A fresh look at issues that effect our lives
World Service,·45 episodes
How powerful is television? Dr Ramaswami Harindranath, specialist in media explains
What does the term “celebrity†actually mean and where does it come from?
Professor Haleh Afshar, Professor Eileen Barker and Babu Gogineni attempt to define it
Religion dominates the headlines on a regular basis, but what is it?
Reason was advocated as the primary source and basis of all authority
Have we lost faith in science? Is the golden age of science over?
What is cloning and do we understand it?
The journey the Internet has taken and how information travels around the world
Exploring the issue of population increase
As population levels rise are there too many young people?
Can history be defined?
The historical text books that are being re-written in post Apartheid South Africa
A history of Iraq's conflicts since the First World War
Why do people have unsafe sex considering the risks of infection?
Can people change their sexual behaviour?
The Earth's climate is heating up and people living along the shore are losing their home
How are rising temperatures changing our world? From floods to heat waves
What is democracy? Beginning with Ancient Greek history
Emma Joseph explores whether democracy really works
Can you imagine a society not divided along socio-economic lines?
Talking Marxism with Jonathan Ray in Highgate cemetery
What does patriotism mean to a country built on immigration?
Examining the environmental impact of clearing the Amazon basin for crops
Does aid work? What is happening to aid money?
In theory, most countries believe in free trade, so why are there so many protests?
Is free trade a fair trade?
A look at the US Presidential elections of 2004
Slavery has been illegal for decades but it has never gone away
How heavily does the world rely on oil?
Are we running out of oil?
