The Reith Lectures Podcast
Significant international thinkers deliver the 大象传媒's flagship annual lecture series
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sustainable Cities—Richard Rogers - Sustainable City
Sun 19 Feb 1995
2/5 Richard Rogers explores how cities can be socially divisive and environmentally hazardous.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Monstrous Mothers—Marina Warner - Managing Monsters
Wed 26 Jan 1994
1/6 In her first lecture, Marina Warner examines the role of the 'she-monster' in myth.
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Gods That Always Fail—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Wed 28 Jul 1993
6/6 Edward Said considers how far an intellectual should participate in the public sphere.
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Speaking Truth To Power—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Wed 21 Jul 1993
5/6 Edward Said asks the basic question for the intellectual: how does one speak the truth?
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Professionals and Amateurs—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Wed 14 Jul 1993
4/6 Edward Said examines amateur intellectuals and their influence on society.
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Intellectual Exiles—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Wed 7 Jul 1993
3/6 Edward Said considers intellectuals as people on the margins of their own society.
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Holding Nations And Traditions At Bay—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Wed 30 Jun 1993
2/6 Edward Said explores the role of intellectuals from different cultures and backgrounds.
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Representations of the Intellectual—Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Wed 23 Jun 1993
1/6 Edward Said examines the definition and role of intellectuals in the modern world.
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The Evolution of Utopia—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes
Wed 18 Dec 1991
6/6 Steve Jones argues that humans may be as near to biological utopia as we will ever get.
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Cousins Under the Skin—Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes
Wed 11 Dec 1991
5/6 Steve Jones examines the ways in which science has been used to support prejudice.
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