BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking Festival 2011

This weekend, Free Thinking - BBC Radio 3's festival of ideas, returns to The Sage Gateshead for a series of thought-provoking talks, debates and performances.

The festival theme this year is CHANGE, exploring the mania for change sweeping the globe, with talks from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Germaine Greer, William Hague, Susie Orbach and Margaret Drabble.

We might be slightly biased....but we're most excited about brand new live drama A Summer Night,starring Daniel Kaluuya. Written by Jack Thorne (The Fades, Skins, This is England) and directed by BBC writersroom's very own, Kate Rowland, the drama will be broadcasting live on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday night at 9pm.

Set during the recent riots, A Summer Night tells three personal stories from the night when the capital changed shape. A policeman on duty, a carer trying to get to her patient, a teenager on a night out - their paths cross and collide in ways you won't expect.

If you'd like to be in the audience for the live recording at the Baltic in Gateshead - there are still some tickets available - it's free to attend, and you can book online via The Sage website.

Download the full programme of events on the BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking festival website.

Tickets for all events are FREE. To book call The Sage Gateshead on 0191 443 4661

or visit The Sage website.