Free Thinking 2013 FestivalEpisodes Available now

Penny Woolcock

Director Penny Woolcock talks to Samira Ahmed about working in opera and film.

Who has the right to depict the experiences of the powerless? Rana Mitter chairs a debate.

Authors Lionel Shriver and Val Curtis ask if we are too obsessed with food and body image.

Matthew Sweet presents a debate asking if the arts are leading or following public taste.

A discussion asking if maps can reveal too much and how they direct our thinking.

10/10Christopher Harding explores religion and counselling in Japan and the UK.

Authors Patrick Ness and Professor Charles Fernyhough discuss children's imaginations.

9/10Rebecca Steinfeld investigates the place of religious traditions involving genital cutting

Fiona Reynolds and Simon Thurley discuss planning and power pressures on rural areas.

8/10Gregory Tate asks what controls humans: rational thought or unconscious emotion.