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Parole
Episode One
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
54-year-old Colin committed a brutal murder following a pub fight. 25 years later, he has a chance to be released from prison. With his victim’s widow waiting anxiously at home for the decision, will the...
Parole
Episode Two
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
15 years ago, Matthew violently murdered a young woman on a public street. He has the chance to move to an open prison where he will come into contact with the public. A recently converted Christian, will...
Parole
Episode Three
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
45 year-old Jon has been locked up for 19 years after violently robbing three students in 2004. A veteran of six previous parole hearings, has an intense period of therapy changed him enough for the Parole...
Parole
Episode Four
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
34 year-old Ruben is facing the Parole Board after serving a sentence for biting a man’s ear off. Will he be able to persuade the Board he is a changed man or will his offending past catch up with him?...
Parole
Episode 5
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Three years ago, 35-year-old Ben went on a drink and drugs binge that ended with a failed bank robbery. Having been released and reoffended numerous times before, will his recent illness be enough to make...
Think With Pinker
Ep1 - Think Twice
- Broadcast
- 2021 (28 mins)
Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball by analysing statistical records, has transformed the sport. But can statistics and formulas really do a better job of picking the best players...
Think With Pinker
Ep2 - Methinks it is a weasel
- Broadcast
- 2021 (28 mins)
It’s tempting to see patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences, but it’s also dangerous. Along with his business partner Warren Buffet, vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger...
Think With Pinker
Ep3 - In touch with reality
- Broadcast
- 2021 (28 mins)
Why do so many of us believe in quackery and conspiracy? In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker tries to make sense of the senseless. Steven is joined by Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at...
Think With Pinker
Ep4 - Don’t expect a Zebra
- Broadcast
- 2021 (28 mins)
Why medical students are advised - if you hear hoofbeats behind you, don’t expect to see a zebra. In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker explores Bayesian reasoning. Steven is joined by...
Think With Pinker
Ep5 - You can’t think that
- Broadcast
- 2021 (28 mins)
Are some thoughts too evil to think? Sometimes we avoid seemingly rational lines of reasoning, not because of logic, innumeracy or ignorance, but for morality. In his guide to thinking better, Professor...