Writer John Irving talks to Rana Mitter about his new novel, In One Person. Free Thinking Festival Episodes available on BBC iPlayer
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2011 Charles Jencks
A talk in which landscape architect Charles Jencks calls for a new cosmic art.
First broadcast: 24 Nov 2011
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2011 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Neuro-scientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore discusses dramatic changes in the teenage brain.
First broadcast: 23 Nov 2011
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2011 Were the Luddites Right?
Rana Mitter chairs a debate about the Luddite movement, to mark its 200th anniversary.
First broadcast: 22 Nov 2011
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2011 Susie Orbach
Susie Orbach challenges the obsession with personal change at Free Thinking 2011.
First broadcast: 21 Nov 2011
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2011 Aditya Chakrabortty
Economist Aditya Chakrabortty examines the impact of economic change on society.
First broadcast: 18 Nov 2011
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2011 What is the Future of Civilisation as the Oil Runs Out?
Anne McElvoy chairs a talk about the impact of a future energy crisis on our way of life.
First broadcast: 17 Nov 2011
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2011 Can We Stop the Mania for Change?
Philip Dodd chairs a debate on obsession with change, with Molly Dineen and Giles Fraser.
First broadcast: 16 Nov 2011
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2011 Julian Savulescu - The Moral Obligation to Improve
Julian Savulescu makes the case for human enhancement at the 2011 Free Thinking festival.
First broadcast: 15 Nov 2011
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2011 Linda Colley
Historian Linda Colley delivers a lecture entitled The Present and the Past of Change.
First broadcast: 14 Nov 2011
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2011 The Free Thinking Essay, New Generation Thinker: David Petts
5/5 David Petts calls for the preservation of the industrial heritage of the North East.
First broadcast: 11 Nov 2011
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