Blasphemy Debate

If you want to spend a truly remarkable 80 minutes in the company of great minds, debating a vital subject, then listen to the debate from the Hay Festival between Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry about incitement to religious hatred. It was recorded last month.

You can do other things while Real Player or similar plays it. Five minute download with broadband.

But learning to hold on to your faith in this company will stretch you. If it doesn't you aren't listening properly.

Oh, and about an hour in there is one of the best put-downs I have ever heard.

And two or three great jokes.

And a couple of remarkable rants.

Brilliantly chaired by Joan Bakewell.

I'll give it a few days before commenting to allow a few more to have listened.