Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Radio 3 broadcasts Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' this Sunday 31 Jan 2016 as the Sunday Drama.
Hear Lorraine's life and writing career discussed on Free Thinking.
Free Thinking - Anna Pavord: Gardens in Art. University funding.
Anne McElvoy views Painting the Modern Garden at the RA and talks to Anna Pavord.
Free Thinking - Stefan Zweig, Howard Jacobson, Michael Sandle
Philip Dodd meets sculptor Michael Sandle, Howard Jacobson and discusses Stefan Zweig
Free Thinking - Con Men; John Dee; F For Fake
Matthew Sweet explores the art of the con.
Free Thinking - The Arab Spring, Sahar Assaf, Owen Hatherley, Social Media and Language
Anne McElvoy looks at what happened to the Arab Spring five years on plus Owen Hatherley.
Free Thinking - Holes in the Ground
Rana Mitter explores Holes in the Ground and their emotional and practical uses.
Free Thinking Landmark: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Merlin Holland, Will Self and Fiona Shaw join Matthew Sweet to discuss Wilde's novel
Free Thinking - The Oscars
Matthew Sweet looks at the revival of Westerns and reports on the 2016 Oscar contenders
Free Thinking - French thought and politics.
Is France ceasing to be French - Philip Dodd and his guests investigate
Free Thinking - TS Eliot poetry prize winner. Lisa Randall on dark matter.
Anne McElvoy talks to the winner of this year's TS Eliot poetry prize Sarah Howe.