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Artists including Paul Watkins and Vadim Gluzman introduce their recordings of great works for soloists with candid glimpses into their world as the one amongst the many. Show more
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Free Thinking
Festival 2018 - The One and the Many
Episode 1: The Free Thinking Lecture: Linda Yueh on Globalisation
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Linda Yueh delivers her vision for restoring faith in the free market and the analysis of economists. Chaired by Philip Dodd with an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
The Population Bomb: Danny Dorling and Stephen Emmott join Lionel Shriver to look at the warnings of a 1968 book and whether we should heed its view of an overpopulated planet. Show more
From schools of fish to starlings to atomic particles, group behaviour in nature discussed by Jim Al-Khalili, Melissa Bateson, Andrew Mcbain and Richard Bevan. Rana Mitter hosts. Show more
Army captain turned MP Johnny Mercer, Theatre Director Elizabeth Newman and former footballer Paul Fletcher compare notes on leadership and teamwork - presented by Rana Mitter. Show more
Free Thinking
Festival 2018 - The One and the Many
Episode 6: Has Social Media Cracked the Code to the Crowd?
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Julia Hobsbawm, Jamie Bartlett, Laurence Scott and Abeba Birhane switch off their phones to focus on the impact of tech on the way we behave with presenter Anne McElvoy. Show more
Sara Maitland, Lionel Shriver and John-Henry Clay explore solitude, in the modern city, online, in the medieval monk's cell and the asylum. Show more
Author David Runciman, columnist Rod Liddle, Caroline MacFarland and Professor Danny Dorling join Anne McElvoy and a Gateshead crowd to assess people power. Show more
What do we mean when we talk about a gang, the difference between loose street connections and organised crime, and why asking the question 'who am I' so often leads to trouble. Show more
BBC TV presenter David Olusoga, anthropologist Kit Davies and writer Kenan Malik debate what civilisation means with Philip Dodd and an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
Comedians Alexei Sayle, Jen Brister and Sanjeev Kohli join Matthew Sweet to offer a masterclass in making the many laugh. Recorded with an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Afua Hirsch and Tarjinder Wilkinson debate activism, social change and Britishness with Philip Dodd. Recorded with an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
Free Thinking
Festival 2018 - The One and the Many
Episode 14: Building Bridges and Other Megastructures
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Writer Erica Wagner, engineer Sean Wilkinson and architect Simon Roberts discuss the vision and the practicalities involved in building bridges. Rana Mitter chairs. Show more
Free Thinking
Festival 2018 - The One and the Many
Episode 15: Introducing the New Generation Thinkers 2018
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
From piracy to vegetarianism, George Orwell to surrogacy, Newton's alchemy to C18 fitness fads. Hear from the 10 academics chosen to turn their research into radio this year. Show more
Novelists Kit de Waal and Adelle Stripe, TV, theatre and radio writer Michael Chaplin and author, rapper and winner of this year's Orwell Prize Darren McGarvey with Shahidha Bari. Show more
Richard Holloway, Kathryn Mannix and Kevin Toolis debate the end of life, rituals and religion, with Philip Dodd. Recorded with an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
TV presenter and campaigner June Sarpong, performer Emma Frankland, GP and author Gavin Francis and philosopher Julian Baggini discuss the changing self with Anne McElvoy. Show more