Arts and Ideas
The best of Night Waves, Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme, featuring in-depth interviews; vociferous debates on key cultural and philosophical questions; and critics' judgement on the latest releases. Night Waves is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Mon - Thurs at 9.15pm. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial
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Recent episodes (8)
Zadie Smith, Shlomo Sand and more from Free Thinking
Tue, 24 Nov 09
Duration:
55 minsZadie Smith on her new book, Changing My Mind, historian Shlomo Sand, author of a controversial history of the Jewish people, and a debate about the importance of the rivers of the North East: the Tyne, Tees and Wear.
Stephen Soderburgh, Stephen Poliakoff, and Berlin
Mon, 16 Nov 09
Duration:
54 minsStephen Soderburgh on his new film, The Informant!, Stephen Poliakoff on his return to the big screen, and the intellectual fall out of the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago.
James Ellroy, David Miliband, 'The Humbling' review, Sport or The Arts, Ian Blair
Tue, 10 Nov 09
Duration:
69 minsForeign Secretary David Miliband on his personal experiences in politics, author James Ellroy on his new novel, Anne McElvoy and guests review Philip Roth's 'The Humbling', a debate from our Free Thinking Festival of ideas on Sports vs the Arts, chaired by Philip Dodd and Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair discusses the future of policing.
Ken Livingstone, William Orbit plus highlights from Free Thinking
Tue, 3 Nov 09
Duration:
60 minsKen Livingstone on his experience as Mayor of London, William Orbit teaches us how to listen, Gwen Adshead consultant psychotherapist at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital on the woman's right to be evil and a panel debate whether the West is losing its nerve.
Free Thinking Lecture: Prof Tanya Byron
Mon, 26 Oct 09
Duration:
61 minsProfessor Tanya Byron presents the opening lecture for the Free Thinking Festival 2009: challenges facing 21st century families.
Dave Eggars, Van Gogh Letters & David Chipperfield
Mon, 19 Oct 09
Duration:
47 minsMatthew Sweet talks to author Dave Eggars about his adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are; Rana Mitter and guests assess Van Gogh's letters and Anne McElvoy review the new sitcom, Modern Family with guests Anne Karpf and Stephen Armstrong and talks to the architect, David Chipperfield about his work.
P D James, Sir Harold Evans and Chief Bill Bratton
Mon, 12 Oct 09
Duration:
44 minsPhilip Dodd talks to the author P D James about her work as an author of detective fiction; he also talks to Chief Bill Bratton, the man who has been credited with inventing "zero tolerance" and Anne McElvoy talks to the veteran newspaper man, Sir Harold Evans.
5 October 2009
Mon, 5 Oct 09
Duration:
49 minsThe Who's Pete Townshend on auto destructive art, a debate of the value of Trotskyism, King Charles II and the years after his restoration, and author Clive James on his years presenting television.
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Play recent episodes
- Zadie Smith, Shlomo Sand and more from Free Thinking
- Stephen Soderburgh, Stephen Poliakoff, and Berlin
- James Ellroy, David Miliband, 'The Humbling' review, Sport or The Arts, Ian Blair
- Ken Livingstone, William Orbit plus highlights from Free Thinking
- Free Thinking Lecture: Prof Tanya Byron
- Dave Eggars, Van Gogh Letters & David Chipperfield
- P D James, Sir Harold Evans and Chief Bill Bratton
- 5 October 2009
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