Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ContinentalAnalytic split in Western philosophy. The Analytic school favours a logical, scientific approach, in contrast to the Continental emphasis on the importance of time and place. But what are the origins of this split and is it possible that contemporary philosophers can bridge the gap between the two? Melvyn Bragg is joined by Stephen Mulhall of New College, University of Oxford, Beatrice HanPile of the University of Essex and Hans JohannGlock of the University of Zurich.