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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

The ideas shaping our lives today - with artists and thinkers in debates and interviews.

The ideas shaping our lives today - with leading artists and thinkers in extended interview and debate.

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Douglas Alexander

Liam Halligan

Andrew McAfee

Sean Williams

Shobana Jeyasingh

Torquil MacLeod

Free Thinking: Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, Barbers in concentration camps

Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, New Generation Thinker Sean Williams

25/01/2017

Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, Barbers in concentration camps

BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Davos Discussions, Shobana Jeyasingh, Barbers in concentration camps

Anne McElvoy explores topics discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

With Anne McElvoy. With a debate about topics explored at the 2017 World Economic Forum, research into barbers in WWII concentration camps and choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh.

Anne McElvoy explores topics discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos - she's joined by former Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, economist Liam Halligan and MIT scientist Andrew McAfee. Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th, New Generation Thinker Seán Williams discusses his research into barbers in the camps. Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh discusses the way the history of indentured labour has influenced her latest dance piece.

Shobana Jeyasingh's Material Men Redux, informed by the personal stories of dancers Sooraj Subramaniam and Shailesh Bahoran, tours to Nottingham, Ipswich, Eastleigh, Birmingham, Glasgow and London from February.

Producer:Torquil MacLeod.

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