Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October, Barbican, London

Putting the past on trial: burning dead witches?

Sunday 20 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Jennie Bristow, Allan Massie, John Waters, Professor Sir Simon Wessely

Soul on the slab: is there no limit to what neuroscience can do?

Sunday 20 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Dr Julian Baggini, Professor Bill Durodié, Professor Geraint Rees, Dr Sally Satel

Leveson one year on: what future for press freedom?

Sunday 20 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Professor George Brock, Professor Roger Graef, Patrick Hayes, Professor Tim Luckhurst

Building trust or cleaning up the public realm?

Sunday 20 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Lord Victor Adebowale, Paul Davies, Alex Deane, Brendan O’Neill, Jill Rutter

Listening to music: a private or public activity?

Saturday 19 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Ivan Hewett, Marshall Marcus, Gabriella Swallow

Do as I say not as I do: what’s wrong with hypocrisy?

Saturday 19 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Anne Atkins, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, Joe Friggieri

State vs. market: is there a way forward?

Saturday 19 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Louise Cooper, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Phil Mullan, Dr Andrew Sentance

East Asia: the new global hotspot?

Saturday 19 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Ben Chu, Professor Steve Tsang, James Woudhuysen

Is nothing private anymore?

Saturday 19 October 2013
SPEAKERS: David Aaronovitch, Professor Frank Furedi, Andrew Keen, Ursula Martinez, Christine Rosen

Battle of Ideas festival 2013: welcome address

Saturday 19 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Evan Fuery, Leonora Thomson, Mike Wright

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