Series that looks at the world we inhabit through the lens of design.
Radio 4,·12 episodes
Playing 'God'
Tom Dyckhoff looks at the design of dolls and how we represent ourselves.
05 Apr 2016,·28 mins
Money, Money, Money
Tom Dyckhoff looks at how money is designed to maintain trust in its value.
12 Apr 2016,·28 mins
Death by Design
Tom Dyckhoff examines the importance of design after death.
19 Apr 2016,·28 mins
Panic Button
Tom considers how we protect our personal space through design.
26 Apr 2016,·28 mins
Know Your Place
Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are.
18 Nov 2014,·28 mins
Designing Protest
Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and the practice of design in protest.
25 Nov 2014,·28 mins
Ageing Gracefully
Tom talks to Sir Kenneth Grange about his ideas on designing furniture for older people.
02 Dec 2014,·28 mins
For Better or Worse
Tom Dyckhoff considers the digital future of design.
09 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Design and Desire
Shumi Bose examines the qualities we consider to be most desirable in design.
04 Feb 2014,·28 mins
Design and Damage
When our cities, our homes or our bodies suffer damage, how can design help?
11 Feb 2014,·28 mins
Design and Identity
Shumi Bose explores how design can help us explore and express our sense of identity.
18 Feb 2014,·28 mins
Design and Truth
Architectural writer Shumi Bose explores whether we can trust what we see.
25 Feb 2014,·28 mins
