Free Thinking - Everything That You Never Knew About Indian History
Rana Mitter is joined by young academics who are exploring Indian history during British rule and looking at India in the second world war
17 Sep 201544min
Free Thinking - Emotion in Art - Frederick Forsyth: 15 September 15
Frederick Forsyth discusses spy fiction and fact as he publishes his memoirs and Matthew Sweet explores our emotions with New Generation Thinker Dr Tiffany Watt-Smith, Thomas Dixon and Susie Orbach. A...
16 Sep 201545min
William Kentridge and William Boyd
South African artist William Kentridge discusses making animated films, drawings and directing the opera Lulu. William Boyd's latest novel Sweet Caress traces the life and work of a photographer. Phil...
15 Sep 201544min
Proms Poetry Competition - 08 September 15
Radio 3 presenter Ian McMillan, poet Kate Clanchy and Judith Palmer of the Poetry Society introduce the winning entries in this year's Proms Poetry Competition. The Poems are read by Carolyn Pickles.
8 Sep 201533min
PROMS EXTRA - Arabian Nights - 7 Sep 15
dha Bari and Houda Echouafni on this powerful islamic folk-cycle - Arabian Nights
7 Sep 201520min
Proms Extra: David Hare's memoir 'The Blue Touch Paper' - 04 Sep 15
David Hare, one of Britain's leading playwrights, discusses his new memoir, 'The Blue Touch Paper', with Matthew Sweet. When the National Theatre published its poll of the hundred best plays of the 20...
4 Sep 201520min
PROMS EXTRA - 120 years of London School of Economics: 2 Sep 15
Michael Cox explores the history of the London School of Economics with Stephanie Flanders
2 Sep 201520min
Proms Extra: Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark - 31 August 15
The American novelist Willa Cather's 'The Song of the Lark' was first published a hundred years ago in 1915. Her biographer Dame Hermione Lee talks to New Generation Thinker Sarah Dillon about Cather'...
31 Aug 201520min
