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Mary Midgley

Ahead of Radio 3's 2009 Free Thinking festival, Rana Mitter talks to philosopher Mary Midgley about subjects such as reductionist science and what humans can learn from animals.

The dysfunctional family on screen - Rana Mitter talks to film director Wes Anderson about his adaptation of Roald Dahl鈥檚 Fantastic Mr Fox.

Rana is joined by art historian Carmen Fracchia and art critic Alan Caine join to review a new exhibition of Spanish painting and sculpture at The National Gallery in London. Why did religious artists in the 17th century pursue realism with such vigour?

Ahead of Radio 3鈥檚 Free Thinking Festival this weekend, Rana talks to Newcastle鈥檚 veteran philosopher Mary Midgley about her life and ideas.

It鈥檚 almost a month since news broke of a vast Anglo Saxon treasure find. After the media storm settles, archaeologist Mike Pitts joins Night Waves to give his account of the real story of arguments over ownership and the first proper insights coming out of the scholarly assessment of the find.

And poet Ian McMillan will be giving his Free Thought on avant-garde art.

45 minutes

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Oct 2009 21:15

Free Thinking

Free Thinking

Radio 3鈥檚 new home for arts and ideas.