The Reith Lectures Episodes Available now
Economic Meetings—Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples
4/6 Robert Gardiner considers the problems of economic inequality and race relations.
Contemporary Racial Moods—Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples
3/6 Robert Gardiner explores the myths of race; from past history to current frustrations.
New Opportunities for Social Enrichment—Leon Bagrit - The Age of Automation
6/6 Sir Leon Bagrit considers Britain's global future in the automated age.
The Fulfilment of Lives—Albert Sloman - A University in the Making
4/6 Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.
Vicissitudes of Adolescence—George Carstairs - This Island Now
3/6 Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.
The Problem of White Settlement—Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
4/6 Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.
African Nationalism—Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
2/6 Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.
Art and the Will—Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy
6/6 Edgar Wind contemplates the influence of the human will over the creation of art.
The Mechanization of Art—Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy
5/6 Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.
The Fear of Knowledge—Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy
4/6 Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.
