Arts and Ideas

Arts and Ideas

The best of Night Waves, Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme, featuring in-depth interviews; vociferous debates on key cultural and philosophical questions; and critics' judgement on the latest releases. Night Waves is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Mon - Thurs at 9.15pm. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial

5 Episodes of this Podcast:

R3Arts: Ken Livingstone, William Orbit plus highlights from Free Thinking

Published: 2009-11-03 05:55:00

Ken Livingstone on his experience as Mayor of London, William Orbit teaches us how to listen, Gwen Adshead consultant psychotherapist at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital on the woman's right to be evil and a panel debate whether the West is losing its nerve.

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R3Arts: Free Thinking Lecture: Prof Tanya Byron

Published: 2009-10-26 12:10:00

Professor Tanya Byron presents the opening lecture for the Free Thinking Festival 2009: challenges facing 21st century families.

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R3Arts: Dave Eggars, Van Gogh Letters & David Chipperfield

Published: 2009-10-19 14:11:00

Matthew Sweet talks to author Dave Eggars about his adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are; Rana Mitter and guests assess Van Gogh's letters and Anne McElvoy review the new sitcom, Modern Family with guests Anne Karpf and Stephen Armstrong and talks to the architect, David Chipperfield about his work.

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R3Arts: P D James, Sir Harold Evans and Chief Bill Bratton

Published: 2009-10-12 13:00:00

Philip Dodd talks to the author P D James about her work as an author of detective fiction; he also talks to Chief Bill Bratton, the man who has been credited with inventing "zero tolerance" and Anne McElvoy talks to the veteran newspaper man, Sir Harold Evans.

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R3Arts: 5 October 2009

Published: 2009-10-05 15:12:00

The Who's Pete Townshend on auto destructive art, a debate of the value of Trotskyism, King Charles II and the years after his restoration, and author Clive James on his years presenting television.

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