A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Radio 4,Β·825 episodes
Simon Schama reflects on the history of political rhetoric and televised debates.
Simon Schama reflects on the politics surrounding President Obama's healthcare reforms.
Simon Schama looks forward to spring with personal reflections on the changing seasons.
Simon Schama reflects that when times are hard people seem to prefer tough leaders.
As a tribute to the late Lisa Jardine, another chance to hear her reflections on memory.
Lisa Jardine reflects on the valuable example of the chemist Dorothy Hodgkin.
Lisa Jardine reflects on the art and dangers of writing secret missives.
Lisa Jardine reflects on the power of music and the value of musical education.
Lisa Jardine on the need for climate scientists to take care when they inform and persuade
Lisa Jardine on the reputations of US presidents during and after their time in office.
Lisa Jardine on the importance of science education for national prosperity.
Lisa Jardine on the challenge of delivering the right level of supplies for public use.
Lisa Jardine welcomes the advent of electronic books but retains her passion for print.
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.
Clive James reflects on the human condition and the need for liberal democracy to spread.
Clive James vents his frustration at automated customer systems.
Clive James reflects on the media coverage of man-made global warming.
Clive James warns of the dangers of a new plan for calculating funding for universities.
Clive James reflects on the spirit in which sport is played.
Clive James reflects on the revelation of the identity of Belle de Jour.
Clive James celebrates the honouring of Sir Keith Park with a statue in Trafalgar Square.
Clive James reflects on the seductive allure of illegal narcotics.
Clive James reflects on the postal workers' dispute.
Clive James reflects on the importance of scepticism in every walk of life.
Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.
Clive James reflects on the global responsibility of feminists in the west.
Clive James wonders what the Poet Laureateship says about the British attitude to poetry.
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James.
Clive James wonders about the progress of feminism.
