Podcasts by The Reith Lectures: Archive 1948-1975
Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields. Please note that relatively few recordings survive from this period.
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The Birth of Exploration from 1975-11-12T09:00
This year's Reith lecturer is distinguished Professor of American history, Dr Daniel J Boorstin, the twelfth Librarian of Congress. In his Reith lectures, entitled 'America and the World Experie...
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On Difference from 1974-12-04T09:00
Professor of Sociology and Director of the London School of Economics Ralf Dahrendorf gives his fourth Reith lecture from his series entitled 'The New Liberty'.
In this lecture entitled 'O...
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Justice Without Bondage from 1974-11-27T09:00
Professor of Sociology and Director of the London School of Economics Ralf Dahrendorf gives his third Reith lecture from his series entitled 'The New Liberty'.
In this lecture entitled 'Ju...
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The Liberal Option from 1974-11-20T09:00
Professor of Sociology and Director of the London School of Economics Ralf Dahrendorf gives his second Reith lecture from his series entitled 'The New Liberty'.
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From Expansion to Improvement from 1974-11-13T09:00
This year's Reith lecturer is the eminent German-British sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf. Previously a Professor of Sociology at the Universities of Hamburg, Tübingen and Konstanz, he has been a le...
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The Search For A New Order from 1973-12-19T09:00
Alastair Francis Buchan, the Montague Burton Professor of International Relations for Oxford University, explores the concept of 'transnationalism' in his sixth Reith lecture. Speaking from his ...
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The Troubled Giant from 1973-11-28T09:00
Alastair Francis Buchan, the Montague Burton Professor of International Relations for Oxford University, reflects on the global power of the United States of America in his third Reith lecture. ...
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Wanted: An Instrument For Crisis Management from 1972-12-12T09:00
Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield gives the sixth of his Reith lectures from his series entitled 'Europe: Journey to an Unknow...
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From Technocracy to Democracy from 1972-12-05T09:00
Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield gives the fifth of his Reith lectures from his series entitled 'Europe: Journey to an Unknow...
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European Foreign Policy Towards Asia&the Soviet Bloc from 1972-11-28T09:00
Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield gives the fourth of his Reith lectures from his series entitled 'Europe: Journey to an Unkno...
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The American Connection from 1972-11-21T09:00
Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield gives the third of his Reith lectures from his series entitled 'Europe: Journey to an Unkno...
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The French Spirit and the British Intruder from 1972-11-14T09:00
Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield gives the second of his Reith lectures from his series entitled 'Europe: Journey to an Unkno...
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Melting Pot or Bag of Marbles? from 1972-11-07T09:00
This year's Reith lecturer is political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield. Currently the Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), he has previously worked as economic editor...
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A Common Ground from 1971-12-21T09:00
The British academic and Assistant Director General of UNESCO Richard Hoggart explores the concepts of communication in his Reith lecture series entitled 'Only connect'.
In this lecture en...
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The Loss of the Stable State from 1970-11-15T08:00
This year's Reith lecturer is the influential thinker Donald Schon. Previously a Professor of philosophy at the University of California, he was the director of the Institute for Applied Technol...
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