Free Thinking explores divisions and differences and the way people define themselves in today’s world. Guests include Mark Lilla, Linda Yueh, Steven Pinker, Sonia Boyce, John Gray, Scrumbly Koldewyn, Leïla Slimani and Ash Sarkar.
Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek offers Philip Dodd his solution to the migrant crisis.
Philip Dodd considers rage in the politics of the US and India.
Anne McElvoy discusses what happened to the Arab Spring five years on.
Philip Dodd investigates the tension between cosmopolitanism and the nation state.
Philip Dodd is joined by political scientist Francis Fukuyama and author Howard Jacobson.
Philip Dodd and guests discuss secularism and religion.
Rana Mitter and guests discuss the arguments against democracy.
Philip Dodd discusses the value of the arts and the notion of social identity in Europe.
Karim Miske and Aatish Taseer discuss their writing and religion with Philip Dodd.
David Reynolds, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Simon Heffer and David Edgar discuss Churchill.
Debate asking if seeing democracy on screen and stage undermines confidence in politicians
Philip Dodd presents. With Slavoj Zizek, City of Angels and debating protest movements.
Film director Wim Wenders and philosopher Mary Zournazi discuss peace with Philip Dodd.
John Lanchester discusses the wealth gap, banking and how we understand the economy.
David Willetts MP and Roger Scruton discuss how much specialist knowledge politicians need
A discussion exploring protest, foreign policy, intervention and peace-making.
Orhan Pamuk talks to Philip Dodd about his writing career and his views of modern Turkey.
Philip Dodd explores Liberal ideas past and present and talks to director Yael Farber.
Anne McElvoy presents. Including Ranters, libertarianism, Trevor Paglen and Naomi Paxton.
Philip Dodd talks to Czech novelist Ivan Klima and asks if Europe always needs an East.
Philip Dodd explores the parallels between the 18th-century London and now.
Philip Dodd discusses religious belief with Terry Eagleton, Peter Watson and Roger Scruton
Rana Mitter talks to Zhang Weiwei, one of China's leading public intellectuals.
Who has the right to depict the experiences of the powerless? Rana Mitter chairs a debate.
