A series of conversations between speakers primarily concerned with the academic study of ideas and those with practical responsibilities.
6: The Power to Persuade
Participants in this last discussion are:
JOHN Bowen , author of the novel based on advertising, Storyboard
The Rt. Hon. Jo Grimond , m.p.. Leader of the Liberal Party DENIS HEALEY ,
M.P. RICHARD HOGGART. Senior Lecturer in English. Leicester University
HUGH TREVOR-ROPER , Regius Professor in Modern History, Oxford University
STUART HAMPSHIRE . Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Logic, London University, who has led all the discussions
Command or control of the power to persuade others may be one of the great dangers to equality. In this conversation the speakers explore some of the organs of persuasion and discuss their social implications.
: second broadcast