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.
18 10 11: The use and abuse of democratic self-defence
11 10 11: Death in Venice: is tourism killing or saving the city?
08 11 10: Ground Zero Tolerance: America's Culture War
31 10 10: Are we still a classless society Mr Cameron?
31 10 10: What does it mean to be a liberal today?
31 10 10: Rape and the law: he said, she said?
31 10 10: The IPCC: can we trust the evidence?
31 10 10: The energy challenge: can we keep the lights on?
31 10 10: Trafficking: new slave trade or moral panic?
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