Former Formula 1 racing driver Damon Hill, paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson and retired Col Lincoln Jopp discuss adrenaline's connection to handling crises with Rana Mitter. Show more
Bettany Hughes, Sir Richard J Evans and John Hall consider whether periods of turmoil are seen as revolutionary at the time or whether we only understand change retrospectively. Show more
A discussion in which Sathnam Sanghera, Judy Wajcman, Griselda Togobo and Robert Colvile explore the history of the workplace, from factory floor to hot desk to the gig economy. Show more
Tony Sewell, director of Generating Genius, and Mike Grenier, co-founder of the slow education movement, discuss how time and technology are at the heart of 21st century education. Show more
In front of an audience at Sage Gateshead, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough introduces the ten academics selected as the 2017 cohort of New Generation Thinkers. Show more
Before an audience at Sage Gateshead, Rana Mitter explores east and west, and calm in a fast-paced world with author Haemin Sunim and New Generation Thinker Christopher Harding. Show more
From Sage Gateshead, Rana Mitter introduces a discussion in which Carlos Frenk. Eugenia Cheng, Jim Al-Khalili and Louisa Preston consider the connections between time and space. Show more
Field scientists Tim Birkhead and Phyllis Lee discuss long-lived animal species, their survival strategies and how their lives have shaped the minds of those who study them. Show more
Poet Simon Armitage and writer Alexandra Harris join Philip Dodd and audience at Sage Gateshead to discuss time and place in modern Britain. Show more
In front of an audience at Sage Gateshead, Professor Russell Foster delivers the opening lecture of Radio 3's 2017 Free Thinking Festival, on the theme of 'the speed of life'. Show more
Harriet Harman, first elected a Labour MP in 1982, talks to Philip Dodd about championing women's rights and sustaining a political career in a fast-changing political world. Show more
In front of an audience at Sage Gateshead, Matthew Sweet explores writing short and long-form fiction with writers George Saunders, Kirsty Logan, Jenn Asworth and Paul McVeigh. Show more
Free Thinking
Festival 2017
Episode 2: Pinky Lilani, Denise Mina, Jay Griffiths and John Gallagher debate the speed of life
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Pinky Lilani, Denise Mina, Jay Griffiths and John Gallagher compare experiences of life in the fast lane with taking the slow route, whether in business, writing or leisure time. Show more
In front of an audience at Sage Gateshead, Anne McElvoy presents a discussion about the experience of isolation. With guests Terry Waite, Dr Cleo van Velsen and Erwin James. Show more
Health minister-turned-broadcaster Edwina Currie, journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer, and teacher and columnist Lola Okolosie discuss the different times of our lives. Show more
Writer Jay Griffiths, Dr Vincent Deary and Professors Louise Robinson and Matthew Smith discuss how depression affects our sense of time and the rhythms of daily life. Show more