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The Reith Lectures

This year four lecturers take up the themes of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Radio 4,6 episodes

Episodes

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The Four Freedoms
1. Freedom of Speech
Best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's BBC Reith Lecture on freedom of speech.
30 Nov 2022,69 mins
The Four Freedoms
2. Freedom of Worship
Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty
07 Dec 2022,71 mins
The Four Freedoms
2. Rhyddid i Addoli
Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith lecture on faith and liberty in Welsh.
07 Dec 2022,28 mins
The Four Freedoms
3. Freedom from Want
Author and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on 'Freedom from Want'.
14 Dec 2022,73 mins
The Four Freedoms
4. Freedom from Fear
Foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her BBC Reith Lecture on Freedom from Fear.
21 Dec 2022,62 mins
The Four Freedoms
The Four Freedoms discussion
The 2022 Reith Lecturers discuss what FDR's Four Freedoms mean now.
28 Dec 2022,42 mins