Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Neglected Women: Lady Mary Wroth, Margaret Cavendish, Charlotte Robinson
Anne McElvoy and guests including Tracy Chevalier on women neglected in standard histories
Landmark: The Prince
Philip Dodd and guests explore the continuing relevance of Machiavelli's The Prince.
Neil Jordan, Flat Time House, Teletubbies
With Neil Jordan on his novel, a visit to Flat Time House and 20 years of the Teletubbies.
Partition, Mohsin Hamid, Gurinder Chadha
With author Mohsin Hamid, a discussion about Partition and director Gurinder Chadha.
Japan Now Festival at the British Library
Christopher Harding with writers Alex Kerr and Yoko Tawada, and film-maker Momoko Ando.
'Play' in urban design, Gillian Allnutt
Philip Dodd considers the importance of 'play' in the way our city centres are designed.
Soil Stories Old and New
Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, Jules Pretty, Andrew Scott, Philip Coupland, Matthew Kelly
Shakespeare in cartoons, Jess Phillips, Sidney Nolan's Australian legends
Anne McElvoy hears from cartoonists and curators about creating memorable images.
Hull: A trip down memory lane
Matthew Sweet explores music, art and drama in Hull, the city where he grew up.
Paolozzi, Daniel Dennett
Philip Dodd explores the art of Paolozzi and talks about consciousness with Daniel Dennett