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Free Thinking

Radio 4's ideas programme, where leading thinkers explore the threads connecting history, culture, and the present.

62 books

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Cover of Estates

Estates

by Lynsey Hanley
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 25, 2025
Cover of Against Identity

Against Identity

by Alexander Douglas
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jul 10, 2025
Cover of Between Women

Between Women

by Luise Eichenbaum
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jul 10, 2025
Cover of Bad Friend

Bad Friend

by Tiffany Watt Smith
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jul 10, 2025
Cover of A Little History of Philosophy

A Little History of Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jul 3, 2025
Cover of Buckley

Buckley

by Sam Tanenhaus
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 26, 2025
Cover of Language City

Language City

by Ross Perlin
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 19, 2025
Cover of Beckett's Creatures

Beckett's Creatures

by Joseph Anderton
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 12, 2025
Cover of The Art of Delivery

The Art of Delivery

by Michelle Clement
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 12, 2025
Cover of Failures in Cultural Participation

Failures in Cultural Participation

by Leila Jancovich
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 12, 2025