Living By Design
A selection of programmes relating to the history and application of design.
Art and Design with Antony Gormley and Ron Arad—Start the Week
Andrew Marr on art with Antony Gormley, Christopher Frayling, Sarah Teasley and Ron Arad.
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The Landfill Designers
Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?
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Urban Designs—A Point of View
Will Self laments what he sees as an absence of rational urban planning in our big cities.
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Design Thinking—In Business
Peter Day finds out how designers are moving out of the lab and into the real world.
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Design—The Bottom Line
The business of home decor is discussed by Evan Davis and guests.
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Early Victorian tea set—A History of the World in 100 Objects, Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
Neil MacGregor tells the story of the global trade in tea - with a Victorian tea set.
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Grand Design—In Business
Peter Day argues that it is time for designers to be given a larger role in organisations.
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Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle—A History of the World in 100 Objects, Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a chronometer that accompanied Darwin to South America.
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Terence Conran—The New Elizabethans
James considers the impact of Terence Conran - designer, retailer, restaurateur and writer
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Nicky Haslam—Desert Island Discs
Kirsty Young's castaway is interior designer, socialite and one-time cowboy, Nicky Haslam.
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Design and Damage—The Design Dimension, Series 1
When our cities, our homes or our bodies suffer damage, how can design help?
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Design and Desire—The Design Dimension, Series 1
Shumi Bose examines the qualities we consider to be most desirable in design.
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