The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
World Service,·763 episodes
This week on The Forum, managing the commons and establishing democracy after apartheid
05 Mar 2011,·49 mins
Special show from Sri Lanka literary festival about love
26 Feb 2011,·49 mins
Things we would rather avoid.
19 Feb 2011,·49 mins
Sri Lanka after the war – special discussion from the Galle Literary Festival
12 Feb 2011,·49 mins
At the Jaipur Festival: Indian astrology, neon-lit nights and overbearing families
06 Feb 2011,·49 mins
Forum at Jaipur Literature Festival: dharma, greed, envy, quacks and Nepali Buddhists
29 Jan 2011,·49 mins
A radical rethink of the future of rich countries.
22 Jan 2011,·49 mins
Three distinguished medicine men who have all made their mark in different areas.
15 Jan 2011,·49 mins
How artists can reveal the way our brain works
08 Jan 2011,·49 mins
Exploring colour with 3 perspectives on how colour changes the way we see the world
01 Jan 2011,·49 mins
Exchanging ideas on five thousand years of Mediterranean calendars, festivals and ports
25 Dec 2010,·49 mins
How can you tell if fish feel pain and will the answer change the way we treat them?
18 Dec 2010,·49 mins
Can the places where we live, work and heal affect our wellbeing?
11 Dec 2010,·49 mins
Challenging Indian history and identity with Lord Desai, plus language and sex identities.
04 Dec 2010,·49 mins
The new plasma engine that will make your trip to Mars as easy as crossing the Atlantic.
55 mins
Manipulation or collaboration: P.J.O'Rourke, nano technology and our music instinct.
27 Nov 2010,·49 mins
Is there a place for honour in the modern world?
Special recording from Belfast: Creating a post-conflict society.
This week, The Forum trains its sights a long way beyond the horizon.
Can reading ever be dangerous? With bestselling novelist Audrey Niffenegger.
This week on The Forum, pragmatism versus idealism.
This week on the Forum: empathy in great apes, ancient Athens and fictional characters.
Former England Cricket captain Mike Brearley explains what makes a good team, great.
How monkeys can teach us more about human irrationality plus writer Marilynne Robinson.
New Science of living longer plus Clay Shirky
What heals pain? Silence or speaking out?
Can freedom of choice be a burden?
A new understanding of what happens in our brain when we read.
The surprisingly long history of obesity. And do storytelling and science ever meet?
The value of uncertainty, as a source of artistic inspiration.
