Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields
Professor John Searle examines the connections between the mind and the brain.
Professor John Searle considers whether a digital computer can be taught to think.
Professor John Searle examines the discipline of cognitive science.
Professor John Searle analyses how our mental activities can produce our behaviour.
Professor John Searle explores the limitations of human behavioural science.
Professor John Searle examines the evidence for and against the existence of free will.
David Henderson examines the power of do-it-yourself economics.
David Henderson examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics.
David Henderson considers the contrasts between different economic processes.
David Henderson explores the role of international trade on economics.
David Henderson examines how influential economists really are.
David Henderson considers the wider context of market states and economics.
Lord McCluskey questions the role judges perform in sentencing criminals.
Lord McCluskey examines how judges come to their conclusions.
Lord McCluskey argues ultimate responsibility for legislation lies with Parliament.
Lord McCluskey argues for the more unambiguous adjudication.
Lord McCluskey argues against the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom.
Lord McCluskey concludes his lectures on the state of the British legal system.
The composer Alexander Goehr discusses rise and fall of the Symphony.
Professor Alexander Goehr judges the effect of recorded sound on our perception of music.
Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.
Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.
Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.
Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.
