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Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony
Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.
A Licence for Licence
Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.
Let the People Sing
Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.
Stand Up and Be Misunderstood
Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.
Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
A Great Power in Crisis
Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how a 'glasnost' affects the Soviet economy.
The Return Of The Repressed
Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the communal amnesia found in Soviet society.
A Civil Society In Embryo
Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.
The Flawed Melting Pot
Professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the national aspirations of the Soviet peoples.
Religion and the Atheist State
Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses the détente between the Soviet state and the Church.
The Paradox of Gorbachev's Reforms
Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.
Jacques Darras - Beyond The Tunnel of History
The Time Traveller
Jacques Darras explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe.
The Golden Fleece
Jacques Darras explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept.
Highways of Freedom
Jacques Darras suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the 'Grand Tour' of Europe.
ing the Somme
Jacques Darras explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from WW1.
Towards the Light
Jacques Darras explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe.
Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith
The Environment of Faith
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks argues that religion is the best moral framework for society.
The Demoralisation of Discourse
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores how objective standards influence our ethics.
The Family
Dr. Jonathan Sacks explores the religious institution of marriage in society.
Paradoxes & Pluralism
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the language of religion and community.
Fundamentalism
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism
A Community of Communities
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explains why faith survives.
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.
Change or Decay
Dr Steve Jones explores the importance of mutation in species and individual development.
In God's Image
Dr Steve Jones explores the power and consequences of natural selection.
The Economics of Eden
Steve Jones examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development.
Cousins Under the Skin
Steve Jones examines the ways in which science has been used to prejudice.
The Evolution of Utopia
Steve Jones argues that humans may be as near to biological utopia as we will ever get.
Edward Said - Representation of the Intellectual
Representations of the Intellectual
Edward Said examines the definition and role of intellectuals in the modern world.
Holding Nations And Traditions At Bay
Edward Said explores the role of intellectuals from different cultures and backgrounds.
Intellectual Exiles
Edward Said considers intellectuals as people on the margins of their own society.
Professionals and Amateurs
Edward Said examines amateur intellectuals and their influence on society.
