Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual

The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature

Bertrand Russell considers the role of human nature in the development of society.

• 30 mins

Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual

Control and Initiative: Their Respective Spheres

Bertrand Russell considers the roles of state control in a progressive society.

• 30 mins

Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual

Individual and Social Ethics

Bertrand Russell argues for personal morality over tribal customs to guide conduct.

• 30 mins

Cyril Radcliffe - Power and the State

British Rule In India

Lord Radcliffe examines the early period of British administration in India.

• 30 mins

Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West

The Psychology of Encounters

Professor Arnold Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture.

• 30 mins

Robert Oppenheimer - Science and the Common Understanding

The Sciences and Man's Community

Professor Robert Oppenheimer explains how human communities resemble atoms.

• 30 mins

Oliver Franks - Britain and the Tide of World Affairs

The Atlantic Bridge

Sir Oliver Franks analyses the political relationship between Britain and the USA.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

The Geography of Art

Nikolaus Pevsner explores the English national character as expressed in terms of art.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Hogarth and Observed Life

Nikolaus Pevsner considers the 'Englishness' of the artist William Hogarth.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Reynolds and Detachment

Nikolaus Pevsner examines the contradiction at the heart of Sir Joshua Reynolds' work.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Perpendicular England

Nikolaus Pevsner examines 'the most English creation in architecture'.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Blake and the Planing Line

Nikolaus Pevsner places the artist William Blake in the context of an English tradition.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Constable and the Pursuit of Nature

Nikolaus Pevsner examines the flowering of English landscape painting in the 18th century.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Architecture and Planning: The Functional Approach

Nikolaus Pevsner explores how England's town centres have traditionally been planned.

• 30 mins

Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation

Industrial Science

Professor Edward Appleton analyses the functional sciences created for industry.

• 30 mins

Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation

Science and Education

Professor Edward Appleton considers how to teach science in order to inspire new talent.

• 30 mins

George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West

The Problem of Eastern and Central Europe

Professor George F Kennan considers the effect of Soviet Satellite States in Europe.

• 30 mins

George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West

The Military Problem

Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West.

• 30 mins

Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe

The Origin of the Universe 1

Professor Bernard Lovell contemplates the implications of evolutionary theory.

• 30 mins

Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe

The Origin of the Universe 2

Professor Bernard Lovell explores the continuous creation theory of the universe.

• 30 mins

Peter Medawar - The Future of Man

Future of Man

Professor PM Medawar considers the future of human evolution.

• 30 mins

Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy

The Fear of Knowledge

Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.

• 30 mins

Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy

The Mechanization of Art

Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.

• 30 mins

Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy

Art and the Will

Edgar Wind contemplates the influence of the human will over the creation of art.

• 30 mins

Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning

African Nationalism

Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.

• 30 mins

Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning

The Problem of White Settlement

Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.

• 30 mins

George Carstairs - This Island Now

Vicissitudes of Adolescence

Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.

• 30 mins

Albert Sloman - A University in the Making

The Fulfilment of Lives

Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.

• 30 mins

Leon Bagrit - The Age of Automation

New Opportunities for Social Enrichment

Sir Leon Bagrit considers Britain's global future in the automated age.

• 30 mins

Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples

Contemporary Racial Moods

Robert Gardiner explores the myths of race; from past history to current frustrations.

• 30 mins