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Arts & Ideas

Philosophy and Film

Arts & Ideas

BBC

Society & Culture

4.2598 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Sally Potter joins Rana Mitter to discuss the relationship between philosophy and film. Also in the studio are philosophers Helen Beebee, Max de Gaynesford, and Lucy Bolton.

You can find more discussions on the Free Thinking programme website Philosophy playlist https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07x0twx

Producer: Luke Mulhall

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the home of the oxymoron. Evil genius. He asked the newspaper to print his obituary early so he'd enjoy it. That's like hiding at your own funeral. Yeah, a big, great gig. I'm Russell Kane. Join me to weigh in on whether the biggest players in history are more evil or genius. Becoming that rich, I'd say that is some level of genius. It also helps that it's a long time ago, right?

0:23.3

It's like the podcast version of telling your kids the ice cream van plays music when it's out of ice cream.

0:28.8

Listen to evil genius on BBC Sounds.

0:32.4

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0:35.9

Hello, I'm Ron Amitter.

0:37.8

Welcome to BBC Radio 3's

0:39.4

Arts and Ideas Discussion Program

0:40.9

which brings together leading artists,

0:43.1

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0:45.7

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0:54.6

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0:57.9

Music that stops you in your tracks.

1:02.2

And a man who became a hero.

1:06.8

A composer who inspired the world.

1:11.7

I'm Donald Bacloud.

1:13.8

Join me as I make an epic podcast journey

1:16.5

through the life, music and ideas of Ludwig van Beethoven.

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