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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.

Shahidha Bari

Rodney Graham

Graeme Rigby

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

Lucy Wood

Leyla Al-Sayad

Craig Smith

Free Thinking: Rodney Graham at Baltic, The Amber Collective

Rodney Graham at Baltic, The Amber Collective

16/03/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Rodney Graham at Baltic, The Amber Collective

New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari visits exhibitions opening in Gateshead and Newcastle

Artist and musician Rodney Graham talks to Shahidha Bari about making music and art from film, video and photographs. Graeme Rigby describes documenting the north east of England.

New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari talks to Rodney Graham about making music, and art from film, video and photographs. Graham Rigby and Sirkka Liisa Konttinen describe documenting the North East as the Side Gallery celebrates its 40th year of displaying and collecting work from the Amber Film and Photography Collective. Artist Lucy Wood talks about her project Distant Neighbours which highlights the plights of refugees and migrants. Plus, Leyla Al-Sayad on the once thriving Yemeni community of South Shields. 

Rodney Graham is on show at BALTIC from 17 March - 11 June 2017.

Lucy Wood's short film series, Distant Neighbours, features as part of the Gimme Shelter season at the Tyneside cinema.

Leyla Al-Sayad'a Yemini project: 

http://www.theyemeniproject.org.uk/

Producer: Craig Smith

(Image: Rodney Graham, Paddler, Mouth of the Seymour, 2012-13, (c) Rodney Graham. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth.).

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