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The Reith LecturesEpisodes

  1. Rutger Bregman: 4. Fighting for humanity in the age of the machine

    Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture, Moral Revolution

  2. Rutger Bregman: 3. A conspiracy of decency

    Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture, Moral Revolution

  3. Rutger Bregman: 2. How to start a moral revolution

    Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his second BBC Reith Lecture

  4. Rutger Bregman: 1. Moral revolution

    Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture, Moral Revolution

  5. Can we change violent minds?

    In her final Reith Lecture, Dr Gwen Adshead asks if we can change violent minds?

  6. Does trauma cause violence?

    Dr Gwen Adshead explores the idea that victims of violence can become perpetrators

  7. Is there such a thing as evil?

    Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if there's such a thing as evil?

  8. Is violence normal?

    British forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal?

  9. Our democratic future: The future of prosperity

    Can we continue to grow our economies without despoiling the earth?

  10. Our democratic future: The future of solidarity

    Can we develop a shared sense of belonging in today's polarised societies?

  11. Our democratic future: The future of security

    Prof Ben Ansell explores how we can control the security technologies of tomorrow

  12. Our democratic future: The future of democracy

    Are longstanding democracies at risk of breakdown and authoritarianism resurgent?

  13. The four freedoms: Freedom from fear

    Foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her BBC Reith Lecture on freedom from fear

  14. The four freedoms: Freedom from want

    Author and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on Freedom from want

  15. The four freedoms: Freedom of worship

    Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty

  16. The four freedoms: Freedom of speech

    Best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's BBC Reith Lecture on freedom of speech

  17. AI: A Future for humans?

    Artificial Intelligence and Human Existence: Stuart Russell’s 2021 BBC Reith Lectures.

  18. AI in the economy

    Artificial Intelligence and Human Existence: Stuart Russell’s 2021 BBC Reith Lectures.

  19. AI in warfare

    What role will AI play in the future of military conflict?

  20. What is AI and should we fear it?

    Professor Stuart Russell discusses the successes and failures of AI, and potential risks

  21. From climate crisis to real prosperity

    Dr Mark Carney turns his attention to climate change and the link to a crisis in values

  22. From Covid crisis to renaissance

    Dr Mark Carney considers how money has come to rule human values and what to do about it

  23. Credit crisis to resilience

    Dr Mark Carney charts how we have come to esteem financial value over human value

  24. From moral to market sentiments

    How does the way we assess value both shape our values and constrain our choices?

  25. Shifting the foundations

    Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on how to restore faith in democracy

  26. Rights and the ideal constitution

    Which rights should be put beyond democratic choice and addressed via the courts?

  27. Human rights and wrongs

    The concepts of human rights have a long history but should judges or parliament decide?

  28. In praise of politics

    Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on the relationship between law and politics

  29. Law’s expanding empire

    Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on the relationship between law and politics

  30. War's Fatal Attraction

    The 2018 Reith Lectures with Margaret MacMillan: Is war an essential part of being human?

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