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Freud for Our Times

Stephen Frosh features in BBC Radio 4 documentary about Freud

Stephen Frosh, Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychosocial Studies, was interviewed as part of the documentary Freud for Our Times on BBC Radio 4.

The documentary explores the challenges of adapting the traditional customs of psychoanalysis to our lives today, the meaning of "cure" in psychoanalysis, and how Freud's ideas can help us understand some difficult contemporary issues, such as racism, Islamophobia and radicalisation.

Listen to Freud for Our Times on BBC iPlayer Radio

Freud for Our Times was written and presented by Daniel Pick, Professor of History in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology. Professor Pick is the module convenor for Psychoanalysis and History on our MA Psychoanalytic Studies programme.

The documentary was broadcast on Tuesday 13 December 2016 at 16:00, and will be repeated on Friday 6 January 2017 at 11.00.

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