We seem to have forgotten how to argue about important things without descending into tribalism, insults, and generally thinking the worst of our competitors. This is no good. We’ll never get out of the bitter divisions cleaving culture if we don’t learn to disagree fruitfully.

In this series, Timandra Harkness explores the best ways to disagree with other people – constructively.

She examines how clashes of interests, competing moral visions, factual disputes, arguments about strategies and even different personal preferences over which film to watch in the cinema can all be managed better.

With the help of a trade union negotiator, an expert on neighbour disputes, and scientists, Timandra examines how better to cope with competing factors of view, and – when it comes to personal preferences – asks why we try so difficult to find known reasons for what you want to do or believe.

And she has a disagreement within the merits of disagreement.

Made by Martin Rosenbaum.