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Events at a Glance

All venues are at The Sage Gateshead unless indicated otherwise. All broadcasts are on BBC Radio 3. Free Thinking broadcasts began with Tanya Byron's opening lecture on Friday 23 October followed by a special evening on Radio 3 on Sunday 25 October including Drama on 3 and Words and Music.


BBC Radio Drama around The Sage Gateshead

Throughout the morning of Saturday 24 October, short radio dramas written by local writers will be recorded around The Sage Gateshead by BBC Radio Drama. Drop by any time to watch.

Free Thinking Archive

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Listen to or watch over 100 Free Thinking events from 2006-8.

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Listen to Speech and Drama on Radio 3

  1. 7 Dec 2009 12:00–13:00
    BBC Radio 3
    Composer of the Week
    Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51), Episode 1
    1/5. Donald Macleod examines the few known facts of Albinoni's life.
  2. 7 Dec 2009 17:00–19:00
    BBC Radio 3
    In Tune
    07/12/2009 John Fulljames, Kathryn Stott, Graham Fitkin
    With Sean Rafferty. Jonathan Dove's opera The Enchanted Pig, plus pianist Kathryn Stott.
  3. 7 Dec 2009 21:15–22:00
    BBC Radio 3
    Night Waves
    Russian Art/Where the Wild Things Are
    Anne McElvoy talks to critic Andrew Graham-Dixon about the history of Russian art.
  4. 7 Dec 2009 22:00–23:00
    BBC Radio 3
    Composer of the Week
    Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51), Episode 1
    1/5. Donald Macleod examines the few known facts of Albinoni's life.

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