The Reith Lectures
Shifting the foundations
Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on how to restore faith in democracy
- 53 mins
- 18 Jun 2019
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The Reith Lectures
The BBC's annual series of lectures from a major academic figure.
Episodes (43 Available)
- The Reith Lectures
Rights and the ideal constitution
Which rights should be put beyond democratic choice and addressed via the courts?
- 53 mins
- 11 Jun 2019
- The Reith Lectures
Human rights and wrongs
The concepts of human rights have a long history but should judges or parliament decide?
- 53 mins
- 04 Jun 2019
The Reith LecturesIn praise of politics
Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on the relationship between law and politics
- 53 mins
- 28 May 2019
- The Reith Lectures
Law’s expanding empire
Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on the relationship between law and politics
- 53 mins
- 21 May 2019
The Reith LecturesWar's Fatal Attraction
The 2018 Reith Lectures with Margaret MacMillan: Is war an essential part of being human?
- 49 mins
- 24 Jul 2018
The Reith LecturesManaging the Unmanageable
The 2018 Reith Lectures with Margaret MacMillan: Is war an essential part of being human?
- 49 mins
- 17 Jul 2018
The Reith LecturesCivilians and War
How civilians have been deliberately targeted and why women are singled out in mass rapes
- 49 mins
- 10 Jul 2018
The Reith LecturesFearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior
The 2018 Reith Lectures with Margaret MacMillan: Is war an essential part of being human?
- 49 mins
- 03 Jul 2018
The Reith LecturesWar and Humanity
Is war an essential part of being human? Margaret MacMillan explores the history of war
- 49 mins
- 26 Jun 2018
The Reith LecturesAdaptation
Hilary Mantel on how fiction changes when adapted for stage or screen
- 49 mins
- 11 Jul 2017
The Reith LecturesCan These Bones Live?
Hilary Mantel on how historical fiction can make the past come to life
- 49 mins
- 04 Jul 2017
The Reith LecturesSilence Grips the Town
The story of a how historical obsession killed a Polish writer, told by Hilary Mantel
- 49 mins
- 27 Jun 2017
The Reith LecturesThe Iron Maiden
Best-selling Author Hilary Mantel asks: How do we construct our pictures of the past?
- 49 mins
- 20 Jun 2017
The Reith LecturesThe Day Is for the Living
Art can bring the dead back to life argues novelist Hilary Mantel
- 49 mins
- 13 Jun 2017
The Reith LecturesMistaken Identities: Culture
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah explores the idea of culture and 'western civilisation'
- 49 mins
- 08 Nov 2016
The Reith LecturesMistaken Identities: Colour
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses skin colour and its role in ideas of identity
- 49 mins
- 01 Nov 2016
The Reith LecturesMistaken Identities: Country
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah gives lectures on Creed, Country, Colour and Culture
- 49 mins
- 25 Oct 2016
The Reith LecturesMistaken Identities: Creed
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says we overestimate scripture in our view of faith
- 49 mins
- 18 Oct 2016
The Reith LecturesStephen Hawking: on Black Holes
These collapsed stars challenge the very nature of space and time
- 49 mins
- 06 Feb 2016