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John Sutherland
Anne McElvoy talks to John Sutherland about his new book.
The Help, Advisors, Nathan Wolfe, Building the Revolution
Rana Mitter talks to biologist Nathan Wolfe about his new book The Viral Storm.
13
Matthew Sweet presents a first night review of Mike Bartlett's new play 13.
Chris Patten
Philip Dodd talks to Chris Patten, the new chairman of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Trust.
Jeanette Winterson
Philip Dodd talks to novelist Jeanette Winterson about her new memoir.
Top Boy, Jack Goes Boating, Marina Warner
Presented by Matthew Sweet. With Ronan Bennett on his new TV drama Top Boy.
Al Jazeera, Collaborators, Steven Pinker, Mark Doty
Philip Dodd talks to Steven Pinker about our increasingly peaceful society.
Ken Russell, Public Enemies, The Novelists' Peak, The Deep Blue Sea
Presented by Anne McElvoy. With a discussion about the life of film director Ken Russell.
The Singing Detective
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Dennis Potter's television series The Singing Detective.
Owen Shears, Bernini, An Artist's Creative Peak, Hamlet
Rana Mitter talks to writer Owen Shears, and discusses artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Scorsese, Ashmolean, Kosminsky, Creativity
Anne McElvoy interviews film director Martin Scorsese about his new film Hugo.
Night Waves at Free Thinking - Revision Time! What Are Schools Really For?
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the question of what are schools really for.
International Review
Matthew Sweet hosts a review of international arts with critics from around the world.
Anne Reevell, Literary Tourism, The Mysteries of Lisbon
Philip Dodd discusses the film The Mysteries of Lisbon, set in 19th-century Portugal.
Is Politics Dead
Philip Dodd asks whether we are witnessing the death of politics.
Zoopolis
Rana Mitter discusses Zoopolis, a new book on the relationship between animals and humans.
Noises Off, Dreams of a Life, Daniel Kahneman
Matthew Sweet discusses Dreams of a Life, a new film about the forgotten in society.
Landmarks: Charles Dickens
Philip Dodd presents a Landmark edition of the programme devoted to Charles Dickens.
The Artist
Anne McElvoy discusses the new film The Artist, which celebrates Hollywood in the 1920s.
Artistic Endeavours
Matthew Sweet examines the major artistic endeavours shaping the 21st century.
Scientific Breakthroughs
Anne McElvoy on the scientific breakthroughs anticipated to shape the 21st century.
Greed
Is greed good? Philip Dodd and guests discuss.
Population Growth
Anne McElvoy considers how population growth is shaping the 21st century.
Shame
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss Shame, The Iron Lady and Russia's Strongman.
Sculpture Exhibition, Essays on the Digital Age, Margin Call, Critical Muslim
With Philip Dodd. Essays on changes taking place in the digital age; Margin Call reviewed.
John Keane
Gil Scott Heron, Rupert Sheldrake, Liu Xiaobo, John Keane.
Sadakat Kadri, Double Jeopardy, Survivor, War Horse
Presented by Anne McElvoy. With Sadakat Kadri on a history of Sharia Law.
TS Eliot Poetry Prize, Coriolanus, Film Funding, Tali Sharot
Matthew Sweet introduces a review of Ralph Fiennes's film of Coriolanus.
David Hockney, Adhaf Soueif, Scott's Last Expedition, Cities
Juliet Gardiner with a review of a new exhibition of David Hockney's landscape paintings.
Roger Scruton, WG Sebald, Travelling Light, Being Scottish
Matthew Sweet talks to Roger Scruton about his new book, Green Philosophy.
J. Edgar
Anne McElvoy on J Edgar Hoover as a new film on the controversial FBI director opens.