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: Religious or Spiritual or Neither?
21 10 12: From the Colosseum to Wembley: crowd watching through the ages
21 10 12: Everyone a runner?
21 10 12: Born this way?
20 10 12: Is Europe... boring?
20 10 12: Forced marriage to faith schools: the politics of multiculturalism
08 10 12: Riots and revolutions: Europe's young radicals?
30 10 11: Drugs and bionics: enhancing sport?
30 10 11: Is individualism bad for society?
"I was impressed by the intensity of the debate and the high level of intellectual engagement, not least by the audience. It was an invigorating, even exhilarating experience to be part of a festival based on the conviction that disagreement is good. The Battle of Ideas is a fantastic concept, may it spread epidemically to the rest of the world. I am already looking forward to next year's event."
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, professor of social anthropology, University of Oslo; novelist
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