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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?

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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

Spirituality Now

What is spirituality and how is it expressed?

• 25 mins

Can Torture Be Stopped?

***WARNING - This audio contains descriptions of torture*** How can torture be stopped?

• 25 mins

Will the Euro Prove to Be a Good Idea?

The Euro goes live in five months. The pros and cons of the single European currency

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Life in Numbers – Interview with Sir Roger Penrose

How can we learn to love numbers? Will computers ever replicate the human brain?

• 25 mins

Memory, Myth and Politics

How can faulty communal memories of history be challenged and overturned?

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Branding – Buying into a Lifestyle

The power of branding: how advertisers get us to buy an idealised vision of ourselves

• 25 mins

The Future of US Foreign Policy after 9/11

How the terrorist attacks might affect American foreign policy in years ahead

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The American Psyche after September 11

How have the atrocities of 9/11 changed the way Americans think of themselves?

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Time – Not a Moment to Spare

No time to stop and think? The experience of fast and slow time in the information age

• 25 mins

Germany and Europe – 9/11 Is Upsetting the Balance

How will 9/11 and the war on terror reshape the debate about EU integration?

• 25 mins

Who Will Rule in Afghanistan?

What is the future for the country if and when the Taliban are removed from power?

• 25 mins

Islam and September 11

How well does the West understand Islam and what did religion have to do with 9/11?

• 26 mins

In an Unreal World – Interview with Ivan Klíma

Czech novelist Ivan Klíma on the big issues for a novelist after the fall of communism

• 25 mins

'Civilisation' in the Balance

Is Western liberal democracy triumphant and if it is, will it remain so?

• 25 mins