The Reith Lectures Available now
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Niall Ferguson: The Rule of Law and Its Enemies: 2012 Civil and Uncivil Societies
4/4 Niall Ferguson asks what constitutes a vibrant and independent civil society.
First broadcast: 10 Jul 2012
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Niall Ferguson: The Rule of Law and Its Enemies: 2012 The Landscape of the Law
3/4 Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success.
First broadcast: 03 Jul 2012
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Niall Ferguson: The Rule of Law and Its Enemies: 2012 The Darwinian Economy
2/4 Niall Ferguson reflects on the causes and lessons of the global financial crisis.
First broadcast: 26 Jun 2012
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Niall Ferguson: The Rule of Law and Its Enemies: 2012 The Human Hive
1/4 Niall Ferguson argues that institutions determine the success or failure of nations.
First broadcast: 19 Jun 2012
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Securing Freedom: 2011 Eliza Manningham-Buller: Freedom
5/5 Ex M15 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy in her third Reith Lecture.
First broadcast: 20 Sep 2011
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Securing Freedom: 2011 Eliza Manningham-Buller: Security
4/5 Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy.
First broadcast: 13 Sep 2011
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Securing Freedom: 2011 Eliza Manningham-Buller: Terror
3/5 Eliza Manningham-Buller reflects on 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures 2011.
First broadcast: 06 Sep 2011
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Securing Freedom: 2011 Aung San Suu Kyi: Dissent
2/5 Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.
First broadcast: 05 Jul 2011
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Securing Freedom: 2011 Aung San Suu Kyi: Liberty
1/5 Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.
First broadcast: 28 Jun 2011
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Martin Rees: Scientific Horizons: 2010 The Runaway World
4/4 Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.
First broadcast: 22 Jun 2010
Both and animals and farmers are victims of wildlife crime. Can the police combat it?