A series of conversations between speakers primarily concerned with the academic study of ideas and those with practical responsibilities.

The participants are:
Mark Abrams, Head of a Social Research Organisation
Richard Hoggart, Senior Lecturer in English, Leicester
The Rt. Hon. Enoch Powell, M.P., Minister of Health
Hugh Trevor-Roper, Regius Professor in Modern History, Oxford
Bernard Williams, Lecturer in Philosophy, University College, London
Stuart Hampshire, Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Logic, London University who leads the discussions

They talk about some of the aspects of class in England and about its effects on our society.