麻豆社 Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures

The Reith Lectures Podcast

Significant international thinkers deliver the 麻豆社's flagship annual lecture series

Updated: occasionally

Episodes available: indefinitely

Governance—Respect For The Earth

Wed 12 Apr 2000

1/5 Chris Patten examines how governance affects sustainable development.
Democracy: London—Anthony Giddens - Runaway World

Wed 5 May 1999

5/5 Professor Giddens examines one of the most powerful ideas of the 20th century.
Family: Washington DC—Anthony Giddens - Runaway World

Wed 28 Apr 1999

4/5 How do changing roles within the family promote democracy and economic development?
Tradition:Delhi—Anthony Giddens - Runaway World

Wed 21 Apr 1999

3/5 Professor Giddens looks at the links between tradition and fundamentalism.
Globalisation:London—Anthony Giddens - Runaway World

Wed 7 Apr 1999

1/5 Professor Anthony Giddens examines the ways globalisation has affected our lives.
Can there be an end to war?—John Keegan - War In Our World

Wed 6 May 1998

5/5 John Keegan considers how the causes of war are to be addressed and conflict resolved.
War And The Individual—John Keegan - War In Our World

Wed 29 Apr 1998

4/5 John Keegan considers the impact of battle on those who fight them.
War and the State—John Keegan - War In Our World

Wed 22 Apr 1998

3/5 John Keegan explores the evolving relationship between war and the nation state.
The Origins Of War—John Keegan - War In Our World

Wed 15 Apr 1998

2/5 John Keegan explores the origins of warfare, when combat first became purposeful.
War And Our World—John Keegan - War In Our World

Wed 8 Apr 1998

1/5 Military historian John Keegan explores the impact warfare has had on modern times.
An Ordinary Brilliance: Parting the Waters, closing the wounds—Patricia Williams - The Genealogy of Race

Tue 25 Mar 1997

5/5 Professor Williams explores solutions to prevent racism and reconcile racial tensions.
The War Between The Worlds—Patricia Williams - The Genealogy of Race

Tue 18 Mar 1997

4/5 Professor Williams examines the impact of racialised science on attitudes to race.
The Distribution Of Distress—Patricia Williams - The Genealogy of Race

Tue 11 Mar 1997

3/5 Professor Williams examines the interaction of race and class in society.
The Pantomime of Race—Patricia Williams - The Genealogy of Race

Tue 4 Mar 1997

2/5 Professor Williams explores 'racial voyeurism' and the denial of racial experiences.
The Emperor's New Clothes—Patricia Williams - The Genealogy of Race

Tue 25 Feb 1997

1/5 Professor Patricia Williams assesses the effect of social blindness about colour and race.
The World Wide Web—Jean Aitchison - The Language Web

Tue 5 Mar 1996

5/5 Professor Jean Aitchison looks at the way we use language.
A Web Of Words—Jean Aitchison - The Language Web

Tue 27 Feb 1996

4/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines the word-learning ability inbuilt in humans.
Building the Web—Jean Aitchison - The Language Web

Tue 20 Feb 1996

3/5 Professor Jean Aitchison explores how and why language develops so quickly in children.
A Web Of Deceit—Jean Aitchison - The Language Web

Tue 13 Feb 1996

2/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines the origin of language in the human species.
A Web Of Worries—Jean Aitchison - The Language Web

Tue 6 Feb 1996

1/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines what troubles us about how our language is changing.
Cities For A Small Planet—Richard Rogers - Sustainable City

Sun 12 Mar 1995

5/5 Richard Rogers considers the practical steps needed to create more sustainable cities.
London, the Humanist City—Richard Rogers - Sustainable City

Sun 5 Mar 1995

4/5 Richard Rogers examines some of the economic, social and ecological problems London faces.
Sustainable Architecture—Richard Rogers - Sustainable City

Sun 26 Feb 1995

3/5 Richard Rogers examines the ways in which buildings can enhance the public sphere.
Sustainable Cities—Richard Rogers - Sustainable City

Sun 19 Feb 1995

2/5 Richard Rogers explores how cities can be socially divisive and environmentally hazardous.
The Culture of Cities—Richard Rogers - Sustainable City

Sun 12 Feb 1995

1/5 Richard Rogers explores both the civilising and brutalising aspects of urban life.
Home: our Famous Island Race—Marina Warner - Managing Monsters

Wed 2 Mar 1994

6/6 Marina Warner looks at myths of national identity and asks: what is home ground?
Cannibal Tales: The Hunger for Conquest—Marina Warner - Managing Monsters

Wed 23 Feb 1994

5/6 In her penultimate lecture Marina Warner asks: who are the real cannibals?
Beautiful Beasts: The Call of the Wild—Marina Warner - Managing Monsters

Wed 16 Feb 1994

4/6 From King Kong to the teddy bear, Marina Warner examines the changing value of the animal.
Little Angels, Little Devils: Keeping Children Innocent—Marina Warner - Managing Monsters

Wed 9 Feb 1994

3/6 Marina Warner examines the various depictions of children in myths and stories.
Boys Will Be Boys—Marina Warner - Managing Monsters

Wed 2 Feb 1994

2/6 Marina Warner examines the threads linking ancient myths and modern machismo.