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2012 Festival

Series of events from the 2012 Free Thinking festival. The theme is 'them and us': exploring whether the world is becoming a more divided place, and how we define ourselves in relation to others

Aliens: The Ultimate Them and Us

From the 2012 Free Thinking festival, Matthew Sweet chairs a debate on aliens.

First broadcast: 21 Nov 2012

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Philippa Gregory

Novelist Philippa Gregory talks to Rana Mitter at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

First broadcast: 20 Dec 2012

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Lindsay Johns

From Free Thinking 2012, Lindsay Johns argues that we should stop listening to the young.

First broadcast: 13 Dec 2012

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Colm Toibin

Irish writer Colm Toibin talks to Philip Dodd at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

First broadcast: 06 Dec 2012

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Ian Goldin

Ian Goldin gives a talk entitled Globalisation and the Future at Free Thinking 2012.

First broadcast: 29 Nov 2012

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Aliens: The Ultimate Them and Us

From the 2012 Free Thinking festival, Matthew Sweet chairs a debate on aliens.

BBC Radio 3

Mon 18 Feb 2013 22:00 BBC Radio 3

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Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivers the opening lecture of the festival. She argues that women leaders are better placed than men to sort out the crises of the 21st Century.

Mary Robinson
Michael Ignatieff

On the eve of the US election, Michael Ignatieff gives a talk on Enemies in Politics at the Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2012.

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