D. M. MacKay, of King's College, London, discusses the latest developments of the mechanical brain
Written by Robert Kemp Production by W Farquiharson
London Harpsichord Ensemble:
John Francis (flute) Joy Boughton (oboe)
Edward Wilson (bassoon) Manoug Parikian (violin)
Hane Geiger (violin) Bernard Davis (viola)
George Roth (cello)
Millicent Silver (harpsichord)
A series of eight lectures by the Rev. V. A. Demant , Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford
6-The Debate about Human Nature
In this sixth lecture Canon Demant takes up a point that he made in the first. Is human nature too good or too bad for Capitalism or Socialism? He examines the views expressed on this from Robert Owen to Berdyaev and traces the fate of the original Capitalist idea of ' The Calling/ The Christian doctrine of man illuminates this question. In particular, Canon Demant examines the Christian attitude to the idea of human perfectibility, bias in knowledge, and the division of powers. The debate about human nature continues, but certain facts must be taken into consideration ... technical power is not neutral; economic motives play a part in human life. Canon Demant seeks to relate this debate to the relation of the Kingdom of God and a better earth.
Margaret Ritchie (soprano)
Clifton Helliwell (accompanist)
Heddle Nash (tenor)
Edward Walker (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, George Stratton )
Conducted by Trevor Harvey
Talk by G. F. Mitchell , Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin
The skeleton of the Irish giant deer may be seen in almost any large natural history museum in the world. The speaker describes recent research into the history and behaviour of the animal, and reviews one of the possible causes of its extinction.
played by Leonard Cassini
C. Day Lewis reads the third and fourth parts of his poem on an Italian Journey
They are called ' A Letter from Rome ' and ' Bus to Florence '
Trio in B flat, Op. 11 played by Jack Brymer (clarinet)
Anthony Pini (cello)
Wilfrid Parry (piano)
Illustrated talk by Michael Tippett
