Free Thinking Episodes Available now
The Invention of the Circus Ring
Matthew Sweet looks at the career of impresario Philip Astley and 250 years of the circus.
Rethinking Tradition
Roger Scruton, Kevin Davey, Kirsty Gunn & Haroon Mirza on tradition & experiment.
A Literary Salon.
With guests Malika Booker, Neil Brand, Katherine Cooper, David Aaronovitch and Jake Arnott
Should we keep pets?
Anne McElvoy leads a discussion on the history and ethics of pet ownership.
Landmark - This Sporting Life
Philip Dodd and his guests on David Storey's 1960 novel set in the world of rugby league.
All About Eve: Stories of the Fall; Pregancy and Aphrodisiacs
Catherine Fletcher with Stephen Greenblatt, Islam Issa, Jennifer Evans and Sara Read.
The Joy of Bad Films
Weathermen member Jonathan Lerner on underground protest & The Disaster Artist reviewed.
Russia: Totalitarianism and Punishment
Masha Gessen talks to Philip Dodd about tracing Russian history through four lives.
Documenting through photography and poetry
The Vietnam War, poetry and flash photography with Ken Burns, Sasha Dugdale and Kate Flint
Gentrification
Essayist Adam Gopnik talks to Shahidha Bari about city living. Plus artist Lucinda Rogers.
