Free Thinking 2014 Festival of ideas: The Limits of Knowledge
Friday 31 October
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In Tune live at Free Thinking Festival
Sean Rafferty and guests launch this year's Free Thinking Festival with live performances from members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, jazz pianist Joe Stilgoe and Northumbrian pipes player Alistair Anderson.
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Royal Northern Sinfonia - Live in Concert
Live in Concert from the Sage Gateshead with New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud and Royal Northern Sinfonia conducted by Alexandre Bloch, in a concert of Beethoven, Bruch and Prokofiev.
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Karen Armstrong Free Thinking Lecture
Karen Armstrong, one of the world's leading thinkers about religion, gives the Free Thinking Lecture, arguing that, in the current global situation, a recognition of how little we know is the only way to peace.
Saturday 1 November
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Breakfast at the Sage Gateshead Café
Tom McKinney presents Breakfast from Sage Gateshead Café on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November. Join him for great music choices in the finest performances and more from Breakfast's Best of British Playlist.
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CD Review from the Sage Gateshead
Andrew McGregor brings CD Review to the Free Thinking Festival for the first time, presenting the latest classical music releases and talking to baritone Sir Thomas Allen and Scottish pianist Kenneth Hamilton.
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Music Matters: Why Should I Care?
Live from the Sage Gateshead, Petroc Trelawny chairs a debate about how far knowledge can enhance our understanding and appreciation of classical music.
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November
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Sound of Cinema - Max Richter
Matthew Sweet presents a live edition from Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival of Ideas with composer Max Richter, whose credits include music for "Shutter Island", "Waltz with Bashir" and "Sarah's Key".
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Words and Music live from Free Thinking Festival
Actors Jonathan Keeble and Sian Thomas are joined by folk singer Eliza Carthy, saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes, members of Royal Northern Sinfonia and pianist Kate Thompson.
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New Generation Thinkers
Hear documentaries presented by two of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers - a collection of the brightest academic minds. Fern Riddell: Singer, Suffragette, Firestarter and Gregory Tate: The Poetry of Science.
