Salman Rushdie, Henry Kissinger

Salman Rushdie talks to Philip Dodd. Plus historian Niall Ferguson on Henry Kissinger.

• 45 mins

Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta in Conversation at Birmingham Rep

Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta talk to Rana Mitter about turning Anita and Me into a play.

• 45 mins

Plants and The Black Panthers

Matthew Sweet with The Invention of Nature, The Cabaret of Plants and The Black Panthers.

• 45 mins

Home: Marilynne Robinson, Thomas Harding, Imtiaz Dharker

Ideas of home: Marilynne Robinson, Edwin Heathcote, Thomas Harding, Imtiaz Dharker.

• 45 mins

James Bond in Spectre, Nawal El Saadawi, Lord Browne, IS and Poetry

With writer Nawal El Saadawi on protest, Lord Browne on business, and IS and Arabic poetry

• 45 mins

Witch-Finding, Marina Warner

Matthew Sweet and guests including Marina Warner consider the season of the witch.

• 45 mins

Erica Jong, Richard Jones, Ben Bernanke

Philip Dodd with writer Erica Jong, director Richard Jones and economist Ben Bernanke.

• 45 mins

Medical Surgery past and present

Anne McElvoy discusses healthcare past and present with New Generation Thinker Alun Withey

• 45 mins

Garry Kasparov, Stuart Maconie, Julie Bindel, Philip French Tribute

Matthew Sweet is joined by Garry Kasparov, Stuart Maconie and Julie Bindel.

• 45 mins

Edna O'Brien

Philip Dodd is in conversation with Irish novelist Edna O'Brien.

• 45 mins

Umberto Eco

Including Italian author Umberto Eco in conversation with Matthew Sweet.

• 45 mins

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

Philip Dodd reviews the newly translated novel from Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe.

• 45 mins

Mein Kampf, Larissa MacFarquhar, Julia Margaret Cameron

Anna Fox and Chantal Joffe on Julia Margaret Cameron, plus Larissa MacFarquhar on altruism

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

Claudia Rankine

Claudia Rankine gives a lecture exploring language and racism past and present.

• 58 mins

2015 Festival

Rule Breakers or Rule Makers?

Simon Heffer, Peter Tatchell and Joyce Quin join Philip Dodd to debate rule-breaking.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

Breaking News - Telling Stories in Fact and Fiction

A debate about drama on the page, stage, screen and in the way news stories are presented.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

In Conversation with Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins explores religion, culture and science, talking to Philip Dodd.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

Putting Competition to the Test

Margaret Heffernan, Matthew Syed, Cath Bishop and Christopher Frayling explore success.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

Old Ways, New Directions

Rana Mitter chairs a debate about new ideas and lessons of the past.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

The Rules of Good Science

Jim al-Khalili, Carlos Frenk, Katy Price and Tom Shakespeare debate scientific discovery.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

Stage Directions: Juliet Stevenson and Natalie Abrahami in Conversation

Matthew Sweet chairs a debate asking how easy it is to break rules in the theatre.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

Work Available: No Humans Need Apply

Paul Mason, Lucy Armstrong and Richard and Daniel Susskind debate the future of work.

• 45 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: The Moor of Florence - A Medici Mystery

Catherine Fletcher on the claims that the first Medici duke of Florence was of mixed race.

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: Women on Their Own - Widows in Britain, Now and Then

Nadine Muller on the hidden history of widows in Britain from the 19th century to today.

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: Nancy Cunard - The Rebellious Heiress

Sandeep Parmar on the tragic life of Nancy Cunard, scion of the famous shipping family.

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: Kilts, Celts and Clearances in World War One

Peter Mackay explores how WWI soldiers in kilted regiments discussed their allegiances.

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: The Medieval Scottish Dream State

Kylie Murray explores visions of Scottishness in The Wallace and The Scotichronicon.

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: Inside a Pirate's Cookbook - A Culinary Journey through the 17th Century

Joe Moshenska explores the travels of astrologer, diplomat and gourmet Sir Kenelm Digby.

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: Beer and the British Empire

Sam Goodman explores the way beer was used as both beverage and medicine in colonial India

• 15 mins

2015 Festival

New Generation Thinkers: Jews in Occupied France - Co-existence with the Enemy?

Daniel Lee revisits Vichy France to uncover a different history of Jewish life there.

• 15 mins