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Free Thinking

Japanese History, Chinese Democracy

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Zhang Weiwei, one of China's foremost public intellectuals, talks to Rana Mitter about why his country should not become a democracy. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Zhang Weiwei
Presenter:
Rana Mitter
Interviewed Guest:
Mariko Oi
Interviewed Guest:
Haining Liu
Interviewed Guest:
David Pilling
Interviewed Guest:
Naoko Shimazu

Free Thinking

Kenzaburo Oe; Artist and Empire at Tate Britain; Japan and Cool Now

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Philip Dodd and Christopher Harding review Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe's Death by Water. Mizuki Takahashi and Naoko Shimazu discuss the history and politics of Cool Japan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Harding
Interviewed Guest:
Naoko Shimazu
Interviewed Guest:
Mizuki Takahashi
Interviewed Guest:
Hew Locke
Interviewed Guest:
Tahmima Anam

Free Thinking

Tokyo Story

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Rana Mitter looks at the 1953 film Tokyo Story which is being rereleased by the BFI this June as part of their Japanese Cinema Season. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rana Mitter
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Naoko Shimazu
Producer:
Laura Thomas
Interviewed Guest:
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Free Thinking

Oh What a Lovely Savas

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Rana Mitter is joined by writers of fiction and history to discuss the roles of Turkey, India, China and Japan in World War I and the repercussions for those territories. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rana Mitter
Interviewed Guest:
Kamila Shamsie
Interviewed Guest:
Naoko Shimazu
Interviewed Guest:
Sean McMeekin
Interviewed Guest:
Erez Manela