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Desmond Tutu – On Reconciliation

Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks about healing the divided communities in South Africa

• 26 mins

Agenda 2000 – Review of the Year

Review of the year 2000 around the world starts with a reflection on the nature of time

• 25 mins

Is Patriotism a Danger or a Comfort?

Does being patriotic always have to mean being better than someone else?

• 25 mins

The Future of Work

More work for fewer people? Trends in working hours and workers' rights around the world

• 25 mins

More to Write Than Ever – Interview with André Brink

Why "in the new South Africa, there's incomprabably more to write about than ever before"

• 25 mins

What Direction Â鶹ԼÅÄ for the Dispossessed?

The effects and experience of being without a homeland for individuals and communities

• 25 mins

Science and Poetry – Different Views of the Same World

What science and the arts have to learn from each other

• 25 mins

Does History Matter Any More?

Should we study history or give in to the allure of living in the permanent present?

• 25 mins

Going Public – Interview with Antony Gormley

The British sculptor on public art, working with the human figure and Angel of the North

• 25 mins

Stress? Keep Calm and Carry On

Is modern life more stressful than it ever was before? Stress – its causes and remedies

• 25 mins

Populism or What the People Want

What do the people want and should politicians always bow to their wishes?

• 25 mins

The Ethics of Foreign Policy

Can there really be an ethical foreign policy or will realpolitik inevitably win the day?

• 25 mins

Money and Power – Who's Got It?

The not-so-simple relationship between economic might and political power

• 25 mins

You Can't Say That – Political Censorship

Is censorship on the increase still, a decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall?

• 25 mins

Cults – Rush Hour of the Gods

Why are the numbers of fringe religions around the world growing and how do they recruit?

• 25 mins

Poverty and How to Help – Interview with Lord Desai

Lord Desai on causes of poverty and how we need to remove obstacles to self-sufficiency

• 25 mins

The Multiculturalism Debate

How do we respond to cultural differences? Assimilate, tolerate or welcome them?

• 25 mins

Allegiance to Philosophy

Life guides: a new wave of philosophical writing addressing the big issues of our age

• 25 mins

What Is Good Parenting Now?

What should the parent-child relationship be like in the 21st century?

• 25 mins

New Brutalism In Britain

Whatever happened to good manners – and do they really matter?

• 25 mins

Taking a World View – Interview with Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky talks about his political writing – and what makes a "rogue state"

• 25 mins

Towards a New Morality

What would a new secular moral code basd on justice and equality mean for private conduct?

• 25 mins

Matters of Truth

Why does the truth matter so much?

• 25 mins

Democracy in Crisis

Are corporations and unelected institutions quietly taking over control from governments?

• 25 mins

Culture under Pressure

What's the state of public culture in Britain and beyond – is it really under attack?

• 25 mins

Jonathan Miller – On Art and Science

Interview with Jonathan Miller, physician, writer, opera director and TV presenter

• 25 mins

Is the Internet a Force for Good or Bad?

Can it deliver on the promises to link us all together and provide instant information?

• 25 mins

The Kashmir Question – Interview with Mark Tully

Mark Tully on what will be on the table at the summit between Indian and Pakistani leaders

• 25 mins

Corruption – Going Global

Has corruption increased in the world of globalised economies? How corrupt is the West?

• 25 mins

Behind the Label – Interview with John Pilger

John Pilger talks about New Rulers of the World, his new film about 'designer' sweatshops

• 25 mins