7 April 2013
Episode 196
54 minutes
Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound meet Israeli filmmaker Dror Moreh to discuss his controversial new documentary “The Gatekeepers”, look into Japanese outsider art with James Peto of the Wellcome Trust, and consider the challenges of immigration with director of Demos think-tank – David Goodhart.
7 April 2013
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