The Cambridge Festival of Ideas takes place every autumn, open to and aimed at the general public. The Guardian is the festival's national media partner. A series of talks takes place every evening, which are recorded and made available for download on the Culture section of the Guardian website
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
In the latest podcast from the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, two Middle East experts debate the future for the region
In this latest talk from the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, we ask what is holding back social mobility in the UK
At the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas, David Starkey gives the first Mark Pigott Lecture, on Henry VIII and his legacy
Dr Jude Browne presents a panel discussion on the cultural significance of Barbie, at the 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Professor Willie Brown and a panel of experts discuss the legacy of the recession at the 2009 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 done to boost private funding
Professor Adrian Poole chairs a debate from the Cambridge Festival of Ideas on the origin of ideas, with writers Lisa Appignanesi and Andrew Robinson, and academics Dame Gillian Beer and Professor Rosamond McKitterick