Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Free Thinking - Saki. Ria Sattouf. Anders Lustgarten. 鈥楢 Thing鈥�
Rana Mitter talks to playwright Anders Lustgarten & rereads Saki's satirical stories.
Evelyn Waugh.
Bryony Lavery, Alexander Waugh, Philip Eade and Adam Mars-Jones celebrate Evelyn Waugh
Free Thinking: Light: Ann Wroe, Dan Flavin, Blackpool Illuminations, The Sun.
Ann Wroe joins Anne McElvoy for an exploration of light from Blackpool to the South Downs
Nationalisms: Jerry Brotton, Elif Shafak, John Breuilly
Jerry Brotton talks to Rana Mitter about Elizabethan England and the Islamic World.
Suits. Neil LaBute
Shahidha Bari explores the history of suits with Anne McElvoy. Plus dramatist Neil LaBute
Free Thinking - The Green Man. George Monbiot.
Rana Mitter considers the myth of the Green Man and our relationship with Nature.
Free Thinking 鈥� Daniel Clowes; Alan Clarke's TV career; Ken Loach tribute to Barry Hines
Phil Davis and Clio Barnard discuss the career of director Alan Clarke.
Free Thinking - Russia and the Arts: Julian Barnes, Roxana Silbert and Suhayla El-Bushra
Julian Barnes reviews portaits of Russian cultural figures on show at the NPG.
Free Thinking - Philosophy: Bryan Magee
Matthew Sweet considers the state of philosophy today
Free Thinking 鈥� Identity in Britain: Martin Parr.
Photographer Martin Parr has curated a show exploring views of the UK from outsiders.
