The Reith Lectures Episodes Episode guide
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The Global Story: How artificial intelligence could upend 2024’s many elections
Deepfakes, distrust and democracy
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The Black Hole: Based on Professor Stephen Hawking's Reith Lecture
An animated explanation of black holes from the world’s most famous physicist.
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Reith Revisited: Michael Sandel on Bertrand Russell
Michael Sandel revisits the inaugural Reith Lectures given by Bertrand Russell.
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Reith Revisited: Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
Sarah Montague and Grayson Perry discuss Nikolaus Pevsner's lectures on 'English Art'.
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Reith Revisited: Brian Cox on Robert Oppenheimer
Sarah Montague and Brian Cox reconsider Robert Oppenheimer's 1953 Reith lectures.
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Reith Revisited: Angela Stent on George Kennan
A re-examination of George Kennan's 1957 Reith Lectures, 'Russia, the Atom and the West'.
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Reith Revisited: Anand Menon on Robert Birley
Sarah Montague and Anand Menon revisit Robert Birley's Reith Lectures, Britain in Europe.
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Inside the Mind of Professor Stephen Hawking
A short animated journey into the mind of the world’s most famous physicist.