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Free Thinking

Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives - looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.

Episodes

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The Good Life

03 Oct 2025
56m
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Finding my tribe

26 Sep 2025
56m
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Friendship

11 Jul 2025
56m
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Censorship, editing and self-censorship

04 Jul 2025
57m
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Christian faith, politics and culture

27 Jun 2025
56m
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Language

20 Jun 2025
56m
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Failure

13 Jun 2025
56m
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Podcasting difficult histories

06 Jun 2025
56m
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Common Sense

04 Jun 2025
56m
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Power: A User's Guide

04 Jun 2025
57m
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WOLVES

23 May 2025
56m
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Political Visions

16 May 2025
56m
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Peace

09 May 2025
56m
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Community

02 May 2025
56m
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Decadence

25 Apr 2025
56m
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The Middle Classes

28 Mar 2025
56m
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Isolation

21 Mar 2025
56m
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Evidence

14 Mar 2025
57m
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Uncertainty

07 Mar 2025
56m
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A pinch of salt

28 Feb 2025
56m
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