2011 Programme: Sporting Contests
As the greatest show on Earth comes to town, just what is the Olympics all about? Still about human excellence and competition of the best? More about urban regeneration and boosting the economy? Or just bread and circuses?
PRODUCED BY: Dave Bowden and Geoff Kidder
INTRODUCED BY: Geoff Kidder, Academy of Ideas
Sunday 30 October 2011
9.45am to 10.30am Café
Sunday 30 October 2011
10.45am to 12.15pm Café
Sunday 30 October 2011
1.45pm to 3.15pm Café
Sunday 30 October 2011
3.45pm to 5.15pm Café
Sunday 30 October 2011
5.30pm to 6.30pm Café
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Andrew Copson, chief executive, British Humanist Association
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