The Reith Lectures Episodes Available now
The Privileged Adviser—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
3/6 Sir Douglas Wass asks which Civil Service reforms would strengthen it and which weaken it.
Cabinet: Directorate or Directory?—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
2/6 Sir Douglas Wass analyses the effectiveness of the British Parliamentary Cabinet.
United Thoughts & Counsels—Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
1/6 Sir Douglas Wass examines what we mean by 'government'.
A Talent For Conviction—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
6/6 Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue explores societies' need to over analyse art.
The Anxious Object—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
5/6 Denis Donoghue evaluates the destruction of raw art by interpretation.
A Cherishing Bureaucracy—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
4/6 Denis Donoghue analyses how the categorisation of art is destroying its mystery.
The Parade of Ideas—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
3/6 Denis Donoghue examines how critics influence society's perception of art.
The Domestication of Outrage—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
2/6 Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue evaluates how the creation of art can be a mystery.
The Zealots of Explanation—Denis Donoghue - The Arts Without Mystery
1/6 Denis Donoghue explores how and why people destroy the mystery of art.
Who's Moving the Goal Post?—Laurence Martin - The Two Edged Sword
6/6 Professor Laurence Martin explores the future of strategic defence.