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Free Thinking - Charles Kingsley's Water Babies

Free Thinking - Charles Kingsley's Water Babies

FromArts & Ideas


Free Thinking - Charles Kingsley's Water Babies

FromArts & Ideas

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As a musical version of The Water Babies opens Simon Heffer and New Generation Thinker Corin Throsby discuss the ideas of Charles Kingsley. Matthew Sweet talks about literary satire with novelist Edward St Aubyn. Plus we mark today's anniversary of Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile by talking to documentary maker Sally McLean about her current film project which profiles the Viennese running coach Franz Stampfl.
Released:
May 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Leading artists, writers, thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives & links between past & present and new academic research.