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Free Thinking 2015 Festival Episodes

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  2. Northern Lights: Joanne Harris on the Norse God Loki

    Joanne Harris and Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough discuss the god Loki and Norse beliefs.

  3. Rule-Making and Rule-Breaking for Women and Men

    Sheila Hancock, Neil Bartlett, Bim Adewunmi and headteacher Jonny Mitchell debate rules.

  4. Breathalysing Britain: Free Spirits Or a Drain on Society?

    David Yelland, Shelina Zahra Janmohamed, Sally Marlow and Barry Smith discuss alcohol.

  5. The Family Is Dead! Long Live The Family!

    Writers Anne Fine and Tobias Jones and Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley discuss family life.

  6. Landmark: Angela Carter

    Philip Dodd explores the writing and legacy of Angela Carter.

  7. Work Available: No Humans Need Apply

    Paul Mason, Lucy Armstrong and Richard and Daniel Susskind debate the future of work.

  8. Stage Directions: Juliet Stevenson and Natalie Abrahami in Conversation

    Matthew Sweet chairs a debate asking how easy it is to break rules in the theatre.

  9. The Rules of Good Science

    Jim al-Khalili, Carlos Frenk, Katy Price and Tom Shakespeare debate scientific discovery.

  10. Old Ways, New Directions

    Rana Mitter chairs a debate about new ideas and lessons of the past.

  11. Putting Competition to the Test

    Margaret Heffernan, Matthew Syed, Cath Bishop and Christopher Frayling explore success.

  12. In Conversation with Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins explores religion, culture and science, talking to Philip Dodd.

  13. Breaking News - Telling Stories in Fact and Fiction

    A debate about drama on the page, stage, screen and in the way news stories are presented.

  14. Rule Breakers or Rule Makers?

    Simon Heffer, Peter Tatchell and Joyce Quin join Philip Dodd to debate rule-breaking.

  15. Claudia Rankine

    Claudia Rankine gives a lecture exploring language and racism past and present.