The Reith Lectures Episodes Available now
Human Rights and Wrongs—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Jonathan Sumption argues that courts have usurped power via human rights law.
In Praise of Politics—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Jonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests
Law's Expanding Empire—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics
Jonathan Sumption argues that the law is taking over the space once occupied by politics.
War's Fatal Attraction—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
5/5 Margaret MacMillan examines how we remember and represent war in art.
Managing the Unmanageable—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
4/5 Margaret MacMillan assesses attempts to constrain and justify conflict.
Civilians and War—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
3/5 Margaret MacMillan examines the role of civilians as supporters and victims of conflict.
Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
2/5 Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war.
War and Humanity—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
1/5 Margaret MacMillan asks if war is an essential part of being human.
Reith Revisited: Angela Stent on George Kennan
A re-examination of George Kennan's 1957 Reith Lectures, 'Russia, the Atom and the West'.
Reith Revisited: Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
Sarah Montague and Grayson Perry discuss Nikolaus Pevsner's lectures on 'English Art'.
