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The Influence of the British Black Art Movement

Artists Sonia Boyce, Isaac Julien, Eddie Chambers and Harold Offeh talk to Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Victorian Bodies, Citizens of Everywhere

Rana Mitter discusses Victorian bodies and the Citizens of Everywhere arts project.

• 45 mins

Oscar Nominations 2017, T2 Trainspotting

On the day of the Oscar nominations, Matthew Sweet and guests consider 2016 in film.

• 45 mins

Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, Barbers in concentration camps

Anne McElvoy explores topics discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

• 45 mins

Yaa Gyasi, Daniel Levitin, Peter Bazalgette, James Bartholomew on clarity, civility and strong states

Philip Dodd presents, with debates about empathy, rigorous thinking and the welfare state.

• 45 mins

Caribbean Culture

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Colin Grant and Kei Miller discuss the Caribbean with Matthew Sweet

• 45 mins

Global anger and family conflict with Pankaj Mishra and Elif Shafak.

With a discussion about anger, Elif Shafak's new novel and a debate about Trumpism.

• 45 mins

Borders: On the ground, on the map, in the mind

Writers and an artist talk borders from Ireland to Turkey with Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Russian Art and Revolution

Anne McElvoy and her guests assess the role and legacy of art in the Russian Revolution.

• 45 mins

Robots, Makt Myrkranna

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the implications of our increasing reliance on robotics.

• 45 mins

Professor Paul Gilroy

Philip Dodd is in extended conversation about culture and race with Professor Paul Gilroy.

• 45 mins

Rude Valentines. Neil Gaiman, Translating China's Arts

Neil Gaiman talks Norse myths with Rana Mitter. And a look at the ugly side of Valentines

• 45 mins

Paolozzi, Daniel Dennett

Philip Dodd explores the art of Paolozzi and talks about consciousness with Daniel Dennett

• 45 mins

Hull: A trip down memory lane

Matthew Sweet explores music, art and drama in Hull, the city where he grew up.

• 45 mins

Shakespeare in cartoons, Jess Phillips, Sidney Nolan's Australian legends

Anne McElvoy hears from cartoonists and curators about creating memorable images.

• 45 mins

Soil Stories Old and New

Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, Jules Pretty, Andrew Scott, Philip Coupland, Matthew Kelly

• 45 mins

'Play' in urban design, Gillian Allnutt

Philip Dodd considers the importance of 'play' in the way our city centres are designed.

• 45 mins

Japan Now Festival at the British Library

Christopher Harding with writers Alex Kerr and Yoko Tawada, and film-maker Momoko Ando.

• 45 mins

Partition, Mohsin Hamid, Gurinder Chadha

With author Mohsin Hamid, a discussion about Partition and director Gurinder Chadha.

• 45 mins

Neil Jordan, Flat Time House, Teletubbies

With Neil Jordan on his novel, a visit to Flat Time House and 20 years of the Teletubbies.

• 45 mins

Landmark: The Prince

Philip Dodd and guests explore the continuing relevance of Machiavelli's The Prince.

• 45 mins

Neglected Women: Lady Mary Wroth, Margaret Cavendish, Charlotte Robinson

Anne McElvoy and guests including Tracy Chevalier on women neglected in standard histories

• 45 mins

Michael Lewis

Author Michael Lewis joins Matthew Sweet to explore risk-taking in sport and in finance.

• 45 mins

Images of America

As London hosts two exhibitions of American art, Anne McElvoy discusses the American Dream

• 45 mins

Rodney Graham at Baltic, The Amber Collective

New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari visits exhibitions opening in Gateshead and Newcastle

• 45 mins

Free Thinking at Uproot Festival

Author David Mark and poet Adelle Stripe join Matthew Sweet and an audience at Hull Truck.

• 45 mins

Festival 2017

Sleep - Freedom to Think

Russell Foster delivers the opening lecture of Radio 3's 2017 Free Thinking Festival.

• 60 mins

Festival 2017

Pinky Lilani, Denise Mina, Jay Griffiths and John Gallagher debate the speed of life

Pinky Lilani, Denise Mina, Jay Griffiths and John Gallagher debate the speed of life.

• 45 mins

Festival 2017

Politics Fast and Slow

Labour MP Harriet Harman on sustaining her career in a fast-changing political world.

• 45 mins

Festival 2017

How Short is a Short Story?

George Saunders, Kirsty Logan, Jenn Ashworth and Paul McVeigh on writing short fiction.

• 45 mins