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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

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    • Nov 2, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
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    Do we need a new morality for the 21st century? 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2009 33:19


    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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2009 30:21


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2009 35:04


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

    David Starkey on Henry VIII: Famous for 500 years

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2009 46:35


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

    Becoming Barbie: 2009 Cambridge Festival of Ideas discusses female stereotypes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2009 37:46


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2009 34:50


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2009 29:14


    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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2009 38:13


    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

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