The Reith Lectures

by BBC Radio 4

125

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series

Can we change violent minds?
Dec 17, 2024 – 57:40
Does Trauma Cause Violence?
Dec 10, 2024 – 57:48
Aren't they all evil?
Dec 3, 2024 – 58:01
Is Violence Normal?
Nov 26, 2024 – 58:01
4. The Future of Prosperity
Dec 20, 2023 – 57:32
3. The Future of Solidarity
Dec 13, 2023 – 57:41
2. The Future of Security
Dec 6, 2023 – 57:33
1. The Future of Democracy
Dec 1, 2023 – 58:08
4. Freedom from Fear
Dec 21, 2022 – 01:02:20
3. Freedom from Want
Dec 14, 2022 – 01:13:49
2. Rhyddid i Addoli
Dec 7, 2022 – 28:42
2. Freedom of Worship
Dec 7, 2022 – 01:11:11
1. Freedom of Speech
Nov 30, 2022 – 01:09:59
AI: A Future for Humans
Dec 22, 2021 – 58:12
AI in the economy
Dec 15, 2021 – 58:04
AI in warfare
Dec 8, 2021 – 57:54
The Biggest Event in Human History
Dec 1, 2021 – 58:03
From Climate Crisis to Real Prosperity
Dec 23, 2020 – 57:43
From Covid Crisis to Renaissance
Dec 16, 2020 – 57:45
From Credit Crisis to Resilience
Dec 9, 2020 – 57:41
From Moral to Market Sentiments
Dec 2, 2020 – 57:50
Shifting the Foundations
Jun 18, 2019 – 42:23
Rights and the Ideal Constitution
Jun 11, 2019 – 42:22
Human Rights and Wrongs
Jun 4, 2019 – 42:32
In Praise of Politics
May 28, 2019 – 42:32
Law's Expanding Empire
May 21, 2019 – 57:40
War's Fatal Attraction
Jul 24, 2018 – 42:17
Managing the Unmanageable
Jul 17, 2018 – 57:14
Civilians and War
Jul 10, 2018 – 57:32
Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior
Jul 3, 2018 – 57:27
War and Humanity
Jun 26, 2018 – 42:22
Reith Revisited: Angela Stent on George Kennan
Sep 29, 2017 – 14:48
Reith Revisited: Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
Sep 28, 2017 – 15:53
Reith Revisited: Brian Cox on Robert Oppenheimer
Sep 27, 2017 – 28:11
Reith Revisited: Anand Menon on Robert Birley
Sep 27, 2017 – 15:42
Reith Revisited: Michael Sandel on Bertrand Russell
Sep 27, 2017 – 21:29
Adaptation
Jul 11, 2017 – 57:26
Can These Bones Live?
Jul 4, 2017 – 49:48
Silence Grips the Town
Jun 27, 2017 – 49:51
The Iron Maiden
Jun 20, 2017 – 49:46
The Day Is for the Living
Jun 13, 2017 – 50:05
Culture
Nov 8, 2016 – 56:32
Colour
Nov 1, 2016 – 56:33
Country
Oct 25, 2016 – 56:32
Creed
Oct 18, 2016 – 56:34
Black holes ain't as black as they are painted
Feb 2, 2016 – 29:24
Do black holes have no hair?
Jan 26, 2016 – 29:52
The Idea of Wellbeing
Dec 16, 2014 – 42:05
The Problem of Hubris
Dec 9, 2014 – 41:49
The Century of the System
Dec 2, 2014 – 41:43

Recent Reviews

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Mark Carney

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Jun Chen in May

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Thank You!

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Fascinating lectures by many of the world's preeminent academics and intellectuals. Includes a fairly impressive Q&A session following each lecture. They usually have 4 podcasts per lecturer, but not always.
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