The Reith Lectures Podcast
Significant international thinkers deliver the ±«Óãtv's flagship annual lecture series.
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Industrial And Economic Consequences—Leon Bagrit - The Age of Automation
Sun 13 Dec 1964
5/6 Leon Bagrit considers the problems and advantages of widespread automation in Britain.
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The Fulfilment of Lives—Albert Sloman - A University in the Making
Sun 1 Dec 1963
4/6 Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.
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Vicissitudes of Adolescence—George Carstairs - This Island Now
Sun 25 Nov 1962
3/6 Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.
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The Problem of White Settlement—Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
Thu 7 Dec 1961
4/6 Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.
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African Nationalism—Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
Thu 23 Nov 1961
2/6 Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.
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The Mechanization of Art—Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy
Sun 11 Dec 1960
5/6 Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.
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The Fear of Knowledge—Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy
Sun 4 Dec 1960
4/6 Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.
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Future of Man—Peter Medawar - The Future of Man
Sun 20 Dec 1959
6/6 Professor PM Medawar considers the future of human evolution.
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The Origin of the Universe 2—Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe
Sun 14 Dec 1958
6/6 Professor Bernard Lovell explores the continuous creation theory of the universe.
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The Origin of the Universe 1—Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe
Sun 7 Dec 1958
5/6 Professor Bernard Lovell contemplates the implications of evolutionary theory.
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The Military Problem—George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West
Sun 1 Dec 1957
4/6 Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West.
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The Problem of Eastern and Central Europe—George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West
Sun 24 Nov 1957
3/6 Professor George F Kennan considers the effect of Soviet Satellite States in Europe.
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Science and Education—Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation
Sun 16 Dec 1956
6/6 Professor Edward Appleton considers how to teach science in order to inspire new talent.
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Industrial Science—Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation
Sun 9 Dec 1956
5/6 Professor Edward Appleton analyses the functional sciences created for industry.
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Architecture and Planning: The Functional Approach—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 27 Nov 1955
7/7 Nikolaus Pevsner explores how England's town centres have traditionally been planned.
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Constable and the Pursuit of Nature—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 20 Nov 1955
6/7 Nikolaus Pevsner examines the flowering of English landscape painting in the 18th century.
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Blake and the Planing Line—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 13 Nov 1955
5/7 Nikolaus Pevsner places the artist William Blake in the context of an English tradition.
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Perpendicular England—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 6 Nov 1955
4/7 Nikolaus Pevsner examines 'the most English creation in architecture'.
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Reynolds and Detachment—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 30 Oct 1955
3/7 Nikolaus Pevsner examines the contradiction at the heart of Sir Joshua Reynolds' work.
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Hogarth and Observed Life—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 23 Oct 1955
2/7 Nikolaus Pevsner considers the 'Englishness' of the artist William Hogarth.
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The Geography of Art—Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Sun 16 Oct 1955
1/7 Nikolaus Pevsner explores the English national character as expressed in terms of art.
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The Atlantic Bridge—Oliver Franks - Britain and the Tide of World Affairs
Sun 21 Nov 1954
3/6 Sir Oliver Franks analyses the political relationship between Britain and the USA.
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The Sciences and Man's Community—Robert Oppenheimer - Science and the Common Understanding
Sun 20 Dec 1953
6/6 Professor Robert Oppenheimer explains how human communities resemble atoms.
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The Psychology of Encounters—Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West
Sun 14 Dec 1952
5/6 Professor Arnold Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture.
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British Rule In India—Cyril Radcliffe - Power and the State
Sun 2 Dec 1951
5/7 Lord Radcliffe examines the early period of British administration in India.
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Individual and Social Ethics—Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual
Sun 30 Jan 1949
6/6 Bertrand Russell argues for personal morality over tribal customs to guide conduct.
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Control and Initiative: Their Respective Spheres—Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual
Sun 23 Jan 1949
5/6 Bertrand Russell considers the roles of state control in a progressive society.
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The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature—Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual
Sun 16 Jan 1949
4/6 Bertrand Russell considers the role of human nature in the development of society.
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The Role of Individuality—Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual
Sun 9 Jan 1949
3/6 Bertrand Russell argues for the importance of individual initiative in a community.
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Social Cohesion and Government—Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual
Sun 2 Jan 1949
2/6 Bertrand Russell examines the effects of increasing state control.
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