Free Thinking 2009 - Julia Neuberger - Mind the Gap
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For Free Thinking 2009, Julia Neuberger gives a lecture arguing that intergenerational relationships in Britain are at an all-time low - and that our senior citizens are neglected.
Sacred Monsters - Bertholt Brecht
Mon, Dec 14
Philip Dodd and guests discuss the contested reputation of the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht. He was once considered the essence of radical drama.
Sacred Monsters - DH Lawrence
Tue, Dec 15
Matthew Sweet and Hermione Lee consider the reputation of novelist DH Lawrence. Is he one of the 20th century's greatest writers or is he simply preoccupied with bodily attitudes?
Sacred Monsters - Bertrand Russell
Wed, Dec 16
Anne McElvoy and guests incuding philosopher AC Grayling re-assess the reputation of once-lionised philosopher and public intellectual Bertrand Russell.
Sacred Monsters - Jean-Paul Sartre
Thu, Dec 17
Rana Mitter reassesses philosopher Jean-Paul Satre. While he was once seen as an intellectual giant, today his existentialist ideas are considered by some to be dated.