The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
World Service,·763 episodes
When everything falls apart, how do you cope?
28 Apr 2012,·40 mins
Why do crime thrillers sell when, in life, we strive to avoid being victims of crime?
21 Apr 2012,·40 mins
We ask if failure can be the starting point for success.
14 Apr 2012,·40 mins
Social entrepreneurship: a partnership of equals?
07 Apr 2012,·40 mins
Is it always wrong to be rude and are the seven deadly sins as deadly as they sound?
31 Mar 2012,·40 mins
How much privacy is possible in a world which is increasingly digital?
24 Mar 2012,·40 mins
Does thinking outside the establishment box lead to more creative policies?
17 Mar 2012,·40 mins
The impact of water on our health, on economic growth and the life of our imagination.
10 Mar 2012,·40 mins
Why facts are just a starting place, a way to make a better question.
03 Mar 2012,·40 mins
How much will the current crisis re-shape the way Europe is run?
25 Feb 2012,·40 mins
The influence of Fashion on what we wear
18 Feb 2012,·40 mins
We tried conquering our body clocks with artificial light but nature fights back.
11 Feb 2012,·40 mins
Is there a universal understanding of what constitutes corruption?
04 Feb 2012,·40 mins
What are the risks and rewards of applying scientific experiments to other areas of life?
28 Jan 2012,·40 mins
Temptation: Can we resist it?
21 Jan 2012,·40 mins
Should we re-define the limits to everyone’s right to know and to express themselves?
14 Jan 2012,·40 mins
With a record one billion people now on the move, what is the meaning of home?
07 Jan 2012,·40 mins
Four outstanding, young global citizens discuss their aspirations for the future.
01 Jan 2012,·40 mins
We discuss a selection of 60 second ideas from Forum guests.
24 Dec 2011,·40 mins
Has car transport reached a critical crossroads?
17 Dec 2011,·40 mins
As the world faces an unprecedented economic crisis, we ask what is the best way forward.
10 Dec 2011,·40 mins
The mysteries of love, of extra dimensions and how to write great mystery stories.
03 Dec 2011,·40 mins
How far can trees help us in the fight against global warming?
26 Nov 2011,·40 mins
How do we make judgements and how could we do it better?
19 Nov 2011,·40 mins
The unintended consequences of what we do, in economics, geo-engineering and on stage.
12 Nov 2011,·40 mins
The virtues and flaws of democracy.
05 Nov 2011,·40 mins
With world’s population about to reach seven billion, how will we feed everyone?
29 Oct 2011,·40 mins
Contemplating our own death - what is the best way to prepare for it?
22 Oct 2011,·40 mins
Have we got it wrong with the concept of the clash of civilisations?
15 Oct 2011,·40 mins
The hidden forces that shape our lives.
08 Oct 2011,·40 mins
