The Reith Lectures Podcast
Significant international thinkers deliver the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's flagship annual lecture series
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The Old Warhorse—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony
Wed 18 Nov 1987
1/6 The composer Alexander Goehr discusses rise and fall of the Symphony.
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Lions Under the Throne—John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy
Wed 10 Dec 1986
6/6 Lord McCluskey concludes his lectures on the state of the British legal system.
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An Enormous Power—John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy
Wed 3 Dec 1986
5/6 Lord McCluskey argues against the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom.
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Trusting the Judges—John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy
Wed 26 Nov 1986
4/6 Lord McCluskey argues for the more unambiguous adjudication.
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Hard Cases and Bad Law—John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy
Wed 19 Nov 1986
3/6 Lord McCluskey argues ultimate responsibility for legislation lies with Parliament.
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The Clanking of Medieval Chains—John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy
Wed 12 Nov 1986
2/6 Lord McCluskey examines how judges come to their conclusions.
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The Chill and Distant Heights—John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy
Wed 5 Nov 1986
1/6 Lord McCluskey questions the role judges perform in sentencing criminals.
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Markets, States & Economics—David Henderson - Innocence and Design
Wed 11 Dec 1985
6/6 David Henderson considers the wider context of market states and economics.
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DIYE plus the Lobbies: Counting the Cost—David Henderson - Innocence and Design
Wed 4 Dec 1985
5/6 David Henderson examines how influential economists really are.
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Orthodox Economists versus the People—David Henderson - Innocence and Design
Wed 27 Nov 1985
4/6 David Henderson explores the role of international trade on economics.
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Needs, Centralism & Autarchy—David Henderson - Innocence and Design
Wed 20 Nov 1985
3/6 David Henderson considers the contrasts between different economic processes.
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Soap Opera in High Places—David Henderson - Innocence and Design
Wed 13 Nov 1985
2/6 David Henderson examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics.
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The Power of Do-it-Yourself Economics—David Henderson - Innocence and Design
Wed 6 Nov 1985
1/6 David Henderson examines the power of do-it-yourself economics.
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The Freedom of the Will—John Searle - Minds, Brains and Science
Wed 12 Dec 1984
6/6 Professor John Searle examines the evidence for and against the existence of free will.
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A Changing Reality—John Searle - Minds, Brains and Science
Wed 5 Dec 1984
5/6 Professor John Searle explores the limitations of human behavioural science.
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Walk to Patagonia—John Searle - Minds, Brains and Science
Wed 28 Nov 1984
4/6 Professor John Searle analyses how our mental activities can produce our behaviour.
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Grandmother Knew Best—John Searle - Minds, Brains and Science
Wed 21 Nov 1984
3/6 Professor John Searle examines the discipline of cognitive science.
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Beer Cans & Meat Machines—John Searle - Minds, Brains and Science
Wed 14 Nov 1984
2/6 Professor John Searle considers whether a digital computer can be taught to think.
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A Froth on Reality—John Searle - Minds, Brains and Science
Wed 7 Nov 1984
1/6 Professor John Searle examines the connections between the mind and the brain.
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Participation - the Sole Bond—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
Wed 14 Dec 1983
6/6 Sir Douglas Wass makes the case for a more autonomous Royal Commission.
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Opening Up Government.—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
Wed 7 Dec 1983
5/6 Sir Douglas Wass examines the effect on government of more public access to information.
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Critical Opposition - Part of the Policy—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
Wed 30 Nov 1983
4/6 Sir Douglas Wass examines the executive power of Parliament.
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The Privileged Adviser—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
Wed 23 Nov 1983
3/6 Sir Douglas Wass asks which Civil Service reforms would strengthen it and which weaken it.
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Cabinet: Directorate or Directory?—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
Wed 16 Nov 1983
2/6 Sir Douglas Wass analyses the effectiveness of the British Parliamentary Cabinet.
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United Thoughts & Counsels—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
Wed 9 Nov 1983
1/6 Sir Douglas Wass examines what we mean by 'government'.
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A Talent For Conviction—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
Wed 15 Dec 1982
6/6 Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue explores societies' need to over analyse art.
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The Anxious Object—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
Wed 8 Dec 1982
5/6 Denis Donoghue evaluates the destruction of raw art by interpretation.
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A Cherishing Bureaucracy—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
Wed 1 Dec 1982
4/6 Denis Donoghue analyses how the categorisation of art is destroying its mystery.
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The Parade of Ideas—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
Wed 24 Nov 1982
3/6 Denis Donoghue examines how critics influence society's perception of art.
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The Domestication of Outrage—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
Wed 17 Nov 1982
2/6 Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue evaluates how the creation of art can be a mystery.
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