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John Shea with music by Karlowicz, Lutoslawski, Sary, Brahms, Arnic, Skerjanc, CPE Bach.

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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.

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    James Earl Jones/Albert Camus Legacy/French Colonialism/Nadifa Mohamed

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    Presented by Rana Mitter. With actor James Earl Jones and the legacy of Albert Camus.

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    1. Free Thinking 2009 Dan Cruickshank: Building Memories

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      Globe-trotting architect Dan Cruickshank on why we must restore lost historic buildings.

    2. Free Thinking 2009 Julia Neuberger - Mind the Gap

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      Julia Neuberger gives a lecture about ending prejudice against Britain's senior citizens.

    3. Free Thinking 2009 Free Thinking - The Future of Men

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      A debate at the 2009 Free Thinking festival asking what sort of future lies ahead for men.

    4. Free Thinking 2009 Michael Brearley: Narcissism and Leadership

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      Available since Thu, 26 Nov 2009.

      Psychoanalyst Michael Brearley delivers a talk about the nature of leadership.

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Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin talks to Bidisha. The creator of the famous installation featuring an unmade bed, Emin was one of the most provocative artists of the 1990s.

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Karen Armstrong

Isabel Hilton hears the case for God from Karen Armstrong, one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs.

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Terry Eagleton

Rana Mitter talks to Terry Eagleton, one of the most respected thinkers of our time, about his book, Reason, Faith and Revolution, in which he mounts a critique against both those who hate religion and religious zealots.

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David Hare

Philip Dodd talks to that titan of British political drama David Hare and asks him why he thinks the BBC’s abandonment of the single TV play is a “spineless betrayal of the playwright, the art and the public”.

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Anne McElvoy meets AK Shevchenko, international negotiator and now thriller writer.

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