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Wole Soyinka - Climate of Fear

I am Right; You are Dead

In his final Reith Lecture, Wole Soyinka examines the causes and impact of fanaticism.

• 43 mins

Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Technology will Determine the Future of the Human Race

Lord Broers sets out his belief that technology will hold the key to the future.

• 43 mins

Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Collaboration

In his second Reith Lecture, Lord Broers explores the origins of modern technologies.

• 43 mins

Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Innovation and Management

Does modern innovation demand new approaches to product development?

• 43 mins

Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

Lord Broers explores the origins and impact of nanotechnology.

• 43 mins

Alec Broers - The Triumph of Technology

Risk and Responsibility

In his final lecture, Lord Broers explores the responsibilities of the technologist.

• 43 mins

Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

In the Beginning was Sound

Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound.

• 43 mins

Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

The Neglected Sense

Daniel Barenboim examines what he calls 'the neglected sense'; the ear.

• 43 mins

Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

The Magic of Music

Daniel Barenboim argues that classical music can and should be accessible to all.

• 43 mins

Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

Meeting in Music

Daniel Barenboim examines how music has the power to bring people together.

• 43 mins

Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

The Power of Music

Daniel Barenboim considers the difference between power and strength in music and in life.

• 45 mins

Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Bursting at the Seams

Jeffrey Sachs delivers the first of five lectures, recorded at The Royal Society in London

• 45 mins

Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Survival in the Anthropocene

Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate.

• 45 mins

Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

The Great Convergence

Jeffrey Sachs talks about the need for international cooperation to achieve peace.

• 45 mins

Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet

Jeffrey Sachs delivers the fourth of five lectures. He considers the challenges of poverty

• 45 mins

Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams

Global Politics in a Complex Age

Jeffrey Sachs calls for a new Enlightenment to help make globalisation work for all.

• 45 mins

Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

Confucian Ways

Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker, Confucius.

• 45 mins

Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

English Lessons

Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom through three centuries.

• 45 mins

Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

American Dreams

Spence explores the relationship between China and the US over two centuries.

• 45 mins

Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas

The Body Beautiful

Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of sport and athleticism have slowly evolved.

• 45 mins

Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Markets and Morals

Prof Michael Sandel considers the expansion and moral limits of markets.

• 45 mins

Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Morality in Politics

Michael Sandel asks what role, if any, there is for moral argument in politics.

• 45 mins

Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

Genetics and Morality

Professor Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge.

• 45 mins

Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship

A New Politics of the Common Good

Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics.

• 45 mins

Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

The Scientific Citizen

Prof Martin Rees asks who we should trust to explain the risks we face.

• 45 mins

Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

Surviving the Century

Does science have the answers to help us save our planet?

• 45 mins

Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

What We'll Never Know

Professor Martin Rees explains where the limits of our scientific knowledge lie.

• 45 mins

Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons

The Runaway World

Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.

• 45 mins

Securing Freedom

Aung San Suu Kyi: Liberty

Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.

• 45 mins

Securing Freedom

Aung San Suu Kyi: Dissent

Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.

• 45 mins