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World Service,159 episodes

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Democracy in Crisis
Are corporations and unelected institutions quietly taking over control from governments?
25 mins16 Jun 2001
Culture under Pressure
What's the state of public culture in Britain and beyond – is it really under attack?
25 mins20 Jun 2001
Jonathan Miller – On Art and Science
Interview with Jonathan Miller, physician, writer, opera director and TV presenter
25 mins26 Jun 2001
Is the Internet a Force for Good or Bad?
Can it deliver on the promises to link us all together and provide instant information?
25 mins30 Jun 2001
The Kashmir Question – Interview with Mark Tully
Mark Tully on what will be on the table at the summit between Indian and Pakistani leaders
25 mins14 Jul 2001
Corruption – Going Global
Has corruption increased in the world of globalised economies? How corrupt is the West?
25 mins21 Jul 2001
Behind the Label – Interview with John Pilger
John Pilger talks about New Rulers of the World, his new film about 'designer' sweatshops
25 mins28 Jul 2001
Spirituality Now
What is spirituality and how is it expressed?
25 mins04 Aug 2001
Can Torture Be Stopped?
***WARNING - This audio contains descriptions of torture*** How can torture be stopped?
25 mins11 Aug 2001
Will the Euro Prove to Be a Good Idea?
The Euro goes live in five months. The pros and cons of the single European currency
25 mins18 Aug 2001
Life in Numbers – Interview with Sir Roger Penrose
How can we learn to love numbers? Will computers ever replicate the human brain?
25 mins25 Aug 2001
Memory, Myth and Politics
How can faulty communal memories of history be challenged and overturned?
25 mins01 Sep 2001
Branding – Buying into a Lifestyle
The power of branding: how advertisers get us to buy an idealised vision of ourselves
25 mins08 Sep 2001
The Future of US Foreign Policy after 9/11
How the terrorist attacks might affect American foreign policy in years ahead
25 mins15 Sep 2001
The American Psyche after September 11
How have the atrocities of 9/11 changed the way Americans think of themselves?
25 mins22 Sep 2001
Time – Not a Moment to Spare
No time to stop and think? The experience of fast and slow time in the information age
25 mins29 Sep 2001
Germany and Europe – 9/11 Is Upsetting the Balance
How will 9/11 and the war on terror reshape the debate about EU integration?
25 mins06 Oct 2001
Who Will Rule in Afghanistan?
What is the future for the country if and when the Taliban are removed from power?
25 mins11 Oct 2001
Islam and September 11
How well does the West understand Islam and what did religion have to do with 9/11?
26 mins20 Oct 2001
In an Unreal World – Interview with Ivan Klíma
Czech novelist Ivan Klíma on the big issues for a novelist after the fall of communism
25 mins27 Oct 2001
'Civilisation' in the Balance
Is Western liberal democracy triumphant and if it is, will it remain so?
25 mins03 Nov 2001
Why Does War Exist?
Why do we fight wars? Is it inherent in human nature?
25 mins10 Nov 2001
Is there a Connection between Globalisation and September 11?
Were attacks on the USA a result of resentment fuelled by unbridled global capitalism?
25 mins12 Nov 2001
Civil Liberties – Liberty versus Security
Will proposed new anti-terrorism legislation in Britain compromise our civil liberties?
25 mins17 Nov 2001
Does Nation-building Work?
Reconstructing Afghanistan could cost $20 billion but does nation-building really work?
25 mins24 Nov 2001
Special Report from Prague
Have Czechs forged a new national identity since their release from the Soviet Union?
25 mins01 Dec 2001
Living with Fear
Can we conquer fear or should we learn to live with it?
25 mins08 Dec 2001
To Hope Is to Be Human
Hope may spring eternal but is it a saving grace or the great deceiver?
25 mins12 Dec 2001
Bill Clinton on the 21st century after 9/11 – the Richard Dimbleby Lecture
Former US President Bill Clinton on the fight for the soul of the 21st century after 9/11
25 mins18 Dec 2001
Russia – 10 Years after the End of the USSR
Special report from Saint Petersburg on Russia's first decade after the Soviet Union
25 mins29 Dec 2001