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Paul Mason on Can the West Survive?

Paul Mason talks to five writers engaged with the most urgent issues of our time. In the face of challenges to global order, he asks if the west can survive.

Paul Mason talks to five writers engaged with the most urgent issues of our time, from documenting the horrors of the war in Syria to how AI will determine our future, and from the fall of past empires to the possibility of a war with Russia. In the face of these momentous challenges to the global order, Paul Mason asks if the west can survive. With Simon Sebag Montefiore, Margaret Boden, Gaia Vince, Janine di Giovanni and General Sir Richard Shirreff.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Aug 201609:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterPaul Mason
Interviewed GuestSimon Sebag Montefiore
Interviewed GuestMargaret Boden
Interviewed GuestGaia Vince
Interviewed GuestJanine di Giovanni
Interviewed GuestRuth Dudley Edwards
Interviewed GuestRichard Shirreff
EditorJanet Lee
Series ProducerMatthew Springford
ProducerGeorge Cathro
DirectorGeorge Cathro

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Aug 201602:30GMT
  • Sat 13 Aug 201617:30GMT
  • Sat 13 Aug 201623:30GMT
  • Sun 14 Aug 201610:30GMT
  • Mon 15 Aug 201602:30GMT
  • Thu 18 Aug 201609:30GMT