A Point of View Episodes Episode guide
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Why Sportsmanship Matters
Adam Gopnik reflects on the nature of sportsmanship ahead of the American Super Bowl.
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Self-Drive Manhood
Adam Gopnik hails the development of the self-drive car as the way to rescue his manhood.
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Sex and the French
Adam Gopnik reflects on the attitude of the French to the sex lives of their statesmen.
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Unknown Knowns
John Gray reflects on the things we know but prefer not to think about.
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The Perils of Belief
John Gray reflects on the damage that can be caused by evangelical belief.
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Two Cheers for Human Rights
John Gray gives only two cheers for human rights.
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Islamo-Christian Heritage
William Dalrymple reflects on the co-habitation of Islam and Christianity.
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Why Dickens Endures
John Gray gives his own theory for the cultural longevity of Charles Dickens.
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It's Always the Others Who Die
Will Self reflects that our modern secular society has silenced the voices of the dead.
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Political Trojan Horses
Will Self warns against politicians' policies which turn out to be Trojan horses.
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Rebuilding After 9/11
Will Self gives a personal view of the new One World Trade Center in New York.
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Self Confident Culture
Will Self argues for greater British cultural self-confidence in the debate over the veil.
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Kennedy 50 Years On
Will Self reflects on America's view of the assassination of JF Kennedy, 50 years on.
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Will Self: Pity the Young
Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young.
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Lisa Jardine: Reflections on IVF
Lisa Jardine reflects on IVF as she stands down from the body which regulates it.
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Machine Intelligence
Lisa Jardine compares the computer science legacies of Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace.
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Cross Border Science
Lisa Jardine reflects on the internationalism that underpins the progress of science.
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Ethical Science
Lisa Jardine draws lessons from the career of Leo Szilard, who worked on the atom bomb.
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The Horror of Love
Stephen King says, 'Love creates horror.' AL Kennedy agrees.
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AL Kennedy: Someone to Watch Over Me
AL Kennedy reflects on our tendency to behave badly when we think no-one is looking.
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Great Pretenders
AL Kennedy reflects on the stuggle to establish truth in an age of lies.
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Real Change
AL Kennedy doesn't like change. But she thinks she should change her atittude.
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Of the People, By the People 4/4
Roger Scruton concludes his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.
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Of the People, By the People 3/4
Roger Scruton continues his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.
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Of the People, By the People 2/4
Roger Scruton continues his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.
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Roger Scruton: Of the People, By the People 1/4
Roger Scruton argues that democracy alone is not enough for political freedom.
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Machiavelli's Summer in Tuscany
Sarah Dunant on why Machiavelli wrote his seminal work 'The Prince' one summer in Tuscany.
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Reforming Catholicism in 140 Characters
Sarah Dunant suggests what Pope Francis should tell his Twitter followers.
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A Big Day for Bert and Ernie?
Sarah Dunant reflects on the power of a cartoon showing Bert and Ernie as a gay couple.
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A Sporting Catharsis
A week after Wimbledon, amid the Ashes, Sarah Dunant reflects on sport's cathartic power.
