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Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art
Nikolaus Pevsner explores the English national character as expressed in of art.
Hogarth and Observed Life
Nikolaus Pevsner considers the 'Englishness' of the artist William Hogarth.
Reynolds and Detachment
Nikolaus Pevsner examines the contradiction at the heart of Sir Joshua Reynolds' work.
Perpendicular England
Nikolaus Pevsner examines 'the most English creation in architecture'.
Blake and the Planing Line
Nikolaus Pevsner places the artist William Blake in the context of an English tradition.
Constable and the Pursuit of Nature
Nikolaus Pevsner examines the flowering of English landscape painting in the 18th century.
Architecture and Planning: The Functional Approach
Nikolaus Pevsner explores how England's town centres have traditionally been planned.
Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation
Industrial Science
Professor Edward Appleton analyses the functional sciences created for industry.
Science and Education
Professor Edward Appleton considers how to teach science in order to inspire new talent.
George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West
The Problem of Eastern and Central Europe
Professor George F Kennan considers the effect of Soviet Satellite States in Europe.
The Military Problem
Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West.
Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe
The Origin of the Universe 1
Professor Bernard Lovell contemplates the implications of evolutionary theory.
The Origin of the Universe 2
Professor Bernard Lovell explores the continuous creation theory of the universe.
Peter Medawar - The Future of Man
Future of Man
Professor PM Medawar considers the future of human evolution.
Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy
The Fear of Knowledge
Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.
The Mechanization of Art
Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.
Art and the Will
Edgar Wind contemplates the influence of the human will over the creation of art.
Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
African Nationalism
Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.
The Problem of White Settlement
Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.
George Carstairs - This Island Now
Vicissitudes of Adolescence
Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.
Albert Sloman - A University in the Making
The Fulfilment of Lives
Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.
Leon Bagrit - The Age of Automation
New Opportunities for Social Enrichment
Sir Leon Bagrit considers Britain's global future in the automated age.
Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples
Contemporary Racial Moods
Robert Gardiner explores the myths of race; from past history to current frustrations.
Economic Meetings
Robert Gardiner considers the problems of economic inequality and race relations.
J K Galbraith - The New Industrial State
The Role of the State
Professor J K Galbraith explores the power large corporations could have over the state.
Edmund Leach - A Runaway World
Ourselves and Others
Professor Edmund Leach analyses the human fear of 'the other'.
'Only Connect...'
Professor Edmund Leach explores the importance of the interconnectedness of the universe.
Lester Pearson - In the Family of Man
The United States of the World
Lester Pearson contemplates the concept of nationalism in an international world.
Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty
Man and Nature
Sir Frank Fraser Darling argues for the conservation of humans.
Impact of Man on His Environment
Sir Frank Fraser Darling explores the impact of Man on his environment.
The Technological Exponential
Sir Fraser Darling explores the ecological consequences of the industrial revolution.
