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John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy

The Chill and Distant Heights

Lord McCluskey questions the role judges perform in sentencing criminals.

• 30 mins

John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy

The Clanking of Medieval Chains

Lord McCluskey examines how judges come to their conclusions.

• 30 mins

John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy

Hard Cases and Bad Law

Lord McCluskey argues ultimate responsibility for legislation lies with Parliament.

• 30 mins

John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy

Trusting the Judges

Lord McCluskey argues for the more unambiguous adjudication.

• 30 mins

John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy

An Enormous Power

Lord McCluskey argues against the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom.

• 30 mins

John McCluskey - Law, Justice and Democracy

Lions Under the Throne

Lord McCluskey concludes his lectures on the state of the British legal system.

• 30 mins

Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

The Old Warhorse

The composer Alexander Goehr discusses rise and fall of the Symphony.

• 30 mins

Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

An Orchid In the Field of Technology

Professor Alexander Goehr judges the effect of recorded sound on our perception of music.

• 30 mins

Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Past and Present

Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.

• 30 mins

Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

A Licence for Licence

Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.

• 30 mins

Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Let the People Sing

Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.

• 30 mins

Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony

Stand Up and Be Misunderstood

Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.

• 30 mins

Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

A Great Power in Crisis

Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how a 'glasnost' affects the Soviet economy.

• 30 mins

Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

The Return Of The Repressed

Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the communal amnesia found in Soviet society.

• 30 mins

Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

A Civil Society In Embryo

Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.

• 30 mins

Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

The Flawed Melting Pot

Professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the national aspirations of the Soviet peoples.

• 30 mins

Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

Religion and the Atheist State

Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses the d茅tente between the Soviet state and the Church.

• 30 mins

Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics

The Paradox of Gorbachev's Reforms

Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.

• 30 mins

Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

The Time Traveller

Jacques Darras explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe.

• 30 mins

Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

The Golden Fleece

Jacques Darras explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept.

• 30 mins

Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Highways of Freedom

Jacques Darras suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the 'Grand Tour' of Europe.

• 30 mins

Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Remembering the Somme

Jacques Darras explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from WW1.

• 30 mins

Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History

Towards the Light

Jacques Darras explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

The Environment of Faith

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks argues that religion is the best moral framework for society.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

The Demoralisation of Discourse

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores how objective standards influence our ethics.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

The Family

Dr. Jonathan Sacks explores the religious institution of marriage in society.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Paradoxes & Pluralism

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the language of religion and community.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

Fundamentalism

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism

• 30 mins

Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith

A Community of Communities

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explains why faith survives.

• 30 mins

Steve Jones - The Language of the Genes

A Message From Our Ancestors

Dr Steve Jones explores what genetics can tell us about what it means to be human.

• 30 mins