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

Holding Nations And Traditions At Bay—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual

Wed 30 Jun 1993

2/6 Edward Said explores the role of intellectuals from different cultures and backgrounds.
Representations of the Intellectual—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual

Wed 23 Jun 1993

1/6 Edward Said examines the definition and role of intellectuals in the modern world.
The Evolution of Utopia—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

Wed 18 Dec 1991

6/6 Steve Jones argues that humans may be as near to biological utopia as we will ever get.
Cousins Under the Skin—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

Wed 11 Dec 1991

5/6 Steve Jones examines the ways in which science has been used to support prejudice.
The Economics of Eden—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

Wed 4 Dec 1991

4/6 Steve Jones examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development.
In God's Image—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

Wed 27 Nov 1991

3/6 Dr Steve Jones explores the power and consequences of natural selection.
Change or Decay—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

Wed 20 Nov 1991

2/6 Dr Steve Jones explores the importance of mutation in species and individual development.
A Message From Our Ancestors—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

Wed 13 Nov 1991

1/6 Dr Steve Jones explores what genetics can tell us about what it means to be human.
A Community of Communities—Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Wed 19 Dec 1990

6/6 Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explains why faith survives.
Fundamentalism—Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Wed 12 Dec 1990

5/6 Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism
Paradoxes & Pluralism—Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Wed 5 Dec 1990

4/6 Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the language of religion and community.
The Family—Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Wed 28 Nov 1990

3/6 Dr. Jonathan Sacks explores the religious institution of marriage in society.
The Demoralisation of Discourse—Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Wed 21 Nov 1990

2/6 Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores how objective standards influence our ethics.
The Environment of Faith—Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Wed 14 Nov 1990

1/6 Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks argues that religion is the best moral framework for society.
Towards the Light—Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Wed 20 Dec 1989

5/5 Jacques Darras explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe.
Remembering the Somme—Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Wed 13 Dec 1989

4/5 Jacques Darras explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from WW1.
Highways of Freedom—Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Wed 6 Dec 1989

3/5 Jacques Darras suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the 'Grand Tour' of Europe.
The Golden Fleece—Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Wed 29 Nov 1989

2/5 Jacques Darras explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept.
The Time Traveller—Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Wed 22 Nov 1989

1/5 Jacques Darras explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe.
The Paradox of Gorbachev's Reforms—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Tue 13 Dec 1988

6/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.
Religion and the Atheist State—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Tue 6 Dec 1988

5/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses the d茅tente between the Soviet state and the Church.
The Flawed Melting Pot—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Tue 29 Nov 1988

4/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the national aspirations of the Soviet peoples.
A Civil Society In Embryo—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Tue 22 Nov 1988

3/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.
The Return Of The Repressed—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Tue 15 Nov 1988

2/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the communal amnesia found in Soviet society.
A Great Power in Crisis—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Tue 8 Nov 1988

1/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how a 'glasnost' affects the Soviet economy.
Stand Up and Be Misunderstood—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Sun 27 Dec 1987

6/6 Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.
Let the People Sing—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Wed 16 Dec 1987

5/6 Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.
A Licence for Licence—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Wed 9 Dec 1987

4/6 Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.
Past and Present—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Wed 2 Dec 1987

3/6 Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.
An Orchid In the Field of Technology—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Wed 25 Nov 1987

2/6 Professor Alexander Goehr judges the effect of recorded sound on our perception of music.