Strand: Battle Talk
Battle Talks are informal ‘in conversation’-style discussions with a couple of speakers interrogated by a compere, and plenty of time for audience questions and contributions.
'Turn That Racket Off' [Opens in new window]
"The 2006 Battle of Ideas did what it said on the tin: prejudices were punctured, common wisdom was questioned and original thinking honoured. The saying was coined in Texas, but I suggest that the Battle of Ideas adopts it as the conference motto: ‘sacred cows make the best burgers."
George Brock, Saturday Editor, The Times