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Four Thought Series 4 Episodes

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  1. Jonathan Ree

    49/3 Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.

  2. Rachel Armstrong

    48/3 Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.

  3. SF Said

    47/3 SF Said believes fiction can help to bridge the divide between 'us' and 'them'.

  4. Mark Graham

    46/3 Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension.

  5. Rebecca Mott

    45/3 Rebecca Mott calls for the abolition of prostitution.

  6. Philippa Perry

    44/3 Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.

  7. Benet Brandreth

    43/3 Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.

  8. Making a Home

    41/3 Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common.

  9. Cult of Girls

    40/3 Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'.

  10. Nothing to Lose

    39/3 Byron Vincent discusses nature versus nurture, and society's obligations to its weakest.

  11. Role Modelling

    38/3 Anne-Marie Imafidon argues that we need to think differently about role models.

  12. Heaven Crawley

    37/3 Heaven Crawley argues for a different approach in our attitude towards asylum seekers.

  13. Matthew Engel

    36/3 Matthew Engel makes a secular case for reclaiming the peace and quiet of the Sabbath.

  14. Emile Simpson

    35/3 Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.

  15. Curtis Blanc

    34/3 Former prisoner turned entrepreneur, Curtis Blanc, says prison only works if you let it.

  16. Refugee Stories

    33/3 Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees.

  17. Courage and Effect

    32/3 Brian Lavery on how a fishwife from Hull changed the country's most dangerous industry.

  18. Chemophobia

    31/3 Chemistry lecturer Mark Lorch asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals.

  19. Putting Profit in Its Place

    29/3 Jane Burston argues that we should put profit in its place: as a means to an end.

  20. How to Remember

    28/3 Sam Edwards argues that we should think again about how we memorialise war.

  21. Learning from our teenage selves

    27/3 Molly Naylor explores what we can learn from our teenage selves.

  22. Empires of Attention

    26/3 Matt Locke examines how our attention has shaped our culture.

  23. Hello Cheeky

    25/3 Farrah Jarral puts the case for more cheekiness.

  24. Drugs in Sport

    24/3 Paul Dimeo argues that drugs have made modern sport what it is today.

  25. Language Is Power

    23/3 Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.

  26. Mona Siddiqui

    22/3 Prof Mona Siddiqui considers the importance of friendship in a divided world.

  27. Danny Dorling

    21/3 Prof Danny Dorling on why he thinks the population bomb has already been diffused.

  28. Emily Bell

    20/3 Emily Bell considers the affect of cyberspace on actual space.

  29. Alan Bissett

    19/3 Author Alan Bissett on his journey from lad to feminist.

  30. Greg Votolato

    18/3 Greg Votolato confesses his addiction to cars, while arguing for more sustainable designs.

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