麻豆约拍 Radio 4 - Free Thinking, 2014 Festival

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Have science fiction and space travel changed people's relationship with the world?

Rana Mitter hosts a debate asking if the internet can make knowledge open to all.

Rana Mitter and a panel consider 'how much self-knowledge do we need to be happy?'.

Siobhan Redmond and David Greig discuss drama and how much one has to know about a play.

10/10 Joanna Cohen compares 19th-century attitudes to American politicians with those of today.

9/10 Preti Taneja explores the politics of language and its impact on Indian literature.

Rana Mitter explores the links between the behaviour of animals and humans.

8/10 Naomi Paxton on the movement for a women's theatre from the 1890s to the start of WWI.

John Lanchester discusses the wealth gap, banking and how we understand the economy.

7/10 Will Abberley explores the evolution of language and what we learn from science fiction.