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Arts & Ideas
Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.
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4.3 stars from 1,005 ratings
“I can’t make up my mind about the move from R3, and I don’t know if I’m projecting here, but I feel an edge of nervousness about making the reduction to one show a week really count, no matter who presents. Hope this is not unfair. I still listen, but with an enhanced feeling of panning for...”Read full review »
greg_bedford via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/24
Fascinating and hugely entertaining
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“This is a superb podcast covering an impressive range of subjects with exemplary erudition. The presenters are all excellent but I would happily listen to Matthew Sweet even if he was talking about concrete! - his ability to articulate complex ideas with originality and clarity is enviable.”
noscitur via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/04/24
Great range and depth 4 our 5 times.
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“Anne McElvoy is a great presenter in-fact all the team are. Great source of facts.”
paulsplanet via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/17/23
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Published 11/15/24
Political upheaval, the role of the press and free speech, attitudes towards divorce: the poet John Milton thought and wrote about all of these issues which also concern us today. Milton (9th Dec 1608-8th Nov 1674) might be best known to us today as the man behind the epic poem Paradise Lost,...
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