Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
Radio 4,·312 episodes
The Technological Exponential
Sir Fraser Darling explores the ecological consequences of the industrial revolution.
23 Nov 1969,·30 mins
Global Changes - Actual and Possible
Sir Frank Fraser Darling reflects on the problem of overpopulation.
30 Nov 1969,·30 mins
The Forward Look in Conservation
Sir Frank Fraser Darling considers the art of conservation.
07 Dec 1969,·30 mins
Where Does Responsibility Lie?
Sir Fraser Darling asks who is responsible for the protection of the natural world.
14 Dec 1969,·30 mins
The United States of the World
Lester Pearson contemplates the concept of nationalism in an international world.
01 Dec 1968,·30 mins
Ourselves and Others
Professor Edmund Leach analyses the human fear of 'the other'.
26 Nov 1967,·30 mins
'Only Connect...'
Professor Edmund Leach explores the importance of the interconnectedness of the universe.
17 Dec 1967,·30 mins
The Role of the State
Professor J K Galbraith explores the power large corporations could have over the state.
04 Dec 1966,·30 mins
Contemporary Racial Moods
Robert Gardiner explores the myths of race; from past history to current frustrations.
21 Nov 1965,·30 mins
Economic Meetings
Robert Gardiner considers the problems of economic inequality and race relations.
28 Nov 1965,·30 mins
New Opportunities for Social Enrichment
Sir Leon Bagrit considers Britain's global future in the automated age.
29 Dec 1964,·30 mins
The Fulfilment of Lives
Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.
01 Dec 1963,·30 mins
Vicissitudes of Adolescence
Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.
25 Nov 1962,·30 mins
African Nationalism
Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.
23 Nov 1961,·30 mins
The Problem of White Settlement
Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.
07 Dec 1961,·30 mins
The Fear of Knowledge
Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.
04 Dec 1960,·30 mins
The Mechanization of Art
Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.
11 Dec 1960,·30 mins
Art and the Will
Edgar Wind contemplates the influence of the human will over the creation of art.
18 Dec 1960,·30 mins
Future of Man
Professor PM Medawar considers the future of human evolution.
20 Dec 1959,·30 mins
The Origin of the Universe 1
Professor Bernard Lovell contemplates the implications of evolutionary theory.
07 Dec 1958,·30 mins
The Origin of the Universe 2
Professor Bernard Lovell explores the continuous creation theory of the universe.
14 Dec 1958,·30 mins
The Problem of Eastern and Central Europe
Professor George F Kennan considers the effect of Soviet Satellite States in Europe.
24 Nov 1957,·30 mins
The Military Problem
Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West.
01 Dec 1957,·30 mins
Industrial Science
Professor Edward Appleton analyses the functional sciences created for industry.
09 Dec 1956,·30 mins
Science and Education
Professor Edward Appleton considers how to teach science in order to inspire new talent.
16 Dec 1956,·30 mins
The Geography of Art
Nikolaus Pevsner explores the English national character as expressed in terms of art.
16 Oct 1955,·30 mins
Hogarth and Observed Life
Nikolaus Pevsner considers the 'Englishness' of the artist William Hogarth.
23 Oct 1955,·30 mins
Reynolds and Detachment
Nikolaus Pevsner examines the contradiction at the heart of Sir Joshua Reynolds' work.
30 Oct 1955,·30 mins
Perpendicular England
Nikolaus Pevsner examines 'the most English creation in architecture'.
06 Nov 1955,·30 mins
Blake and the Planing Line
Nikolaus Pevsner places the artist William Blake in the context of an English tradition.
13 Nov 1955,·30 mins
