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Free Thinking 2009

Radio 3's festival of ideas, featuring interviews, talks, public debates, drama and live performance. With contributions from today's leading thinkers, artists, scientists and writers

Programmes:
on BBC iPlayer (12)
coming up (2)
Previous programmes:
by series (1)
by year (14)

Available now on BBC iPlayer

  1. Listen to the latest programme

    Michael Brearley: Narcissism and Leadership

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    Available since Thursday.

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

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    1. Landmarks: Land of Three Rivers

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      Available since Thu, 19 Nov 2009.

      A debate about the importance of the rivers of the North East: the Tyne, Tees and Wear.

    2. Lisa Jardine

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      Available since Thu, 12 Nov 2009.

      Lisa Jardine on how IVF is changing our ideas about the definition of a family.

    3. Sport or the Arts

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      Available since Thu, 5 Nov 2009.

      Philip Dodd and guests debate which is the greater human achievement - sport or the arts.

    4. Free Thinking - David Miliband

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      Available since Tue, 3 Nov 2009.

      Foreign Secretary David Miliband talks to Philip Dodd at 2009's Free Thinking festival.

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