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University of Cambridge festival of ideas

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The Cambridge Festival of Ideas is an annual event which takes place every autumn, open to and aimed at the general public. The Guardian is the festival's national media partner. A series of...

Episodes

8 episodes

Do we need a new morality for the 21st century? 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas

In the last podcast from the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, we ask if a new morality is needed in the new world order of the 21st century

00:33:19Nov 2, 2009

Can there be peace in the Middle East? 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas

In the latest podcast from the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, two Middle East experts debate the future for the region

00:30:21Oct 30, 2009

Social mobility: what's holding Britian back? 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas

In this latest talk from the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, we ask what is holding back social mobility in the UK

00:35:04Oct 29, 2009

David Starkey on Henry VIII: Famous for 500 years

At the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, David Starkey gives the first Mark Pigott Lecture, on Henry VIII and his legacy

00:46:35Oct 28, 2009

Becoming Barbie: 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas discusses female stereotypes

Dr Jude Browne presents a panel discussion on the cultural significance of Barbie, at the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas

00:37:46Oct 26, 2009

Willie Brown and guests at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas discuss the legacy of the recession

Professor Willie Brown and a panel of experts discuss the legacy of the recession at the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas

00:34:50Oct 26, 2009

An age of austerity for the arts? Cambridge Festival of Ideas

In the second of our podcasts from the Cambridge festival of ideas, we ask if the recession is likely to decimate the arts, and what can be...

00:29:14Oct 23, 2009

Where do ideas come from? 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas - Podcast 1

Professor Adrian Poole chairs a debate from the Cambridge Festival of Ideas on the origin of ideas, with writers Lisa Appignanesi and Andrew...

00:38:13Oct 22, 2009