Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields
Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how a 'glasnost' affects the Soviet economy.
Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the communal amnesia found in Soviet society.
Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.
Professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the national aspirations of the Soviet peoples.
Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses the d茅tente between the Soviet state and the Church.
Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.
Jacques Darras explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe.
Jacques Darras explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept.
Jacques Darras suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the 'Grand Tour' of Europe.
Jacques Darras explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from WW1.
Jacques Darras explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe.
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks argues that religion is the best moral framework for society.
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores how objective standards influence our ethics.
Dr. Jonathan Sacks explores the religious institution of marriage in society.
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the language of religion and community.
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explains why faith survives.
Dr Steve Jones explores what genetics can tell us about what it means to be human.
Dr Steve Jones explores the importance of mutation in species and individual development.
Dr Steve Jones explores the power and consequences of natural selection.
Steve Jones examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development.
Steve Jones examines the ways in which science has been used to support prejudice.
Steve Jones argues that humans may be as near to biological utopia as we will ever get.
Edward Said examines the definition and role of intellectuals in the modern world.
