Battles on Video presents videos from previous Battle of Ideas festivals, interviews and opinion pieces by speakers and participants, as well as specially produced in-depth discussions.
21 10 12: Students: consumers at the heart of a university?
21 10 12: Free schools: myth and reality
21 10 12: Are exams a cheat?
21 10 12: Illuminating the Middle Ages
30 10 11: Ain’t misbehaving - do British children need the army to sort them out?
30 10 11: Skilling up the jilted generation: the employability debate
30 10 10: Memorialising the Holocaust: the challenge of history?
30 10 10: What's the point of the social sciences?
29 10 10: Don't look back: why does history matter?
"The Battle of Ideas gives a forum for the most topical of debates and the healthy exchange of ideas - in our session what interested most was the contributions from the floor, also just the sheer buzz of the crowds in the foyers."
Jeremy Musson, writer and historic buildings consultant; former architectural editor, Country Life
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