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Is Politics Dead
Philip Dodd asks whether we are witnessing the death of politics.
Zoopolis
Rana Mitter discusses Zoopolis, a new book on the relationship between animals and humans.
Noises Off, Dreams of a Life, Daniel Kahneman
Matthew Sweet discusses Dreams of a Life, a new film about the forgotten in society.
Landmarks: Charles Dickens
Philip Dodd presents a Landmark edition of the programme devoted to Charles Dickens.
The Artist
Anne McElvoy discusses the new film The Artist, which celebrates Hollywood in the 1920s.
Artistic Endeavours
Matthew Sweet examines the major artistic endeavours shaping the 21st century.
Scientific Breakthroughs
Anne McElvoy on the scientific breakthroughs anticipated to shape the 21st century.
Greed
Is greed good? Philip Dodd and guests discuss.
Population Growth
Anne McElvoy considers how population growth is shaping the 21st century.
Shame
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Shame, The Iron Lady and Russia's Strongman.
Sculpture Exhibition, Essays on the Digital Age, Margin Call, Critical Muslim
With Philip Dodd. Essays on changes taking place in the digital age; Margin Call reviewed.
John Keane
Gil Scott Heron, Rupert Sheldrake, Liu Xiaobo, John Keane.
Sadakat Kadri, Double Jeopardy, Survivor, War Horse
Presented by Anne McElvoy. With Sadakat Kadri on a history of Sharia Law.
TS Eliot Poetry Prize, Coriolanus, Film Funding, Tali Sharot
Matthew Sweet introduces a review of Ralph Fiennes's film of Coriolanus.
David Hockney, Adhaf Soueif, Scott's Last Expedition, Cities
Juliet Gardiner with a review of a new exhibition of David Hockney's landscape paintings.
Roger Scruton, WG Sebald, Travelling Light, Being Scottish
Matthew Sweet talks to Roger Scruton about his new book, Green Philosophy.
J. Edgar
Anne McElvoy on J Edgar Hoover as a new film on the controversial FBI director opens.
Night Waves at Free Thinking
Margaret Drabble in conversation at the 2011 Free Thinking Festival.
The Trial of Ubu, Religion for Atheists, Celluloid Ceiling, The Descendants
Anne McElvoy discusses philosopher Alain de Botton's new book Religion for Atheists.
Turner and the Elements, War Crimes Tribunals, Hajj Exhibition
Matthew Sweet visits the new Hajj exhibition at the British Museum.
Iran
Rana Mitter presents a special programme on Iran.
Leonard Cohen, Housing Crisis, Lawrence Durrell
Matthew Sweet is joined by Arthur Smith to review Leonard Cohen's new album, Old Ideas.
Migrations, Wael Ghonim, She Stoops to Conquer, God's Jury
Philip Dodd talks to Egyptian web activist Wael Ghonim.
Our Man in Rome
Rana Mitter with a new book on Gregorio Casali, Henry VIII's ambassador in Rome.
Kate Grenville
Anne McElvoy talks to author Kate Grenville and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp.
A Dangerous Method, Jesse Prinz, John McGregor, Beards
Philip Dodd disusses David Cronenberg's new film A Dangerous Method.
International Review
Matthew Sweet hosts an International Review edition of the programme.
William Boyd, Yayoi Kusama, Argentina, Waiting for Godot
Rana Mitter talks to writer William Boyd about his latest novel Waiting for Sunrise.
Lucian Freud, David Gascoyne, African Economic Evolution, Antoni Tapies
Anne McElvoy visits the Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Picasso, Baka Documentary, Speed-Dating, Josie Rourke
Including Picasso at Tate Britain, a new documentary about the Baka, and Josie Rourke.
Rana Mitter interviews Turkish novelist Elif Shafak
Turkish novelist Elif Shafak talks to Rana Mitter at the 2011 Free Thinking Festival.