2011 Programme: Festival weekend overview
The Festival weekend includes more than 70 debates which are listed below ordered by time slot and room. To see Saturday or Sunday sessions only, select the day you want from the menu on the left or select sessions by Theme.
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Saturday 29 October: 5.15pm-6.30pm
Upper Gulbenkian Gallery
Lecture Theatre 2
Sunday 30 October: 1.45pm-3.15pm
Keynote Controversies Upper Gulbenkian Gallery
The Credit Crunch Demystified - China has been keeping the US afloat
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