2012 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 20 October: 12.15pm-1.15pm
Conservatory
Social media: good? Or bad?
Saturday 20 October: 1.29pm-2.59pm
Garden Room
Engineering design or design engineering?
Saturday 20 October: 3.30pm-5.00pm
Garden Room
Water, water, everywhere: not allowed to use it
Saturday 20 October: 5.15pm-6.30pm
Garden Room
Commons people: music in a digital age
Sunday 21 October: 10.30am-12.00pm
Fountain Room
Urban hubris and the great inequality debate
Sunday 21 October: 12.15pm-1.15pm
Fountain Room
From the Colosseum to Wembley: crowd watching through the ages
Sunday 21 October: 3.15pm-4.45pm
Fountain Room
To build or not to build?
Sunday 21 October: 5.00pm-6.15pm
Fountain Room
Preservation or modernisation?
Sunday 21 October: 6.30pm-7.30pm
Fountain Room
Looking back today

Debating Matters International Final:- UK versus India

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