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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Sep 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Sep 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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

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Episode 3: Is free will an illusion?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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

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Series 3

Episode 1: Liberty or equality?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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

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Episode 4: Britain's place in Europe

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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

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Episode 2: Press freedom in the 1970s

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Aug 2011, 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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

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