Don't miss out on this great collaboration that took place at the Festival! This weekend, a special BBC World Service's "The Forum" will air. Bridget Kendall is joined by director of the celebrated MIT media lab Joi Ito, who thinks the internet enables a type of openness which is shaping approaches in education. Leading advocate for the American video game industry, Mike Gallagher, argues we can achieve connectedness and empathy through game play. We also hear from filmmaker and theatre director Julie Taymor who cautions us about the limiting power of screens and digital technology.

Go here for more details, times, podcast info, and fun behind-the-scenes photos.

NOTE: Times are GMT
Saturday, Aug. 25, 22:05, BBC World Service
Sunday, Aug. 26, 01:05, BBC World Service
Sunday, Aug. 26, 11:05, BBC World Service

About the show: "The Forum" BBC World Service
Bringing together some of the world’s most eminent minds, the BBC’s Bridget Kendall presents the ideas discussion show “The Forum,” which tackles the big questions of our age from equality and diversity to education, conflict, and tradition. Broadcasting globally to audiences on BBC World Service radio, “The Forum” has featured a range of world- renowned thinkers as guests, with previous contributors including Nobel Prize laureates such as Martin Chalfie, Venki Ramakrishnan, Wangari Maathai, Amartya Sen, Elizabeth Blackburn, Elinor Ostrom, Harold Varmus, Frank Wilczek, and many other scientists, philosophers, novelists, artists, and entrepreneurs. The program has hosted
shows in front of audiences around the world, including literary and idea festivals in Jaipur, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, Belfast, Berlin, Edinburgh, and Sri Lanka.