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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 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: 23 Jun 2012
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Eliza Manningham-Buller Lecture 3: Freedom
Former M15 director-general Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy since 9/11.
First broadcast: 20 Sep 2011
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Eliza Manningham-Buller Lecture 2: Security
Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy.
First broadcast: 13 Sep 2011
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Eliza Manningham-Buller Lecture 1: Terror
Eliza Manningham-Buller reflects on 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures 2011.
First broadcast: 06 Sep 2011
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Aung San Suu Kyi Lecture 2: Dissent
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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Aung San Suu Kyi Lecture 1: Liberty
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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Scientific Horizons Episode 4: The Runaway World
4/4 In his final Reith lecture, Martin Rees urges the UK to stay at the forefront of science.
First broadcast: 26 Jun 2010
