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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...