BBC Sounds - The Reith Lectures - Available Episodes (original) (raw)

Homepage

Accessibility links

BBC Account

Notifications

More menu

Search Sounds

Close menu

BBC Sounds

Sounds home page

Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

The Reith Lectures

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

Radio 4,·312 episodes

Episodes

ListGrid

Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution1. A Time of MonstersDutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.25 Nov 2025,·57 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution2. How to start a moral revolutionRutger Bregman gives the second of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures called Moral Revolution.02 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution3. A conspiracy of decencyDutch historian Rutger Bregman gives the third of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures.09 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.16 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Moral Maze debate: Rutger Bregman’s call for a moral revolutionMichael Buerk chairs a debate examining Rutger Bregman’s call for a moral revolution.25 Nov 2025,·56 mins
Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceIs Violence Normal?Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal.26 Nov 2024,·58 mins
Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceAren't they all evil?Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks: Aren't they all evil?03 Dec 2024,·58 mins
Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about ViolenceDoes Trauma Cause Violence?Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence.10 Dec 2024,·57 mins
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.17 Dec 2024,·57 mins
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future1. The Future of DemocracyProfessor Ben Ansell delivers the first 2023 Reith Lectures on Our Democratic Future.29 Nov 2023,·58 mins
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future2. The Future of SecurityProfessor Ben Ansell gives the second of his 2023 Reith Lectures on why politics fails.06 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future3. The Future of SolidarityBen Ansell's third 2023 Reith Lecture on why politics fails.13 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future4. The Future of ProsperityBen Ansell concludes his series of Reith Lectures on why politics fails20 Dec 2023,·57 mins
The Four Freedoms1. Freedom of SpeechBest-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's BBC Reith Lecture on freedom of speech.30 Nov 2022,·69 mins
The Four Freedoms2. Freedom of WorshipRowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty07 Dec 2022,·71 mins
The Four Freedoms2. Rhyddid i AddoliRowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith lecture on faith and liberty in Welsh.07 Dec 2022,·28 mins
The Four Freedoms3. Freedom from WantAuthor and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on 'Freedom from Want'.14 Dec 2022,·73 mins
The Four Freedoms4. Freedom from FearForeign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her BBC Reith Lecture on Freedom from Fear.21 Dec 2022,·62 mins
The Four FreedomsThe Four Freedoms discussionThe 2022 Reith Lecturers discuss what FDR's Four Freedoms mean now.28 Dec 2022,·42 mins
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceThe Biggest Event in Human HistoryStuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform our world01 Dec 2021,·58 mins
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceAI in warfareStuart Russell warns of the dangers of developing autonomous weapon systems08 Dec 2021,·57 mins
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceAI in the economyWhat will artificial intelligence mean for the future of work?15 Dec 2021,·58 mins
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceAI: A Future for HumansStuart Russell suggests a way forward for human control over artificial intelligence.22 Dec 2021,·58 mins
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Moral to Market SentimentsWhy have financial values come to be considered more important than human ones?02 Dec 2020,·42 mins
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Credit Crisis to ResilienceMark Carney assesses what lessons have been learnt from the 2008 financial crash.09 Dec 2020,·57 mins
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.16 Dec 2020,·57 mins
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.23 Dec 2020,·57 mins
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.21 May 2019,·57 mins
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsIn Praise of PoliticsJonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests28 May 2019,·42 mins
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsHuman Rights and WrongsJonathan Sumption argues that courts have usurped power via human rights law.04 Jun 2019,·42 mins
Page 1 of 11
1
2
3
4
5
...
11
Cymraeg
Gaeilge
Gàidhlig
BBC Sounds Help
Contacts, Privacy and Information
Help with Signing In
Newsletter