Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
Radio 4,·312 episodes
Constable and the Pursuit of Nature
Nikolaus Pevsner examines the flowering of English landscape painting in the 18th century.
20 Nov 1955,·30 mins
Architecture and Planning: The Functional Approach
Nikolaus Pevsner explores how England's town centres have traditionally been planned.
27 Nov 1955,·30 mins
The Atlantic Bridge
Sir Oliver Franks analyses the political relationship between Britain and the USA.
21 Nov 1954,·30 mins
The Sciences and Man's Community
Professor Robert Oppenheimer explains how human communities resemble atoms.
20 Dec 1953,·30 mins
The Psychology of Encounters
Professor Arnold Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture.
14 Dec 1952,·30 mins
British Rule In India
Lord Radcliffe examines the early period of British administration in India.
02 Dec 1951,·30 mins
Social Cohesion and Human Nature
In the inaugural Reith lecture, Bertrand Russell examines the impulses in human nature.
26 Dec 1948,·30 mins
Social Cohesion and Government
Bertrand Russell examines the effects of increasing state control.
02 Jan 1949,·30 mins
The Role of Individuality
Bertrand Russell argues for the importance of individual initiative in a community.
09 Jan 1949,·30 mins
The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature
Bertrand Russell considers the role of human nature in the development of society.
16 Jan 1949,·30 mins
Control and Initiative: Their Respective Spheres
Bertrand Russell considers the roles of state control in a progressive society.
23 Jan 1949,·30 mins
Individual and Social Ethics
Bertrand Russell argues for personal morality over tribal customs to guide conduct.
30 Jan 1949,·30 mins
