The Reith Lectures Episodes Available now
American Dreams—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas
3/4 Spence explores the relationship between China and the US over two centuries.
English Lessons—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas
2/4 Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom through three centuries.
Confucian Ways—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas
1/4 Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker, Confucius.
Global Politics in a Complex Age—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams
5/5 Jeffrey Sachs calls for a new Enlightenment to help make globalisation work for all.
Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams
4/5 Jeffrey Sachs delivers the fourth of five lectures. He considers the challenges of poverty
The Great Convergence—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams
3/5 Jeffrey Sachs talks about the need for international cooperation to achieve peace.
Survival in the Anthropocene—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams
2/5 Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate.
Bursting at the Seams—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams
1/5 Jeffrey Sachs delivers the first of five lectures, recorded at The Royal Society in London
The Power of Music—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound
5/5 Daniel Barenboim considers the difference between power and strength in music and in life.
Meeting in Music—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound
4/5 Daniel Barenboim examines how music has the power to bring people together.
