Programme Details

This week marks the three hundredth anniversary of the death of John Locke – the man Bertrand Russell believed made a bigger contribution to the intellectual climate of mankind than anyone since Aristotle. In Night Waves this evening Philip Dodd will be assessing this claim and the nature of Locke's legacy with David Wootton, Professor of History, University of York and David Armitage, Professor of History at Harvard.

Also in the programme there'll be an interview with the former Turner Prize winner, Keith Tyson, whose first major show for two years is about to open in London.

And as the first three series of the cult American TV show, Seinfeld, are released on DVD, the writer, Lisa Appignanesi and the psychiatrist, Peter Byrne, will be trying to get to the bottom of its appeal.

To hear all this and a review of Eric Rohmer's latest film, Triple Agent, tune in to Night Waves with Philip Dodd here on BBC Radio 3 at 9.30pm.




Presenter: Philip Dodd
Producer: Zahid Warley



Additional information:
1) Seinfeld on DVD is released by Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment next Monday, 1st November.
2) Keith Tyson's exhibition is at the Haunch of Venison Gallery, 6, Haunch of Venison Yard off Brook Street, London W1K 5ES from November 5th - 18th December 2004.
3) Triple Agent by Eric Rohmer will be at selected cinemas from Friday.
4) John Locke - Political Writings by David Wootton is published by Hackett
5) The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800 by David Armitage is published by Palgrave MacMillan