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.
02 11 08: Learning Jargonese - Steven Poole - 'Intelligent Design' is dishonest jargon
02 11 08: Picking on The Apprentice: Richard Donkin - Bulling in a vote-off society
02 11 08: Is America still the World's Policeman?
02 11 08: Too Many Laws?
02 11 08: Scared of the Kids
02 11 08: Scared of the Kids - Stuart Waiton - Lowered bar for security
02 11 08: What is China Thinking? - Duncan Hewitt
02 11 08: Building the Future - Richard Brown - Clash between development and locals
02 11 08: Eco-imperialism? - Ross Clark
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Tim Parks, novelist, essayist and translator
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