Free Thinking - John Clare & Jimmy Wales
Matthew Sweet talks to Iain Sinclair and New Generation Thinker Dr Greg Tate about a walk to mark John Clare's death 150 years ago. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Profess...
20 Maj 201444min
Free Thinking - Nick Payne & Penny Dreadful
Nick Payne talks to Anne McElvoy about his play Incognito and the man who stole Einstein's brain. New Generation Thinker Fern Riddell reviews Sky Atlantic's Penny Dreadful and our fascination with Vic...
15 Maj 201444min
Free Thinking - Does Europe need an East?
Interview with the prominent Czech writer who has just published memoir, My Crazy Century, followed by a discussion debating whether Europe will always need an East. And why are we interested in scien...
14 Maj 201444min
Free Thinking - Godzilla and Hayao Miyazaki
MJ Hyland reviews Simon Armitage's The Last Days of Troy at the Royal Exchange Manchester starring Lily Cole. Chris Harding looks at Japanese fears in Godzilla and The Wind Rises. Dr Philip Roscoe and...
13 Maj 201445min
Free Thinking - Representing Cities
Anne McElvoy looks at the benefits and challenges of cities pooling resources. Michael Wynne and Rachel De-lahay discuss their plays opening in Liverpool and Birmingham this week. Plus New Generation ...
8 Maj 201445min
Free Thinking - David H Hwang & Eleanor Marx
David Henry Hwang tells Philip about his 2007 drama Yellow Face, reflecting life of Asian American and now showing in London; biographer Rachel Holmes and New Generation thinker, historian Emma Griffi...
7 Maj 201444min
Free Thinking - Charles Kingsley's Water Babies
As a musical version of The Water Babies opens Simon Heffer and New Generation Thinker Corin Throsby discuss the ideas of Charles Kingsley. Matthew Sweet talks about literary satire with novelist Edwa...
6 Maj 201445min
Free Thinking - Thom Gunn & Michael Cunningham
Samira Ahmed is joined by poets Paul Farley, Fiona Sampson and Clive Wilmer to discuss Thom Gunn, who died ten years ago. An interview with Michael Cunningham, about his new novel The Snow Queen. Plus...
1 Maj 201447min
