinking 2012, asking 'Is social mobility overrated?'.
Islam and Christianity: The Essential Difference
From Free Thinking 2012, Tom Holland and Mona Siddiqui discuss Islam and Christianity.
Lee Hall
Philip Dodd presents a special conversation with Lee Hall, writer of Billy Elliot.
Amos Oz
Amos Oz gives a talk on Israel and Palestine at the Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival.
Rewriting World History
From the 2012 Free Thinking Festival, Rana Mitter chairs a debate about world history.
Vicky Featherstone
Vicky Featherstone gives a talk on the idea of a national theatre at Free Thinking 2012.
Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging
Philip Dodd chairs a debate on immigration at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.
Mark Pagel
At Free Thinking 2012, Mark Pagel gives a talk: 'evolution and humanity - what next?'.
Charlotte Blease
Charlotte Blease gives a talk questioning the relationship between doctors and patients.
Part 2
Adriana Sinclair gives a talk exploring whether Britain might face a colonial future.
Jonathan Healey
Jonathan Healey gives a talk questioning the value of lessons from history.
Emma Griffin
From Free Thinking 2012, Emma Griffin gives a talk on what makes a good mother today.
Timothy Secret
Timothy Secret gives a talk exploring how we react when looked at by animals.
Nandini Das
Nandini Das gives a talk on the 16th-century crime pamphlet craze at Free Thinking 2012.
Joshua Nall
Joshua Nall gives a talk on Mars and the Victorians at the 2012 Free Thinking Festival.
Sue-Ann Harding
Sue-Ann Harding gives a talk entitled 'expat or immigrant' at Free Thinking 2012.
Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith gives a talk on peanuts and the rise of food allergies at Free Thinking 2012
Julie Bindel
Julie Bindel gives a talk arguing that sexuality is a choice at Free Thinking 2012.
Aliens: The Ultimate Them and Us
From the 2012 Free Thinking festival, Matthew Sweet chairs a debate on aliens.
Revolution and Democracy: The Arab Spring
Jeremy Bowen and Tarek Osman discuss the Arab Spring at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.
Ian Goldin
Ian Goldin gives a talk entitled Globalisation and the Future at Free Thinking 2012.