麻豆约拍 Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures

The Reith Lectures Podcast

Significant international thinkers deliver the 麻豆约拍's flagship annual lecture series.

Updated: occasionally

Episodes available: indefinitely

The Runaway World—Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

Tue 22 Jun 2010

4/4 Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.
What We'll Never Know—Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

Tue 15 Jun 2010

3/4 Professor Martin Rees explains where the limits of our scientific knowledge lie.
Surviving the Century—Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

Tue 8 Jun 2010

2/4 Does science have the answers to help us save our planet?
The Scientific Citizen—Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

Tue 1 Jun 2010

1/4 Prof Martin Rees asks who we should trust to explain the risks we face.
A New Politics of the Common Good—Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Tue 30 Jun 2009

4/4 Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics.
Genetics and Morality—Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Tue 23 Jun 2009

3/4 Professor Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge.
Morality in Politics—Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Tue 16 Jun 2009

2/4 Michael Sandel asks what role, if any, there is for moral argument in politics.
Markets and Morals—Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Tue 9 Jun 2009

1/4 Prof Michael Sandel considers the expansion and moral limits of markets.
The Body Beautiful—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

Tue 24 Jun 2008

4/4 Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of sport and athleticism have slowly evolved.
American Dreams—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

Tue 17 Jun 2008

3/4 Spence explores the relationship between China and the US over two centuries.
English Lessons—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

Tue 10 Jun 2008

2/4 Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom through three centuries.
Confucian Ways—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

Tue 3 Jun 2008

1/4 Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker, Confucius.
Global Politics in a Complex Age—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Wed 9 May 2007

5/5 Jeffrey Sachs calls for a new Enlightenment to help make globalisation work for all.
Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Wed 2 May 2007

4/5 Jeffrey Sachs delivers the fourth of five lectures. He considers the challenges of poverty
The Great Convergence—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Wed 25 Apr 2007

3/5 Jeffrey Sachs talks about the need for international cooperation to achieve peace.
Survival in the Anthropocene—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Wed 18 Apr 2007

2/5 Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate.
Bursting at the Seams—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Wed 11 Apr 2007

1/5 Jeffrey Sachs delivers the first of five lectures, recorded at The Royal Society in London
The Power of Music—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

Fri 5 May 2006

5/5 Daniel Barenboim considers the difference between power and strength in music and in life.
Meeting in Music—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

Fri 28 Apr 2006

4/5 Daniel Barenboim examines how music has the power to bring people together.
The Magic of Music—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

Fri 21 Apr 2006

3/5 Daniel Barenboim argues that classical music can and should be accessible to all.
The Neglected Sense—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

Fri 14 Apr 2006

2/5 Daniel Barenboim examines what he calls 'the neglected sense'; the ear.
In the Beginning was Sound—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

Fri 7 Apr 2006

1/5 Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound.
Risk and Responsibility—Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Wed 4 May 2005

5/5 In his final lecture, Lord Broers explores the responsibilities of the technologist.
Nanotechnology and Nanoscience—Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Wed 27 Apr 2005

4/5 Lord Broers explores the origins and impact of nanotechnology.
Innovation and Management—Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Wed 20 Apr 2005

3/5 Does modern innovation demand new approaches to product development?
Collaboration—Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Wed 13 Apr 2005

2/5 In his second Reith Lecture, Lord Broers explores the origins of modern technologies.
Technology will Determine the Future of the Human Race—Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Wed 6 Apr 2005

1/5 Lord Broers sets out his belief that technology will hold the key to the future.
I am Right; You are Dead—Wole Soyinka - Climate of Fear

Wed 5 May 2004

5/5 In his final Reith Lecture, Wole Soyinka examines the causes and impact of fanaticism.
A Quest for Dignity—Wole Soyinka - Climate of Fear

Wed 28 Apr 2004

4/5 Wole Soyinka explores the notion of dignity within a climate of fear.
Rhetoric that Binds and Blinds—Wole Soyinka - Climate of Fear

Wed 21 Apr 2004

3/5 In his third lecture, Wole Soyinka examines the power of political and religious rhetoric.