Battle of Ideas 2015
Festival weekend: Media

Fuller details of sessions are available where the title is in bold.

Saturday 17 October: 12.00-13.00
Growing Pains Frobisher 1-3
Time to tame advertising?
Saturday 17 October: 14.00-15.30
Contemporary Controversies Conservatory
What is the point of the BBC in an era of Netflix and Amazon Prime?
Sunday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
War and peace Conservatory
The blog of war: conflict reporting in a digital age

Growth is good: mission or mania?

"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick

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