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Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams
Jeffrey Sachs delivers the first of five lectures, recorded at The Royal Society in London
Survival in the Anthropocene
Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate.
The Great Convergence
Jeffrey Sachs talks about the need for international cooperation to achieve peace.
Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet
Jeffrey Sachs delivers the fourth of five lectures. He considers the challenges of poverty
Global Politics in a Complex Age
Jeffrey Sachs calls for a new Enlightenment to help make globalisation work for all.
Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas
Confucian Ways
Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker, Confucius.
English Lessons
Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom through three centuries.
American Dreams
Spence explores the relationship between China and the US over two centuries.
The Body Beautiful
Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of sport and athleticism have slowly evolved.
Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship
Markets and Morals
Prof Michael Sandel considers the expansion and moral limits of markets.
Morality in Politics
Michael Sandel asks what role, if any, there is for moral argument in politics.
Genetics and Morality
Professor Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge.
A New Politics of the Common Good
Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics.
Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons
The Scientific Citizen
Prof Martin Rees asks who we should trust to explain the risks we face.
Surviving the Century
Does science have the answers to help us save our planet?
What We'll Never Know
Professor Martin Rees explains where the limits of our scientific knowledge lie.
The Runaway World
Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.
Securing Freedom
Aung San Suu Kyi: Liberty
Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Dissent
Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.
Eliza Manningham-Buller: Terror
Eliza Manningham-Buller reflects on 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures 2011.
Eliza Manningham-Buller: Security
Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy.
Eliza Manningham-Buller: Freedom
Ex-M15 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy in her third Reith Lecture.
Niall Ferguson - The Rule of Law and Its Enemies
The Human Hive
Niall Ferguson argues that institutions determine the success or failure of nations.
The Darwinian Economy
Niall Ferguson reflects on the causes and lessons of the global financial crisis.
The Landscape of the Law
Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success.
Civil and Uncivil Societies
Niall Ferguson asks what constitutes a vibrant and independent civil society.
Grayson Perry - Playing to the Gallery
Democracy has Bad Taste
The artist Grayson Perry on how to judge quality in contemporary art
Beating the Bounds
Grayson Perry questions the often-heard assertion that anything can be art.
Nice Rebellion, Welcome In!
The artist Grayson Perry discusses art and revolution.
I Found Myself in the Art World
Grayson Perry discusses the painful yet rewarding process of becoming an artist.
Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine
Why Do Doctors Fail?
Surgeon and writer Dr Atul Gawande explores the nature of fallibility in medicine.
