Edward Stourton and guests discuss the 1976 clash between AJ Ayer and Edward de Bono about the fairness and efficiency of democracy. Show more

Edward Stourton and guests discuss the 1961 clash between historians AJP Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper over the origins of World War II. Show more

In 1980, conservative politician Michael Mates pits his wits against Irish nationalist John Hume. Show more

Clive James' debate with Gore Vidal on how Christianity has affected mankind's ability to think and live freely. Professors AC Grayling and Alister McGrath unpick both standpoints. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. In 1971, psychologist BF Skinner and neuroscientist Donald Mackay discuss to what extent free will is an illusion. Show more

The panel discusses the heated 1969 debate between left-wing philosopher Noam Chomsky and conservative commentator William F Buckley about United States foreign policy. Show more

When historians Correlli Barnett and Paul Johnson met in 1974, Britain's future looked uncertain. The two men agreed the country was sick but each offered a different diagnosis. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. Are we free to be good? Two philosophers, Iris Murdoch and David Pears, discuss the nature of morality. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. The permissive society comes under fire when Malcolm Muggeridge and Bernard Levin discuss pornography and censorship. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. Two philosophers- Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky - discuss the nature of power, oppression and civil disobedience. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. Philosopher Karl Popper and neuroscientist John Eccles discuss scientific progress. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. Isaiah Berlin and John Vaizey discuss whether too much equality is a bad thing and less freedom a force for good. Show more

The 1976 battle between Milton Friedman and Lord Balogh on the relative merits of free-market economics at a time when Britain was in financial crisis. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives. At the height of Women's Lib, a radical feminist and a Tory reformer clash over the route to equality. Show more

In 1960, Labour politician Denis Healey meets Frenchman Maurice Schumann to discuss Britain's place in Europe. Show more

Edward Stourton and guests discuss the 1960 debate between Bertrand Russell and Hugh Gaitskell over the subject of Britain's place in the rivalry of the Cold War. Show more

Norman Mailer and Marshall McLuhan clash over the electronic age. Has technology set man free or alienated individuals? Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives, exploring the conflict between two media men over press freedom at the time of the thalidomide case and Watergate. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits the clash between activists Malcolm X and James Farmer the height of the Civil Rights movement in 1963. Show more