Big Ideas (Audio)
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Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concept is a victory of substance over style. Big Ideas airs Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.
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Robert Adams on the novel Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry.
Robert Adams, author of A Love of Reading, discusses the novel Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry. -
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Posted on 07 Sep 2013
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Christopher Hitchens on The Three New Commandments
Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great, on The Three New Commandments. -
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Posted on 24 Aug 2013
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Robert Adams on the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Robert Adams, author of A Love of Reading, discusses the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. -
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Posted on 10 Aug 2013
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Hazel Carby on Belonging to Britain
Hazel Carby looks at the historic relationship between England and Jamaica, including the history of the slave trade in Bristol and the complex question of identity for those of mixed British and West Indian heritage. -
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Posted on 27 Jul 2013
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Robert Adams on Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Robert Adams, author of A Love of Reading, discusses the novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie. -
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Posted on 13 Jul 2013