Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields. Please note that relatively few recordings survive from this period.
Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.
Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.
Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.
Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.
Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.
Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.
Leon Bagrit considers the problems and advantages of widespread automation in Britain.
Robert Gardiner explores the myths of race; from past history to current frustrations.
Robert Gardiner considers the problems of economic inequality and race relations.
Professor J K Galbraith explores the power large corporations could have over the state.
Professor Edmund Leach analyses the human fear of 'the other'.
Professor Edmund Leach explores the importance of the interconnectedness of the universe.
Lester Pearson contemplates the concept of nationalism in an international world.
Sir Frank Fraser Darling argues for the conservation of humans.
Sir Frank Fraser Darling explores the impact of Man on his environment.
Sir Fraser Darling explores the ecological consequences of the industrial revolution.
Sir Frank Fraser Darling reflects on the problem of overpopulation.
Sir Frank Fraser Darling considers the art of conservation.
Sir Fraser Darling asks who is responsible for the protection of the natural world.
Donald Schon analyses society's need for a stable position of balance.
Richard Hoggart analyses how humans fundamentally understand each other via communication.
Sir Andrew Shonfield debates the prospects of the European Community.
Sir Andrew Shonfield identifies the problems in creating a European Federation.
Sir Andrew Shonfield explores Europe's political relationship with America.
