The Four Freedoms
1. Freedom of Speech
Best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's BBC Reith Lecture on freedom of speech.
- 69 mins
- 30 Nov 2022
BBC Sounds - The Reith Lectures - Available Episodes
The Reith Lectures
Four lecturers take up the themes of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech.
Episodes (298 Available)
The Four Freedoms2. Freedom of Worship
Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith Lecture on faith and liberty
- 71 mins
- 07 Dec 2022
The Four Freedoms2. Rhyddid i Addoli
Rowan Williams delivers his BBC Reith lecture on faith and liberty in Welsh.
- 28 mins
- 07 Dec 2022
The Four Freedoms3. Freedom from Want
Author and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on 'Freedom from Want'.
- 73 mins
- 14 Dec 2022
The Four Freedoms4. Freedom from Fear
Foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her BBC Reith Lecture on Freedom from Fear.
- 62 mins
- 21 Dec 2022
The Four FreedomsThe Four Freedoms discussion
The 2022 Reith Lecturers discuss what FDR's Four Freedoms mean now.
- 42 mins
- 28 Dec 2022
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial IntelligenceThe Biggest Event in Human History
Stuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform our world
- 58 mins
- 01 Dec 2021
- Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
AI in warfare
Stuart Russell warns of the dangers of developing autonomous weapon systems
- 57 mins
- 08 Dec 2021
- Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
AI in the economy
What will artificial intelligence mean for the future of work?
- 58 mins
- 15 Dec 2021
- Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
AI: A Future for Humans
Stuart Russell suggests a way forward for human control over artificial intelligence.
- 58 mins
- 22 Dec 2021
Mark Carney - How We Get What We ValueFrom Moral to Market Sentiments
Why have financial values come to be considered more important than human ones?
- 42 mins
- 02 Dec 2020
- Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
From Credit Crisis to Resilience
Mark Carney assesses what lessons have been learnt from the 2008 financial crash.
- 57 mins
- 09 Dec 2020
- Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
From Covid Crisis to Renaissance
Mark Carney looks at the tensions between economic and human values during the pandemic.
- 57 mins
- 16 Dec 2020
- Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value
From Climate Crisis to Real Prosperity
Mark Carney argues that the market can be redirected to alleviating climate change.
- 57 mins
- 23 Dec 2020
Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of PoliticsLaw's Expanding Empire
Jonathan Sumption argues that the law is taking over the space once occupied by politics.
- 57 mins
- 21 May 2019
- Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
In Praise of Politics
Jonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests
- 42 mins
- 28 May 2019
- Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Human Rights and Wrongs
Jonathan Sumption argues that courts have usurped power via human rights law.
- 42 mins
- 04 Jun 2019
- Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Rights and the Ideal Constitution
Jonathan Sumption assess the pros and cons of written and unwritten constitutions.
- 42 mins
- 11 Jun 2019
- Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Shifting the Foundations
Jonathan Sumption argues against Britain adopting a written constitution.
- 42 mins
- 18 Jun 2019
Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of CainWar and Humanity
Margaret MacMillan asks if war is an essential part of being human.
- 45 mins
- 26 Jun 2018
