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The Reith Lectures

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series

Radio 4,·307 episodes

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Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceIs Violence Normal?Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal.58 mins26 Nov 2024
Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceAren't they all evil?Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks: Aren't they all evil?58 mins03 Dec 2024
Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceDoes Trauma Cause Violence?Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence.57 mins10 Dec 2024
Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceCan we change violent minds?In her final Reith Lecture, Dr Gwen Adshead asks if we can change violent minds.57 mins17 Dec 2024
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future1. The Future of DemocracyProfessor Ben Ansell delivers the first 2023 Reith Lectures on Our Democratic Future.58 mins29 Nov 2023
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future2. The Future of SecurityProfessor Ben Ansell gives the second of his 2023 Reith Lectures on why politics fails.57 mins06 Dec 2023
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future3. The Future of SolidarityBen Ansell's third 2023 Reith Lecture on why politics fails.57 mins13 Dec 2023
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future4. The Future of ProsperityBen Ansell concludes his series of Reith Lectures on why politics fails57 mins20 Dec 2023
The Four Freedoms1. Freedom of SpeechBest-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's BBC Reith Lecture on freedom of speech.69 mins30 Nov 2022
The Four Freedoms2. Freedom of WorshipRowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty71 mins07 Dec 2022
The Four Freedoms2. Rhyddid i AddoliRowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith lecture on faith and liberty in Welsh.28 mins07 Dec 2022
The Four Freedoms3. Freedom from WantAuthor and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on 'Freedom from Want'.73 mins14 Dec 2022
The Four Freedoms4. Freedom from FearForeign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her BBC Reith Lecture on Freedom from Fear.62 mins21 Dec 2022
The Four FreedomsThe Four Freedoms discussionThe 2022 Reith Lecturers discuss what FDR's Four Freedoms mean now.42 mins28 Dec 2022
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceThe Biggest Event in Human HistoryStuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform our world58 mins01 Dec 2021
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceAI in warfareStuart Russell warns of the dangers of developing autonomous weapon systems57 mins08 Dec 2021
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceAI in the economyWhat will artificial intelligence mean for the future of work?58 mins15 Dec 2021
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceAI: A Future for HumansStuart Russell suggests a way forward for human control over artificial intelligence.58 mins22 Dec 2021
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Moral to Market SentimentsWhy have financial values come to be considered more important than human ones?42 mins02 Dec 2020
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Credit Crisis to ResilienceMark Carney assesses what lessons have been learnt from the 2008 financial crash.57 mins09 Dec 2020
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Covid Crisis to RenaissanceMark Carney looks at the tensions between economic and human values during the pandemic.57 mins16 Dec 2020
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Climate Crisis to Real ProsperityMark Carney argues that the market can be redirected to alleviating climate change.57 mins23 Dec 2020
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsLaw's Expanding EmpireJonathan Sumption argues that the law is taking over the space once occupied by politics.57 mins21 May 2019
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsIn Praise of PoliticsJonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests42 mins28 May 2019
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsHuman Rights and WrongsJonathan Sumption argues that courts have usurped power via human rights law.42 mins04 Jun 2019
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsRights and the Ideal ConstitutionJonathan Sumption assess the pros and cons of written and unwritten constitutions.42 mins11 Jun 2019
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsShifting the FoundationsJonathan Sumption argues against Britain adopting a written constitution.42 mins18 Jun 2019
Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of CainWar and HumanityMargaret MacMillan asks if war is an essential part of being human.45 mins26 Jun 2018
Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of CainFearing and Loving: Making Sense of the WarriorMargaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war.44 mins03 Jul 2018
Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of CainCivilians and WarMargaret MacMillan examines the role of civilians as supporters and victims of conflict.60 mins10 Jul 2018
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